HHA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which |of |the |following |healthcare |settings |is |for |people |who |will |die |in |approximately |six |
months |or |less? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hospice |Care
_________ |is |care |given |by |specialists |to |help |restore |or |improve |function |after |an |illness |or |
injury. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rehabilitation
Another |name |for |24-hour |skilled |care |that |takes |place |in |nursing |homes, |or |extended |care |
facilities, |is |called_______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Long-term |care
For |what |percentage |of |home |care |costs |does |Medicare |pay? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-41%
Medicare |will |pay |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-only |care |that |is |determined |to |be |medically |
necessary
The |abbreviation |HMO |stands |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-health |maintenance |organization
Which |of |the |following |factors |helps |explain |the |purpose |of |and |need |for |home |health |care? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |who |are |ill |or |disabled |feel |more |comfortable |at |home.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |key |event |in |the |history |of |home |care |services? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-In |1959, |a |national |conference |on |home-maker |services |was |held
,Which |of |the |following |is |required |by |the |Centers |for |Medicare |& |Medicaid |Services |(CMS) |
regarding |home |health |aides? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HHA |must |have |completed |at |least |75 |
hrs |of |training |before |they |can |begin |working.
What |may |be |different |about |working |in |a |home |than |working |in |a |facility? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Home |health |aides |have |more |contact |with |the |client's |family.
Which |member |of |the |care |team |diagnoses |disease |and |prescribe |treatment? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Physician |(MD)
Which |care |team |members |are |licensed |professionals |who |may |assign |tasks |to |HHAs? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nurses, |occupational |therapists
Which |statement |is |true |of |a |HHAs |responsibilities |if |an |activity |is |not |listed |in |the |care |plan? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |HHA |should |not |perform |the |activity |if |it |is |not |listed |on |the |care |
plan
Which |statement |is |true |of |clients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |care |team |revolves |around |
the |client |and |his |or |her |condition, |treatment, |and |progress.
What |is |one |reason |why |reporting |a |client's |changes |and |problems |to |the |supervisor |is |a |very |
important |role |of |the |HHA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |care |plan |must |be |updated |as |the |
client's |condition |changes.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |typical |task |that |a |HHA |performs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Giving |
skin |care
Which |task |is |outside |the |scope |of |practive |for |a |HHA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Insterting |a |
tube |into |a |client's |body
, One |basic |federal |regulation |that |applies |to |HHA |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HHAs |must |
complete |at |least |75hrs |of |training |and/or |they |must |pass |a |competency |evaluation |before |
they |begin |working.
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |an |example |of |a |common |policy |at |a |home |health |
agency? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HHAs |must |follow |the |client's |care |plan
A |professional |relationship |between |an |HHA |and |a |client |includes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Keeping |client |information |condidential
A |client |has |purchased |a |special |gift |for |his |HHA. |What |would |be |the |best |response |by |the |
HHA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |HHA |should |refuse |the |gift |but |thank |the |client |for |thinking
|of |her
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |HHA |behaving |professionally |with |an |employer? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Documenting |carefully
The |best |type |of |jewelry |for |a |HHA |to |wear |to |work |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |waterproof |
watch
Definition |of |empathy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-being |able |to |identify |with |the |feelings |of |
others
What |is |a |responsibility |of |a |Home |health |agency |as |an |employer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Employers |must |provide |initial |training |and |continuing |in-service |training
The |most |important |member |of |the |care |team |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |client
The |chain |of |command |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |line |of |authority |in |an |agency
ANSWERS
Which |of |the |following |healthcare |settings |is |for |people |who |will |die |in |approximately |six |
months |or |less? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hospice |Care
_________ |is |care |given |by |specialists |to |help |restore |or |improve |function |after |an |illness |or |
injury. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rehabilitation
Another |name |for |24-hour |skilled |care |that |takes |place |in |nursing |homes, |or |extended |care |
facilities, |is |called_______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Long-term |care
For |what |percentage |of |home |care |costs |does |Medicare |pay? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-41%
Medicare |will |pay |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-only |care |that |is |determined |to |be |medically |
necessary
The |abbreviation |HMO |stands |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-health |maintenance |organization
Which |of |the |following |factors |helps |explain |the |purpose |of |and |need |for |home |health |care? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |who |are |ill |or |disabled |feel |more |comfortable |at |home.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |key |event |in |the |history |of |home |care |services? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-In |1959, |a |national |conference |on |home-maker |services |was |held
,Which |of |the |following |is |required |by |the |Centers |for |Medicare |& |Medicaid |Services |(CMS) |
regarding |home |health |aides? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HHA |must |have |completed |at |least |75 |
hrs |of |training |before |they |can |begin |working.
What |may |be |different |about |working |in |a |home |than |working |in |a |facility? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Home |health |aides |have |more |contact |with |the |client's |family.
Which |member |of |the |care |team |diagnoses |disease |and |prescribe |treatment? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Physician |(MD)
Which |care |team |members |are |licensed |professionals |who |may |assign |tasks |to |HHAs? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nurses, |occupational |therapists
Which |statement |is |true |of |a |HHAs |responsibilities |if |an |activity |is |not |listed |in |the |care |plan? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |HHA |should |not |perform |the |activity |if |it |is |not |listed |on |the |care |
plan
Which |statement |is |true |of |clients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |care |team |revolves |around |
the |client |and |his |or |her |condition, |treatment, |and |progress.
What |is |one |reason |why |reporting |a |client's |changes |and |problems |to |the |supervisor |is |a |very |
important |role |of |the |HHA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |care |plan |must |be |updated |as |the |
client's |condition |changes.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |typical |task |that |a |HHA |performs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Giving |
skin |care
Which |task |is |outside |the |scope |of |practive |for |a |HHA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Insterting |a |
tube |into |a |client's |body
, One |basic |federal |regulation |that |applies |to |HHA |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HHAs |must |
complete |at |least |75hrs |of |training |and/or |they |must |pass |a |competency |evaluation |before |
they |begin |working.
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |an |example |of |a |common |policy |at |a |home |health |
agency? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HHAs |must |follow |the |client's |care |plan
A |professional |relationship |between |an |HHA |and |a |client |includes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Keeping |client |information |condidential
A |client |has |purchased |a |special |gift |for |his |HHA. |What |would |be |the |best |response |by |the |
HHA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |HHA |should |refuse |the |gift |but |thank |the |client |for |thinking
|of |her
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |HHA |behaving |professionally |with |an |employer? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Documenting |carefully
The |best |type |of |jewelry |for |a |HHA |to |wear |to |work |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |waterproof |
watch
Definition |of |empathy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-being |able |to |identify |with |the |feelings |of |
others
What |is |a |responsibility |of |a |Home |health |agency |as |an |employer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Employers |must |provide |initial |training |and |continuing |in-service |training
The |most |important |member |of |the |care |team |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |client
The |chain |of |command |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |line |of |authority |in |an |agency
