FLORIDA HOME HEALTH AIDE
COMPETENCY TEST CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025 LATEST
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An aide may perform certain duties. Mark the following true or false for tasks you may
legally perform as a home health aide. T=True F=False
1. Reinforce a dressing. - ANSWER T
Apply a hot pack - ANSWER F
Give an enema - ANSWER F
Administer medication - ANSWER F
Change a sterile dressing - ANSWER F
Assist with change of a colostomy bag - ANSWER T
Give a rectal suppository - ANSWER F
Give a tubal feeding - ANSWER F
Give insulin - ANSWER F
Cut Nails - ANSWER F
As a home health aide, you:
A. work alone.
B. work as part of the health care team.
C. may become the leader of the health care team.
D. will never get any further training after orientation. - ANSWER B. work as part of the
health care team
When you work in the home, you will be:
A. responsible for making decisions without any help.
B. working under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
C. away from your office and have no way to contact your employer. D. responsible for
calling the physician with information. - ANSWER B. working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
As home health aide, it is your responsibility to:
, A. plan the client's care.
B. do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you.
C. try to do your best, but not ask for any help.
D. compare assignments with your co-workers. - ANSWER B. do only the tasks that the
registered nurse or therapist assigns to you.
14. In the home, it is important to be a good listener - ANSWER T
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. - ANSWER
T
You only communicate through words - ANSWER F
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
A. courtesy.
B. tact.
C. listening.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER D. all of the above.
Body language is:
A. a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
B. only used by clients to tell their doctors what is causing them problems.
C. only used by persons who are deaf and mute.
D. the newest dance craze. - ANSWER A. a way of communicating feelings by using
the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
Aide care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:
A. asking the patient for his permission to go ahead with the procedure.
B. telling the patient you would like to have his cooperation.
C. giving an explanation of what is going to be done.
D. explanation to the patient that the doctor ordered this done. - ANSWER C. giving an
explanation of what is going to be done.
A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed. The home health aide
should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes which of these
comments?
A. "The pills are very expensive."
B. "These pills are different shape from the pills I used to take."
C. "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
D. "I can't take these pills unless I have really cold water to drink. - ANSWER C. "I have
a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the home health aide that
she feels very nervous and jittery. What should the aide do immediately?
A. Take her temperature.
B. Find out when she has her next doctor's appointment.
COMPETENCY TEST CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025 LATEST
UPDATE 2025 VERIFIED 100%
An aide may perform certain duties. Mark the following true or false for tasks you may
legally perform as a home health aide. T=True F=False
1. Reinforce a dressing. - ANSWER T
Apply a hot pack - ANSWER F
Give an enema - ANSWER F
Administer medication - ANSWER F
Change a sterile dressing - ANSWER F
Assist with change of a colostomy bag - ANSWER T
Give a rectal suppository - ANSWER F
Give a tubal feeding - ANSWER F
Give insulin - ANSWER F
Cut Nails - ANSWER F
As a home health aide, you:
A. work alone.
B. work as part of the health care team.
C. may become the leader of the health care team.
D. will never get any further training after orientation. - ANSWER B. work as part of the
health care team
When you work in the home, you will be:
A. responsible for making decisions without any help.
B. working under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
C. away from your office and have no way to contact your employer. D. responsible for
calling the physician with information. - ANSWER B. working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
As home health aide, it is your responsibility to:
, A. plan the client's care.
B. do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you.
C. try to do your best, but not ask for any help.
D. compare assignments with your co-workers. - ANSWER B. do only the tasks that the
registered nurse or therapist assigns to you.
14. In the home, it is important to be a good listener - ANSWER T
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. - ANSWER
T
You only communicate through words - ANSWER F
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
A. courtesy.
B. tact.
C. listening.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER D. all of the above.
Body language is:
A. a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
B. only used by clients to tell their doctors what is causing them problems.
C. only used by persons who are deaf and mute.
D. the newest dance craze. - ANSWER A. a way of communicating feelings by using
the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
Aide care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:
A. asking the patient for his permission to go ahead with the procedure.
B. telling the patient you would like to have his cooperation.
C. giving an explanation of what is going to be done.
D. explanation to the patient that the doctor ordered this done. - ANSWER C. giving an
explanation of what is going to be done.
A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed. The home health aide
should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes which of these
comments?
A. "The pills are very expensive."
B. "These pills are different shape from the pills I used to take."
C. "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
D. "I can't take these pills unless I have really cold water to drink. - ANSWER C. "I have
a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the home health aide that
she feels very nervous and jittery. What should the aide do immediately?
A. Take her temperature.
B. Find out when she has her next doctor's appointment.
