HHA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

HHA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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Which of the following healthcare settings is for people who will
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die in approximately six months or less? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Hospice Care |\




_________ is care given by specialists to help restore or improve
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function after an illness or injury. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rehabilitation


Another name for 24-hour skilled care that takes place in nursing
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homes, or extended care facilities, is called_______. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Long-term care |\ |\




For what percentage of home care costs does Medicare pay? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔41% |\ |\




Medicare will pay for - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔only care that is
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determined to be medically necessary |\ |\ |\ |\




The abbreviation HMO stands for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔health maintenance organization |\ |\




Which of the following factors helps explain the purpose of and
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need for home health care? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔People who
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are ill or disabled feel more comfortable at home.
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,Which of the following is a key event in the history of home care
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services? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In 1959, a national conference
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on home-maker services was held
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Which of the following is required by the Centers for Medicare &
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Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding home health aides? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HHA must have completed at least 75 hrs
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of training before they can begin working.
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What may be different about working in a home than working in
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a facility? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Home health aides have more
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contact with the client's family.
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Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribe
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treatment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Physician (MD)
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Which care team members are licensed professionals who may
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assign tasks to HHAs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nurses,
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occupational therapists |\




Which statement is true of a HHAs responsibilities if an activity is
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not listed in the care plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The HHA
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should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan
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Which statement is true of clients? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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care team revolves around the client and his or her condition,
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treatment, and progress. |\ |\

, What is one reason why reporting a client's changes and
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problems to the supervisor is a very important role of the HHA? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The care plan must be updated as the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


client's condition changes. |\ |\




Which of the following is a typical task that a HHA performs? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Giving skin care |\ |\ |\ |\




Which task is outside the scope of practive for a HHA? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Insterting a tube into a client's body
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One basic federal regulation that applies to HHA is - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔HHAs must complete at least 75hrs of training |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


and/or they must pass a competency evaluation before they
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begin working. |\




Which of the following statements is an example of a common
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policy at a home health agency? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HHAs
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must follow the client's care plan
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A professional relationship between an HHA and a client includes
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Keeping client information condidential
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A client has purchased a special gift for his HHA. What would be
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the best response by the HHA? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The HHA
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should refuse the gift but thank the client for thinking of her
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