HHA COMPETENCY TEST CORRECT
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Reinforce a dressing - ANSWER True
Apply a hot pack - ANSWER False
Give an enema - ANSWER False
Administer medication - ANSWER False
Change a sterile dressing - ANSWER False
Change a colostomy - ANSWER False
Give a rectal suppository. - ANSWER False
Give a tube feeding - ANSWER False
Give insulin - ANSWER False
Cut nails - ANSWER False
As a home health aide, you? - ANSWER work as part of the health care team
When you work in the home, you will be? - ANSWER working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
As a home health aide, it is your responsibilty to? - ANSWER do only the tasks that the
registered nurse assigns to you
A patient has cancer which has spread and the doctor says he is not likely to live long.
The patient asks you several questions about how long he will live. What should you
do? - ANSWER Explain to the patient that he should ask the nurse or doctor.
You should only communicate through words? - ANSWER False
You can communicate with pictures - ANSWER true
You should never listen to the client - ANSWER false
In the home, it is important to be a good listener? - ANSWER true
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Reinforce a dressing - ANSWER True
Apply a hot pack - ANSWER False
Give an enema - ANSWER False
Administer medication - ANSWER False
Change a sterile dressing - ANSWER False
Change a colostomy - ANSWER False
Give a rectal suppository. - ANSWER False
Give a tube feeding - ANSWER False
Give insulin - ANSWER False
Cut nails - ANSWER False
As a home health aide, you? - ANSWER work as part of the health care team
When you work in the home, you will be? - ANSWER working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
As a home health aide, it is your responsibilty to? - ANSWER do only the tasks that the
registered nurse assigns to you
A patient has cancer which has spread and the doctor says he is not likely to live long.
The patient asks you several questions about how long he will live. What should you
do? - ANSWER Explain to the patient that he should ask the nurse or doctor.
You should only communicate through words? - ANSWER False
You can communicate with pictures - ANSWER true
You should never listen to the client - ANSWER false
In the home, it is important to be a good listener? - ANSWER true
