HOME HEALTH AIDE EAM LATEST UPDATED ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔means that only pathogens are destroyed. However, disinfections
doesn't destroy all pathogens.
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔all microorganisms are destroyed, not just pathogens.
✔✔Bllodborne Pathogens - ✔✔are microorganisms found in human blood that can
cause infection and disease in humans
✔✔HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) - ✔✔Human immunodeficiency virus, the
retrovirus that attacks the human immune system and causes AIDS.
✔✔AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) - ✔✔The final stage of the HIV virus,
which destroys the immune system
✔✔Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - ✔✔a type of advance directive that instructs medical
professionals not to perform CPR if a person's heartbeat or breathing stops.
✔✔Hepatitis - ✔✔inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors,
such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma
,✔✔jaudice - ✔✔a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and the eyes
✔✔Tuberculosis (TB) - ✔✔infectious bacterial disease, most commonly spread by
inhalation of small particles and usually affecting the lungs; may spread to other organs
✔✔resistant - ✔✔drugs no longer work to kill the specific bacteria
✔✔Multi-drug resistant TB - ✔✔is a type of tb that can develop when a person with
active TB does not take all the prescribed medications.
✔✔phlegm - ✔✔thick mucus from the respiratory passages
✔✔multi-drug resistant organisms - ✔✔microorganisms that are relatively unaffected by
infection-battling drugs
✔✔HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) - ✔✔A virus that is transmitted through blood and other
bodily fluids that causes inflammation of the liver. Can be spread through needles, birth,
and sexual contact. Can survive outside of the body for at least seven days.
✔✔MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) - ✔✔is a common type of
bacteria that can cause illness
✔✔VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) - ✔✔bacteria (enterococci) that have
developed resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin
✔✔PASS acronym - ✔✔Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
✔✔RACE acronym - ✔✔Remove client from danger, Activate 911, Contain fire if
possible, Extinguish or call fire department to extinguish
✔✔restraint - ✔✔a physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior
Illegal in NJ unless specifically ordered by doctor
✔✔restraint alternatives - ✔✔any intervention used in place of a restraint or that
reduces the need for a restraint
✔✔Five Common Accidents in The Home - ✔✔1. Falls: Usually from disorientation
2. Burns: Dr heat, wet heat, or chemicals
3. Poisoning: Harmful substances that shouldn't be swallowed
4. Cuts: Typically occur in kitchen or bathroom
5. Choking: can occur when eating, drinking, or swallowing meds
✔✔Safety tips - ✔✔1. Make sure client's wear non-skid shoes
, 2. Always lock wheelchairs before transfers
3. Make sure that they have everything that they need within reach
4. Always check the stove before leaving the house
5. Check meds to make sure that they're not expired. Pay attention to the labels and
schedule
6. Get a non-slip mat for the bathtub. If they don't want to use it, tell supervisor
7. Any time that you're working with someone under 18, there should another adult
present. If not, call your supervisor
✔✔Fire safety tips - ✔✔Use wet towels or clothing to plug a door way, to prevent smoke
from entering
Use a damp covering over the face to reduce some smoke inhalation
✔✔conscious - ✔✔awake, alert, aware of one's surroundings
✔✔In an emergency situation you should assess the____ and assess the ____ -
✔✔Situation. Victim.
✔✔cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ✔✔CPR
✔✔obstructed airway - ✔✔when something is blocking the tube through which air enters
the lungs
✔✔abdominal thrusts - ✔✔a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
of someone who is choking
✔✔back blows - ✔✔blows between the shoulder blades, used in combination with
abdominal thrusts to force the object out of the airway when a person is choking
✔✔Dyspnea - ✔✔difficulty breathing
✔✔Epilepsy - ✔✔chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
✔✔syncope - ✔✔fainting
✔✔Epitaxis - ✔✔nosebleed
✔✔evacuation - ✔✔leaving in an emergency
✔✔psychosocial needs - ✔✔needs that involve social interaction, emotions, intellect,
and spirituality
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔means that only pathogens are destroyed. However, disinfections
doesn't destroy all pathogens.
