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HOSA Home Health Aide Student
Examination Study Guide 2026 |
Complete Review of Core Skills,
Patient Care Concepts & Test-Ready
Practice Questions | A+ Rated
HHA Tasks---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
Housekeeping
Family Contact
Independence
Communication
Transportation
Safety
Flexibility
Working Environment
Clients Home
Clients comfort
What is a HHA a part of?---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ A team of
health professionals that include doctors, nurses, social workers,
therapists, and specialists.
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Who is important to the care team?----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️The client and
the clients family
Care team----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️healthcare professionals with different
kinds of education and experience.
HHA----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️performs assigned tasks, provides routine
personal care, helps perform ADLs. Eyes and ears of the team.
Case Manager or Supervisor----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️Usually an RN, creates
the care plan, monitors changes.
Registered Nurse (RN)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️Coordinates, manages, and
provides skilled nursing care, supervise and train HHAs
Doctor (MD or DO)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️diagnose disease or disability
and prescribe treatment. decides whether a patient needs home health
care
Physical Therapist (PT or DPT)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️evaluates a person
and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve
circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain
or maintain mobility
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Occupational Therapist (OT)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️helps clients learn to
adapt to disabilities.
speech-language pathologist----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️identifies
communication disorders and creates a plan to help
evaluates ability to swallow
Registered Dietitian----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️teaches clients and their families
about special diets to improve their health and manage their illness.
Medical Social Worker (MSW)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️determines residents'
needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling or
financial assistance
Client and Client's Family----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️makes choices about their
care
Care plan----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️individualized for each client and
developed to achieve goals of care
Golden Rule----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️activities not listed on the care plan
should not be performed
Chain of Command----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️describes the line of authority
and helps to make sure that residents get proper health care
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liability----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️someone can be held responsible for
harming someone else
scope of practice----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️the tasks that healthcare providers
are allowed to do and how to do them correctly
policy----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️a course of action that should be taken every
time a certain situation occurs
procedure----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️a particular course of action intended to
achieve a result
Common Policies----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️-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
Professionalism----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️having to do with work or job
HOSA Home Health Aide Student
Examination Study Guide 2026 |
Complete Review of Core Skills,
Patient Care Concepts & Test-Ready
Practice Questions | A+ Rated
HHA Tasks---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
Housekeeping
Family Contact
Independence
Communication
Transportation
Safety
Flexibility
Working Environment
Clients Home
Clients comfort
What is a HHA a part of?---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ A team of
health professionals that include doctors, nurses, social workers,
therapists, and specialists.
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Who is important to the care team?----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️The client and
the clients family
Care team----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️healthcare professionals with different
kinds of education and experience.
HHA----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️performs assigned tasks, provides routine
personal care, helps perform ADLs. Eyes and ears of the team.
Case Manager or Supervisor----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️Usually an RN, creates
the care plan, monitors changes.
Registered Nurse (RN)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️Coordinates, manages, and
provides skilled nursing care, supervise and train HHAs
Doctor (MD or DO)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️diagnose disease or disability
and prescribe treatment. decides whether a patient needs home health
care
Physical Therapist (PT or DPT)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️evaluates a person
and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve
circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain
or maintain mobility
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Occupational Therapist (OT)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️helps clients learn to
adapt to disabilities.
speech-language pathologist----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️identifies
communication disorders and creates a plan to help
evaluates ability to swallow
Registered Dietitian----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️teaches clients and their families
about special diets to improve their health and manage their illness.
Medical Social Worker (MSW)----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️determines residents'
needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling or
financial assistance
Client and Client's Family----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️makes choices about their
care
Care plan----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️individualized for each client and
developed to achieve goals of care
Golden Rule----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️activities not listed on the care plan
should not be performed
Chain of Command----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️describes the line of authority
and helps to make sure that residents get proper health care
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liability----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️someone can be held responsible for
harming someone else
scope of practice----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️the tasks that healthcare providers
are allowed to do and how to do them correctly
policy----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️a course of action that should be taken every
time a certain situation occurs
procedure----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️a particular course of action intended to
achieve a result
Common Policies----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️-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
Professionalism----Solution☑️☑️☑️☑️having to do with work or job
