HOME HEALTH AIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) Which of the following healthcare settings is for people who will die in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
approximately six months or less? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Hospice Care
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) _________ is care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
illness or injury. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Rehabilitation
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) Another name for 24-hour skilled care that takes place in nursing homes, or
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
extended care facilities, is called_______. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Long-term care
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) For what percentage of home care costs does Medicare pay? -- Correct Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ 41% _
5) Medicare will pay for -- Correct Answer ✔✔ only care that is determined to be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
medically necessary _
6) The abbreviation HMO stands for? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ health maintenance
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
organization
7) Which of the following factors helps explain the purpose of and need for home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
health care? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ People who are ill or disabled feel more
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
comfortable at home. _ _
8) Which of the following is a key event in the history of home care services? --
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Correct Answer ✔✔ In 1959, a national conference on home-maker services was
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
held
, 9) Which of the following is required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(CMS) regarding home health aides? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ HHA must have
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
completed at least 75 hrs. of training before they can begin working.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10) What may be different about working in a home than working in a facility? --
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Correct Answer ✔✔ Home health aides have more contact with the client's family.
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11) Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribe treatment? --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Correct Answer ✔✔ Physician (MD) _ _ _ _
12) Which care team members are licensed professionals who may assign tasks to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HHAs? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Nurses, occupational therapists
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
13) Which statement is true of a HHAs responsibilities if an activity is not listed in the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
care plan? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The HHA should not perform the activity if it is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
not listed on the care plan
_ _ _ _ _
14) Which statement is true of clients? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The care team revolves
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
around the client and his or her condition, treatment, and progress.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15) What is one reason why reporting a client's changes and problems to the supervisor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_is a very important role of the HHA? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The care plan must be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_updated as the client's condition changes. _ _ _ _ _
16) Which of the following is a typical task that a HHA performs? -- Correct Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ Giving skin care
_ _ _
17) Which task is outside the scope of practice for a HHA? -- Correct Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Inserting a tube into a client's body _ _ _ _ _ _
18) One basic federal regulation that applies to HHA is -- Correct Answer ✔✔ HHAs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
must complete at least 75hrs of training and/or they must pass a competency
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
evaluation before they begin working. _ _ _ _
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) Which of the following healthcare settings is for people who will die in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
approximately six months or less? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Hospice Care
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) _________ is care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
illness or injury. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Rehabilitation
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) Another name for 24-hour skilled care that takes place in nursing homes, or
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
extended care facilities, is called_______. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Long-term care
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) For what percentage of home care costs does Medicare pay? -- Correct Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ 41% _
5) Medicare will pay for -- Correct Answer ✔✔ only care that is determined to be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
medically necessary _
6) The abbreviation HMO stands for? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ health maintenance
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
organization
7) Which of the following factors helps explain the purpose of and need for home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
health care? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ People who are ill or disabled feel more
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
comfortable at home. _ _
8) Which of the following is a key event in the history of home care services? --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Correct Answer ✔✔ In 1959, a national conference on home-maker services was
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
held
, 9) Which of the following is required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(CMS) regarding home health aides? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ HHA must have
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
completed at least 75 hrs. of training before they can begin working.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10) What may be different about working in a home than working in a facility? --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Correct Answer ✔✔ Home health aides have more contact with the client's family.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11) Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribe treatment? --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Correct Answer ✔✔ Physician (MD) _ _ _ _
12) Which care team members are licensed professionals who may assign tasks to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HHAs? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Nurses, occupational therapists
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
13) Which statement is true of a HHAs responsibilities if an activity is not listed in the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
care plan? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The HHA should not perform the activity if it is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
not listed on the care plan
_ _ _ _ _
14) Which statement is true of clients? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The care team revolves
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
around the client and his or her condition, treatment, and progress.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15) What is one reason why reporting a client's changes and problems to the supervisor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_is a very important role of the HHA? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The care plan must be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_updated as the client's condition changes. _ _ _ _ _
16) Which of the following is a typical task that a HHA performs? -- Correct Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ Giving skin care
_ _ _
17) Which task is outside the scope of practice for a HHA? -- Correct Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Inserting a tube into a client's body _ _ _ _ _ _
18) One basic federal regulation that applies to HHA is -- Correct Answer ✔✔ HHAs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
must complete at least 75hrs of training and/or they must pass a competency
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
evaluation before they begin working. _ _ _ _