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔all microorganisms are destroyed, not just pathogens.
✔✔Bllodborne Pathogens - ✔✔are microorganisms found in human blood that can
cause infection and disease in humans
✔✔HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) - ✔✔Human immunodeficiency virus, the
retrovirus that attacks the human immune system and causes AIDS.
✔✔AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) - ✔✔The final stage of the HIV virus,
which destroys the immune system
✔✔Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - ✔✔a type of advance directive that instructs medical
professionals not to perform CPR if a person's heartbeat or breathing stops.
✔✔Hepatitis - ✔✔inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors,
such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma
,✔✔jaudice - ✔✔a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and the eyes
✔✔Tuberculosis (TB) - ✔✔infectious bacterial disease, most commonly spread by
inhalation of small particles and usually affecting the lungs; may spread to other organs
✔✔resistant - ✔✔drugs no longer work to kill the specific bacteria
✔✔Multi-drug resistant TB - ✔✔is a type of tb that can develop when a person with
active TB does not take all the prescribed medications.
✔✔phlegm - ✔✔thick mucus from the respiratory passages
✔✔multi-drug resistant organisms - ✔✔microorganisms that are relatively unaffected by
infection-battling drugs
✔✔HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) - ✔✔A virus that is transmitted through blood and other
bodily fluids that causes inflammation of the liver. Can be spread through needles, birth,
and sexual contact. Can survive outside of the body for at least seven days.
✔✔MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) - ✔✔is a common type of
bacteria that can cause illness
✔✔VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) - ✔✔bacteria (enterococci) that have
developed resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin
✔✔PASS acronym - ✔✔Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
✔✔RACE acronym - ✔✔Remove client from danger, Activate 911, Contain fire if
possible, Extinguish or call fire department to extinguish
✔✔restraint - ✔✔a physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior
Illegal in NJ unless specifically ordered by doctor
✔✔restraint alternatives - ✔✔any intervention used in place of a restraint or that
reduces the need for a restraint
✔✔Five Common Accidents in The Home - ✔✔1. Falls: Usually from disorientation
2. Burns: Dr heat, wet heat, or chemicals
3. Poisoning: Harmful substances that shouldn't be swallowed
4. Cuts: Typically occur in kitchen or bathroom
5. Choking: can occur when eating, drinking, or swallowing meds
✔✔Safety tips - ✔✔1. Make sure client's wear non-skid shoes
, 2. Always lock wheelchairs before transfers
3. Make sure that they have everything that they need within reach
4. Always check the stove before leaving the house
5. Check meds to make sure that they're not expired. Pay attention to the labels and
schedule
6. Get a non-slip mat for the bathtub. If they don't want to use it, tell supervisor
7. Any time that you're working with someone under 18, there should another adult
present. If not, call your supervisor
✔✔Fire safety tips - ✔✔Use wet towels or clothing to plug a door way, to prevent smoke
from entering
Use a damp covering over the face to reduce some smoke inhalation
✔✔conscious - ✔✔awake, alert, aware of one's surroundings
✔✔In an emergency situation you should assess the____ and assess the ____ -
✔✔Situation. Victim.
✔✔cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ✔✔CPR
✔✔obstructed airway - ✔✔when something is blocking the tube through which air enters
the lungs
✔✔abdominal thrusts - ✔✔a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
of someone who is choking
✔✔back blows - ✔✔blows between the shoulder blades, used in combination with
abdominal thrusts to force the object out of the airway when a person is choking
✔✔Dyspnea - ✔✔difficulty breathing
✔✔Epilepsy - ✔✔chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
✔✔syncope - ✔✔fainting
✔✔Epitaxis - ✔✔nosebleed
✔✔evacuation - ✔✔leaving in an emergency
✔✔psychosocial needs - ✔✔needs that involve social interaction, emotions, intellect,
and spirituality
