Florida Home Health Aide Competency
Test Questions & Answers
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. - ANSWERST
Apply a hot pack - ANSWERSF
Give an enema - ANSWERSF
Administer medication - ANSWERSF
Change a sterile dressing - ANSWERSF
Assist with change of a colostomy bag - ANSWERST
Give a rectal suppository - ANSWERSF
Give a tubal feeding - ANSWERSF
Give insulin - ANSWERSF
Cut Nails - ANSWERSF
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. - ANSWERSB. 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. - ANSWERSB. 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. - ANSWERSB. 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 - ANSWERST
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. -
ANSWERST
You only communicate through words - ANSWERSF
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
A. courtesy.
B. tact.
C. listening.
D. all of the above. - ANSWERSD. 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. - ANSWERSA. 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. - ANSWERSC. giving an
explanation of what is going to be done.
Miss Ferris, a home health aide, is assigned to care for Mr. Conway. Miss Ferris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Conway. What should Miss Ferris
do because she feels this way?
A. Tell Mr. Conway how she is feeling.
B. Find out if other aides have felt this way.
C. Try to pretend that Mr. Conway is someone she likes.
Test Questions & Answers
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. - ANSWERST
Apply a hot pack - ANSWERSF
Give an enema - ANSWERSF
Administer medication - ANSWERSF
Change a sterile dressing - ANSWERSF
Assist with change of a colostomy bag - ANSWERST
Give a rectal suppository - ANSWERSF
Give a tubal feeding - ANSWERSF
Give insulin - ANSWERSF
Cut Nails - ANSWERSF
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. - ANSWERSB. 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. - ANSWERSB. 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. - ANSWERSB. 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 - ANSWERST
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. -
ANSWERST
You only communicate through words - ANSWERSF
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
A. courtesy.
B. tact.
C. listening.
D. all of the above. - ANSWERSD. 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. - ANSWERSA. 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. - ANSWERSC. giving an
explanation of what is going to be done.
Miss Ferris, a home health aide, is assigned to care for Mr. Conway. Miss Ferris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Conway. What should Miss Ferris
do because she feels this way?
A. Tell Mr. Conway how she is feeling.
B. Find out if other aides have felt this way.
C. Try to pretend that Mr. Conway is someone she likes.
