Home Health Aide Final Exam Study
Guide Questions & Answers
Define Hospice Care - ANSWERSCare given in homes or facilities for people who have
6 months or less to live.
What is scope of practice? - ANSWERSA legal document that states what a HHA can
and cannot do under NY state health rules and regulations.
What does HIPPA stand for? - ANSWERSHealth insurance Portability and
Accountability Act.
Name 3 typical tasks given to the Home Health Aide: - ANSWERS1. Feeding 2.Bathing
3.Dressing
What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWERSOccupational Safety and Health
Administration
What is a HHA's chain of command?
(The line of authority through an agency or facility) - ANSWERSHHA -->
Supervisor/nurse --> Doctor
Name 4 personal qualities an HHA MUST have: - ANSWERS1. Compassion 2.
Empathy 3. Sympathy 4. Honesty
What does PHI stand for and how does an HHA implement it? - ANSWERSProtected
Health Information
You can only give information to EMS or health care team.
What is standard precaution? - ANSWERSTreating all patients as if they have an
infectious illness.
, What is transmission-based precaution? - ANSWERSTreating the infected with certain
diseases in addition to standard precaution.
Name 3 forms of transmission based precaution: - ANSWERS1. Airborne Precaution 2.
Droplet Precaution 3.Contact Precaution
Define Airborne precaution: - ANSWERSPathogens that can be transmitted through the
air. For example, COVID-19, Chickenpox, Tuberculosis.
Define Droplet Precaution: - ANSWERSDiseases that are spread by droplets in the air.
For example, coughing, sneezing, laughing, talking etc; (Flu)
Define Contact Precaution: - ANSWERSThe spread of an infection by direct contact
with a person or object. (Pink eye)
Name the 6 links in the chain of infection: - ANSWERS1. Causative Agent 2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit 4. Mode of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible Host
Define Link 1: Causative Agent - ANSWERSWhat causes disease/infection? Bacteria ,
Viruses , Fungi
Define Link 2: Reservoir - ANSWERSWhere does it stay? Lungs, blood, large intestine
Define Link 3: Portal of Exit - ANSWERSHow does it exit? Lungs, blood, large Intestine
Define Link 4: Mode of Transmission - ANSWERSHow is it transmitted? Contact,
droplet, airborne
Define Link 5: Portal of Entry - ANSWERSHow does it enter? Body opening, nose,
mouth, eyes, mucous membrane
Define Link 6: Susceptible Host - ANSWERSWho does it affect? Any person who is not
affected
What is the difference between direct and indirect? - ANSWERSDirect is skin to skin,
indirect is through non-living objects.
Define an infection: - ANSWERSWhen germs/pathogens enter the body and multiply.
Pathogens cannot live in ____ - ANSWERSClean spaces
Sterile is when ______ - ANSWERSAll microorganisms are destroyed
Clean is _____ - ANSWERSSomething is not contaminated.
What is PPE? - ANSWERSPersonal Protective Equipment
Guide Questions & Answers
Define Hospice Care - ANSWERSCare given in homes or facilities for people who have
6 months or less to live.
What is scope of practice? - ANSWERSA legal document that states what a HHA can
and cannot do under NY state health rules and regulations.
What does HIPPA stand for? - ANSWERSHealth insurance Portability and
Accountability Act.
Name 3 typical tasks given to the Home Health Aide: - ANSWERS1. Feeding 2.Bathing
3.Dressing
What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWERSOccupational Safety and Health
Administration
What is a HHA's chain of command?
(The line of authority through an agency or facility) - ANSWERSHHA -->
Supervisor/nurse --> Doctor
Name 4 personal qualities an HHA MUST have: - ANSWERS1. Compassion 2.
Empathy 3. Sympathy 4. Honesty
What does PHI stand for and how does an HHA implement it? - ANSWERSProtected
Health Information
You can only give information to EMS or health care team.
What is standard precaution? - ANSWERSTreating all patients as if they have an
infectious illness.
, What is transmission-based precaution? - ANSWERSTreating the infected with certain
diseases in addition to standard precaution.
Name 3 forms of transmission based precaution: - ANSWERS1. Airborne Precaution 2.
Droplet Precaution 3.Contact Precaution
Define Airborne precaution: - ANSWERSPathogens that can be transmitted through the
air. For example, COVID-19, Chickenpox, Tuberculosis.
Define Droplet Precaution: - ANSWERSDiseases that are spread by droplets in the air.
For example, coughing, sneezing, laughing, talking etc; (Flu)
Define Contact Precaution: - ANSWERSThe spread of an infection by direct contact
with a person or object. (Pink eye)
Name the 6 links in the chain of infection: - ANSWERS1. Causative Agent 2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit 4. Mode of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible Host
Define Link 1: Causative Agent - ANSWERSWhat causes disease/infection? Bacteria ,
Viruses , Fungi
Define Link 2: Reservoir - ANSWERSWhere does it stay? Lungs, blood, large intestine
Define Link 3: Portal of Exit - ANSWERSHow does it exit? Lungs, blood, large Intestine
Define Link 4: Mode of Transmission - ANSWERSHow is it transmitted? Contact,
droplet, airborne
Define Link 5: Portal of Entry - ANSWERSHow does it enter? Body opening, nose,
mouth, eyes, mucous membrane
Define Link 6: Susceptible Host - ANSWERSWho does it affect? Any person who is not
affected
What is the difference between direct and indirect? - ANSWERSDirect is skin to skin,
indirect is through non-living objects.
Define an infection: - ANSWERSWhen germs/pathogens enter the body and multiply.
Pathogens cannot live in ____ - ANSWERSClean spaces
Sterile is when ______ - ANSWERSAll microorganisms are destroyed
Clean is _____ - ANSWERSSomething is not contaminated.
What is PPE? - ANSWERSPersonal Protective Equipment
