Personal Care Assistant Final
Home health aides help care for clients with chronic illnesses, which means that
Clients will recover fairly quickly
The illnesses are not treatable
The illnesses last a long time
The illnesses are short-term - answer The illnesses last a long time
CMS's payment system for home care is called the
Home Health prospective payment system ( HH PPS)
Home health agency system (HH AS)
Medicare payment system (MPS)
Department of Health Services System (DH SS) - answer Home Health prospective
payment system ( HH PPS)
Which of the following best describes a differ-ence between working in the home as a
home health aide and working as a nursing assistant in a long-term care facility?
A home health aide has less independence.
A home health aide has more independence.
A home health aide does not have to worry about dealing with the client's family.
A home health aide does not need to com-municate with others. - answerA home health
aide has more independence.
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment?
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Medical social worker (MSW)
Doctor (MD)
Dietitian (RD) - answerDoctor (MD)
Which of the following statements is true of clients being a part of the care team?
Clients cannot make their own decisions.
Clients are not care team members.
Clients should not try to make choices about the care they want to receive.
The care team revolves around the client and their condition, treatment, and progress. -
answerThe care team revolves around the client and their condition, treatment, and
progress.
Which of the following statements is true of a home health aide's responsibilities if an
activ-ity is not listed in the care plan?
The HHA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan.
The HHA should perform the activity if he or she believes it is best for the client.
The HHA should only perform the activity if the client says he wants it performed.
,The HHA should consult other HHAs to see if they would perform the activity. -
answerThe HHA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan.
What is one reason why reporting a client's changes and problems to the supervisor is a
very important role of the home health aide?
The care plan must be updated as the cli-ent's condition changes.
Reporting changes is not a task that the HHA performs.
Depending on the client's changes, the HHA can decide if she wants to work that day or
not.
The HHA can decide what medication to prescribe for the client's current condition. -
answerThe care plan must be updated as the cli-ent's condition changes.
A professional relationship between an HHA and a client includes:
Telling the client about problems with the supervisor
Calling the client Dearie and Sweetie to make the client feel good about herself
Letting a client know if the HHA is in a bad mood
Keeping client information confidential - answerKeeping client information confidential
A client has purchased a special gift for his HHA. How should the HHA respond?
The HHA should refuse the gift but thank the client for thinking of her.
The HHA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her agency's policy on
gifts.
The HHA should accept the gift if the cli-ent agrees to keep it confidential.
The HHA should refuse the gift and explain that her employer is very unfair about
employees accepting gifts from clients. - answerThe HHA should refuse the gift but
thank the client for thinking of her.
What is required of an HHA if he suspects that a client is being abused?
The HHA should call the police to report that the client is being abused.
The HHA should discuss the issue with the client to find out if it is okay for him to report
what he suspects.
The HHA should directly confront the abuser.
The HHA should report it to his supervi-sor immediately. - answerThe HHA should
report it to his supervi-sor immediately.
What is one way that an HHA can help protect her client's rights?
The HHA can keep a change in the care plan confidential so as not to upset the client.
The HHA can knock and ask permission before entering a client's room.
The HHA can ignore signs of abuse of a client if the client ha asked her to ignore them.
The HHA can accept a gift from the client if the client cannot return it to the store. -
answerThe HHA can knock and ask permission before entering a client's room.
For home health aides, confidentiality means
Not telling the supervisor about possible abuse of a client
Keeping client information private
Not documenting client problems
, Sharing information witht eh HHA's family - answerKeeping client information private
With whom can an HHA share a client's protected health infromation? (PHI)
With the clients brother and sister
With the HHA's parents
Witht other members of the care team
With the client's children - answerWitht other members of the care team
What is one function of the chain of command?
It determines which clients receive more home care visits.
It determines which shift each HHA works
It describes the care plan for each client
It helps protect home health aides and their employers from liability - answerIt helps
protect home health aides and their employers from liability
A ________ is a method or way of doing something.
Policy
Procedure
Surveys
Cite - answerProcedure
One reason that a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was
created is to
Protect privacy of health information
Help adult protective services (APS) monitor care in homes
Give home health aides health insurance coverage
Prevent abuse and neglect of clients - answerProtect privacy of health information
__________ have to do with the knowledge of right and wrong.
Laws
Ethics
Advance directives
Living wills - answerEthics
An exampe of ethical behavior by an HHA is
Protecting a resident's privacy
Changing the care plan if the HHA believes it is inappropriate for a client
Performing a task outside her scope of practice when a client request that she do so
Accepting a gift from a client for a job well done. - answerProtecting a resident's privacy
Which of the follwoing is a term for a legal document that designates what kind of care a
person wants if he is unable to make that decision for themselves?
