HCA Exam QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A)
Learning Styles - ANSWER the way a person uses his/her physical senses to learn
adult family home - ANSWER residential, neighborhood home licensed to care for 2-6 people
assessment - ANSWER gathering information to determine what help a client needs
boarding home - ANSWER Larger, residential facility licensed to care for 7 or more people
care plan - ANSWER A written plan that outlines everything the care team is to do to support a client
care setting - ANSWER Where a client lives (adult family home, boarding home, or in-home)
care team - ANSWER Everyone who provides care and services for a client, including professionals,
relatives, and the person receiving care
developmental disability - ANSWER a condition beginning before the age of 18, that is expected to last a
person's lifetime and substantially limits him/her in some of these areas: self-care, communication,
learning, mobility, self-direction
DSHS stands for... - ANSWER Department of Social and Health Services
DSHS plan of care - ANSWER A plan of care (care plan) written by a DSHS representative for a DSHS client
personal care services - ANSWER Tasks done to help a client with his/her activities of daily living
most common diseases or conditions DSHS clients have - ANSWER heart disease, dementia, arthritis,
diabetes, stroke, neurological problems, mental illness, respiratory conditions
Learning Styles - ANSWER the way a person uses his/her physical senses to learn
adult family home - ANSWER residential, neighborhood home licensed to care for 2-6 people
assessment - ANSWER gathering information to determine what help a client needs
boarding home - ANSWER Larger, residential facility licensed to care for 7 or more people
care plan - ANSWER A written plan that outlines everything the care team is to do to support a client
care setting - ANSWER Where a client lives (adult family home, boarding home, or in-home)
care team - ANSWER Everyone who provides care and services for a client, including professionals,
relatives, and the person receiving care
developmental disability - ANSWER a condition beginning before the age of 18, that is expected to last a
person's lifetime and substantially limits him/her in some of these areas: self-care, communication,
learning, mobility, self-direction
DSHS stands for... - ANSWER Department of Social and Health Services
DSHS plan of care - ANSWER A plan of care (care plan) written by a DSHS representative for a DSHS client
personal care services - ANSWER Tasks done to help a client with his/her activities of daily living
most common diseases or conditions DSHS clients have - ANSWER heart disease, dementia, arthritis,
diabetes, stroke, neurological problems, mental illness, respiratory conditions
