HOME HEALTH AIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which of the following is most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the
elderly: - ANSWER Keep the skin clean and well moisturized
If dentures are not worn when sleeping, where should you store them? - ANSWER
Place in a clean container in clean water
Why is it important that a patient have good mouth care? - ANSWER Bacteria in the
mouth can cause tooth decay and mouth infections
An elderly male patient occasionally wets his trousers. What should the home health
aide do? - ANSWER Encourage him to go to the bathroom at least every two hours.
If a patient is to have a fluid intake record kept, the right time to record the patient's fluid
is: - ANSWER When the patient has drank the fluid
Patient on low salt diets on usually allowed to have which of these foods? - ANSWER
Rasins
Patients sometimes express religious beliefs with which the home health aide does not
agree. In dealing with these situations, which of these understanding should the aide
use as a guide? - ANSWER Patients have a right to their own beliefs, which should be
respected?
Which of these statement describes good body mechanics? - ANSWER Bend the knees
when lifting an object off the floor.
When caring for a patient who is on bed rest, what should the aide do to prevent
bedsores? - ANSWER Use only sheets that are 100% cotton on the patient's bed.
Physical therapy has started range of motion exercise. Which of these statements about
eyxcersice is true? - ANSWER It is important to support the body parts above and
below the joints when they are moved during eyxcersice.
True or False
Soy sauce is good to spice up a low salt diet. - ANSWER False
True or False
A regular diet is a well balanced diet with no restrictions. - ANSWER True
True or False
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which of the following is most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the
elderly: - ANSWER Keep the skin clean and well moisturized
If dentures are not worn when sleeping, where should you store them? - ANSWER
Place in a clean container in clean water
Why is it important that a patient have good mouth care? - ANSWER Bacteria in the
mouth can cause tooth decay and mouth infections
An elderly male patient occasionally wets his trousers. What should the home health
aide do? - ANSWER Encourage him to go to the bathroom at least every two hours.
If a patient is to have a fluid intake record kept, the right time to record the patient's fluid
is: - ANSWER When the patient has drank the fluid
Patient on low salt diets on usually allowed to have which of these foods? - ANSWER
Rasins
Patients sometimes express religious beliefs with which the home health aide does not
agree. In dealing with these situations, which of these understanding should the aide
use as a guide? - ANSWER Patients have a right to their own beliefs, which should be
respected?
Which of these statement describes good body mechanics? - ANSWER Bend the knees
when lifting an object off the floor.
When caring for a patient who is on bed rest, what should the aide do to prevent
bedsores? - ANSWER Use only sheets that are 100% cotton on the patient's bed.
Physical therapy has started range of motion exercise. Which of these statements about
eyxcersice is true? - ANSWER It is important to support the body parts above and
below the joints when they are moved during eyxcersice.
True or False
Soy sauce is good to spice up a low salt diet. - ANSWER False
True or False
A regular diet is a well balanced diet with no restrictions. - ANSWER True
True or False