Bill of Rights
Advance Directives
Protect health information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - answerAdvance Directives
Home health aides help care for clients with chronic illnesses, which means that
Clients will recover fairly quickly
The illnesses are not treatable
The illnesses last a long time
The illnesses are short-term - answer The illnesses last a long time
CMS's payment system for home care is called the
Home Health prospective payment system ( HH PPS)
Home health agency system (HH AS)
Medicare payment system (MPS)
Department of Health Services System (DH SS) - answer Home Health prospective
payment system ( HH PPS)
Which of the following best describes a differ-ence between working in the home as a
home health aide and working as a nursing assistant in a long-term care facility?
A home health aide has less independence.
A home health aide has more independence.
A home health aide does not have to worry about dealing with the client's family.
A home health aide does not need to com-municate with others. - answerA home health
aide has more independence.
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment?
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Medical social worker (MSW)
Doctor (MD)
Dietitian (RD) - answerDoctor (MD)
Which of the following statements is true of clients being a part of the care team?
Clients cannot make their own decisions.
Clients are not care team members.
Clients should not try to make choices about the care they want to receive.
The care team revolves around the client and their condition, treatment, and progress. -
answerThe care team revolves around the client and their condition, treatment, and
progress.
Which of the following statements is true of a home health aide's responsibilities if an
activ-ity is not listed in the care plan?
The HHA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan.
The HHA should perform the activity if he or she believes it is best for the client.
The HHA should only perform the activity if the client says he wants it performed.
,The HHA should consult other HHAs to see if they would perform the activity. -
answerThe HHA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan.
What is one reason why reporting a client's changes and problems to the supervisor is a
very important role of the home health aide?
The care plan must be updated as the cli-ent's condition changes.
Reporting changes is not a task that the HHA performs.
Depending on the client's changes, the HHA can decide if she wants to work that day or
not.
The HHA can decide what medication to prescribe for the client's current condition. -
answerThe care plan must be updated as the cli-ent's condition changes.
A professional relationship between an HHA and a client includes:
Telling the client about problems with the supervisor
Calling the client Dearie and Sweetie to make the client feel good about herself
Letting a client know if the HHA is in a bad mood
Keeping client information confidential - answerKeeping client information confidential
A client has purchased a special gift for his HHA. How should the HHA respond?
The HHA should refuse the gift but thank the client for thinking of her.
The HHA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her agency's policy on
gifts.
The HHA should accept the gift if the cli-ent agrees to keep it confidential.
The HHA should refuse the gift and explain that her employer is very unfair about
employees accepting gifts from clients. - answerThe HHA should refuse the gift but
thank the client for thinking of her.
What is required of an HHA if he suspects that a client is being abused?
The HHA should call the police to report that the client is being abused.
The HHA should discuss the issue with the client to find out if it is okay for him to report
what he suspects.
The HHA should directly confront the abuser.
The HHA should report it to his supervi-sor immediately. - answerThe HHA should
report it to his supervi-sor immediately.
What is one way that an HHA can help protect her client's rights?
The HHA can keep a change in the care plan confidential so as not to upset the client.
The HHA can knock and ask permission before entering a client's room.
The HHA can ignore signs of abuse of a client if the client ha asked her to ignore them.
The HHA can accept a gift from the client if the client cannot return it to the store. -
answerThe HHA can knock and ask permission before entering a client's room.
For home health aides, confidentiality means
Not telling the supervisor about possible abuse of a client
Keeping client information private
Not documenting client problems
, Sharing information witht eh HHA's family - answerKeeping client information private
With whom can an HHA share a client's protected health infromation? (PHI)
With the clients brother and sister
With the HHA's parents
Witht other members of the care team
With the client's children - answerWitht other members of the care team
What is one function of the chain of command?
It determines which clients receive more home care visits.
It determines which shift each HHA works
It describes the care plan for each client
It helps protect home health aides and their employers from liability - answerIt helps
protect home health aides and their employers from liability
A ________ is a method or way of doing something.
Policy
Procedure
Surveys
Cite - answerProcedure
One reason that a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was
created is to
Protect privacy of health information
Help adult protective services (APS) monitor care in homes
Give home health aides health insurance coverage
Prevent abuse and neglect of clients - answerProtect privacy of health information
__________ have to do with the knowledge of right and wrong.
Laws
Ethics
Advance directives
Living wills - answerEthics
An exampe of ethical behavior by an HHA is
Protecting a resident's privacy
Changing the care plan if the HHA believes it is inappropriate for a client
Performing a task outside her scope of practice when a client request that she do so
Accepting a gift from a client for a job well done. - answerProtecting a resident's privacy
Which of the follwoing is a term for a legal document that designates what kind of care a
person wants if he is unable to make that decision for themselves?
Bill of Rights
Advance Directives
Protect health information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - answerAdvance Directives
