Home Health Aide Practice Test
When giving a bed bath, how often should the water be changed? A) as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times
B) just once
C) only after washing the perineal area D) only after washing the front half of the patient - Answer - A) as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times
Which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bedsores or pressure sores?
A) rubber sheets
B) air mattress
C) emesis basin D) arm restraints - Answer - B) air mattress
Proper feeding techniques include:
A) Just one spoonful per bite
B) Feed the patient slowly and make sure all food is swallowed
C) Feed the patient while laying flat on the bed
D) Allow the spoon to go to the back of the tongue - Answer - B) Feed the patient slowly
and make sure all food is swallowed
If a client is wearing anti-embolism stocking, what would be an important thing to assess
for?
A) Ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis
B) Tingling or lack of sensation
C) Bounding Pulses - Answer - B) Tingling or lack of sensation
When performing these health skills on a client it is always important to: A) Have consent from the client
B) Wash your hands before and after
C) Explain exactly what you are doing
D) All of the above - Answer - D) All of the above
What is not a sign or symptom of dehydration? A) Light-colored and diluted urine
B) Weakness and thirst
C) Dried mucous membranes D) Rapid pulse and low blood pressure - Answer - A) Light-colored and diluted urine
Which of the following is the most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the elderly?
A) keep the skin clean and well moisturized
B) apply alcohol to moist areas of the skin
C) wash daily with scented soaps
D) all of the above - Answer - A) keep the skin clean and well moisturized
When taking a client's pulse, you should take it for how long?
A) about 15 seconds
B) one minute
C) 30 seconds
D) two minutes or more - Answer - B) one minute
Mr. Smith, a client with dementia, has become very agitated. Which of the following suggestions would be helpful?
A) stay calm
B) offer diversion and/or entertainment
C) be agreeable
D) all of the above - Answer - D) all of the above
In giving foot care to a diabetic client, the home health aide should not do which of the following?
A) clean under the toenails
B) cut the toenails
C) soak the feet for more than 5 minutes in a basin of warm water
D) put lotion on the feet after drying them - Answer - B) cut the toenails
Primary symptom for a urinary tract infections (UTI) is?
A) yellowing of the skin
B) pain or burning during urination
C) high urination output
D) chills - Answer - B) pain or burning during urination
A client complains of intense pain in the chest that goes down the arm; and is sweating profusely. The home health aide should:
A) call for emergency help immediately
B) massage the chest and arm C) assist the client back to bed
D) call your agency - Answer - A) call for emergency help immediately
What is a normal systolic blood pressure level?
A) 80
B) 120
C) 140
D) 60-90 - Answer - B) 120
Urinary leg bags are used for:
A) catheterized male clients
B) catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
C) catheterized clients who are confined to bed
D) catheterized clients who have a decreased urinary output - Answer - B) catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
As a home health aide, what can you do for a client's minor burn as an emergency procedure?
A) Use cool water over the burned area
B) Apply butter on the burned area
C) Cover the area with a dry dressing
D) All of the above - Answer - A) Use cool water over the burned area
Before helping a client into or out of a wheelchair, which of these actions is necessary?
A) have the brakes unlocked and leave the foot rests down
B) lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
C) have the brakes unlocked and the foot rests up
D) lock the brakes and leave the foot rests down - Answer - B) lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
When a client has been drinking fluids, how long do you wait before taking an oral temperature?
A) 10-15 minutes
B) 35-45 minutes
C) 5-10 minutes
D) about an hour - Answer - A) 10-15 minutes
96.6 degrees is a normal temperature if taken:
A) by mouth
B) by axilla
When giving a bed bath, how often should the water be changed? A) as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times
B) just once
C) only after washing the perineal area D) only after washing the front half of the patient - Answer - A) as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times
Which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bedsores or pressure sores?
A) rubber sheets
B) air mattress
C) emesis basin D) arm restraints - Answer - B) air mattress
Proper feeding techniques include:
A) Just one spoonful per bite
B) Feed the patient slowly and make sure all food is swallowed
C) Feed the patient while laying flat on the bed
D) Allow the spoon to go to the back of the tongue - Answer - B) Feed the patient slowly
and make sure all food is swallowed
If a client is wearing anti-embolism stocking, what would be an important thing to assess
for?
A) Ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis
B) Tingling or lack of sensation
C) Bounding Pulses - Answer - B) Tingling or lack of sensation
When performing these health skills on a client it is always important to: A) Have consent from the client
B) Wash your hands before and after
C) Explain exactly what you are doing
D) All of the above - Answer - D) All of the above
What is not a sign or symptom of dehydration? A) Light-colored and diluted urine
B) Weakness and thirst
C) Dried mucous membranes D) Rapid pulse and low blood pressure - Answer - A) Light-colored and diluted urine
Which of the following is the most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the elderly?
A) keep the skin clean and well moisturized
B) apply alcohol to moist areas of the skin
C) wash daily with scented soaps
D) all of the above - Answer - A) keep the skin clean and well moisturized
When taking a client's pulse, you should take it for how long?
A) about 15 seconds
B) one minute
C) 30 seconds
D) two minutes or more - Answer - B) one minute
Mr. Smith, a client with dementia, has become very agitated. Which of the following suggestions would be helpful?
A) stay calm
B) offer diversion and/or entertainment
C) be agreeable
D) all of the above - Answer - D) all of the above
In giving foot care to a diabetic client, the home health aide should not do which of the following?
A) clean under the toenails
B) cut the toenails
C) soak the feet for more than 5 minutes in a basin of warm water
D) put lotion on the feet after drying them - Answer - B) cut the toenails
Primary symptom for a urinary tract infections (UTI) is?
A) yellowing of the skin
B) pain or burning during urination
C) high urination output
D) chills - Answer - B) pain or burning during urination
A client complains of intense pain in the chest that goes down the arm; and is sweating profusely. The home health aide should:
A) call for emergency help immediately
B) massage the chest and arm C) assist the client back to bed
D) call your agency - Answer - A) call for emergency help immediately
What is a normal systolic blood pressure level?
A) 80
B) 120
C) 140
D) 60-90 - Answer - B) 120
Urinary leg bags are used for:
A) catheterized male clients
B) catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
C) catheterized clients who are confined to bed
D) catheterized clients who have a decreased urinary output - Answer - B) catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
As a home health aide, what can you do for a client's minor burn as an emergency procedure?
A) Use cool water over the burned area
B) Apply butter on the burned area
C) Cover the area with a dry dressing
D) All of the above - Answer - A) Use cool water over the burned area
Before helping a client into or out of a wheelchair, which of these actions is necessary?
A) have the brakes unlocked and leave the foot rests down
B) lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
C) have the brakes unlocked and the foot rests up
D) lock the brakes and leave the foot rests down - Answer - B) lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
When a client has been drinking fluids, how long do you wait before taking an oral temperature?
A) 10-15 minutes
B) 35-45 minutes
C) 5-10 minutes
D) about an hour - Answer - A) 10-15 minutes
96.6 degrees is a normal temperature if taken:
A) by mouth
B) by axilla
