HOSA Home Health Aide Questions & Answers Already Graded A+

HHA Tasks - Answer-Housekeeping Family Contact Independence Communication Transportation Safety Flexibility Working Environment Clients Home Clients comfort What is a HHA a part of? - Answer-A team of health professionals that include doctors, nurses, social workers, therapists, and specialists. Who is important to the care team? - Answer-The client and the clients family Care team - Answer-healthcare professionals with different kinds of education and experience. HHA - Answer-performs assigned tasks, provides routine personal care, helps perform ADLs. Eyes and ears of the team. Case Manager or Supervisor - Answer-Usually an RN, creates the care plan, monitors changes. Registered Nurse (RN) - Answer-Coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care, supervise and train HHAs Doctor (MD or DO) - Answer-diagnose disease or disability and prescribe treatment. decides whether a patient needs home health carePhysical Therapist (PT or DPT) - Answer-evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility Occupational Therapist (OT) - Answer-helps clients learn to adapt to disabilities. speech-language pathologist - Answer-identifies communication disorders and creates a plan to help evaluates ability to swallow Registered Dietitian - Answer-teaches clients and their families about special diets to improve their health and manage their illness. Medical Social Worker (MSW) - Answer-determines residents' needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling or financial assistance Client and Client's Family - Answer-makes choices about their care Care plan - Answer-individualized for each client and developed to achieve goals of care Golden Rule - Answer-activities not listed on the care plan should not be performed Chain of Command - Answer-describes the line of authority and helps to make sure that residents get proper health care liability - Answer-someone can be held responsible for harming someone else scope of practice - Answer-the tasks that healthcare providers are allowed to do and how to do them correctly policy - Answer-a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occursprocedure - Answer-a particular course of action intended to achieve a result Common Policies - Answer--all client information is confidential -the clients care plan must always be followed -HHAs must report to the supervisor -personal problems should not be discussed -HHAs must be punctual and dependable -Deadlines must be net -HHAs must not give or receive gifts