Home Health Aide Final Exam Questions
And Answers
Role of each healthcare team member - ANS - Home Health Aide (HHA)
- Case Manager or Supervisor
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Medical Social Worker (MSW)
Role of The Home Health Aide - ANS • Bathing
• Dressing
• Grooming
• Toileting
• Assisting with ROM
• Vitals sign
• Feeding
• Using medical supplies and equipment
• Changing sample dressing
• Teaching home management
Laws and Regulations OF HHA - ANS • Scope of Practice
• Federal regulations that apply to HHA -complete 75 hours of training or must pass competency
evaluation
- training in specific areas as well as certification through standardized test
-at least 12 hours of in service training every year
-comply with Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules about bloodborne
pathogens, Standard precautions, and tuberculosis
Chain of command - ANS • The line of authority and helps ensure that the client receives
proper care
• Liability -Policy and procedure
Policy-course of action that should be taken every time in certain situation
Procedure-particular method or way of doing something
Professional relationship with a client: - ANS - Examples maintaining a positive attitude,
being cleanly and neatly dressed, arriving on time, finishing assignment, keep all client's
information confidential, and speaking politely and cheerfully to the client
,.Professional relationship with an employer: - ANS Examples consistently following
procedures and policies, documenting and reporting, taking direction and criticism, being on
time, following chain of command, and being a positive role model
Organizing care assignments: - ANS • Work efficiently
• Make list of tasks and in order you will do them • Work quickly
• Include client in planning
• Avoid running late with completing task
Personal grooming habits Good employees have the following personal grooming habits:: - ANS
• Bathing or showering daily
• Brushing teeth
• Keep hair clean and neatly brushed
• Dressing neatly in clothes that are washed and ironed
• Avoid tightly, baggy, torn, or stained clothes • Fingernails short and clean
• Cover visible tattoos and no extra piercing, except for the ear lobe
Qualities of home health aide: - ANS • Compassionate
• Empathetic
• Empathy
• Sympathy
• Conscientious
• Dependable
• Respectful
• Unprejudiced
• Tolerant
Employer's responsibility of HHA - ANS • Provide written job description
• Provide competency testing and skills evaluation
• Provide appropriate preparation for each assignment
• Provide supervision
• Provide adequate equipment and supplies
State Department of Health HOTLINE at - ANS 1-800-792-9770
Clients of HomeCare Options have the responsibility to: - ANS Notify the agency of
changes in their condition or care situation (hospitalization, symptoms, etc.)
Receive a clear explanation of which services and equipment provided by the agency are
covered by___________________ - ANS third-party reimbursement and which services
and equipment will be paid for by the client and of the charges which will be incurred.
,Receive complete written information on the plan of care, including the name of the
______________________ - ANS home health aide and the supervisor responsible for the
services and the agency phone number.
Participate in the plan for discontinuation of service with the right to ________ - ANS
appeal.
Patient Rights EXAMPLES - ANS • Bill of Rights
• Code of Ethics
• Compliance Policy
• Privacy Notice
as a client you have the right to - ANS Refuse medication and treatment, counseling, or
other services without fear of reprisal or discrimination.
the client has the right to privacy and confidentiality of - ANS Privacy and confidentiality
about one's health, social and financial circumstances and about what takes place in the home
Be given _____________ information concerning the agency's policy on advance directives. -
ANS written
access to an _______________ if needed - ANS interpreter
Know that all communications and records will be treated confidentially and that no information
will be given out without a _________________ ______________ from the client or family -
ANS written release
Receive complete written information on the
___________________________________________ - ANS plan of care, including the
name of the home health aide and the supervisor responsible for the services and the agency
phone number.
Participate in the development of the
_______________________________________________________ - ANS plan of care,
and receive an explanation of any services proposed, changes in service, and alternative
services that may be available
Receive considerate and respectful care in the home at all times, and have property treated with
_______________________ - ANS respect.
Expect that all home care personnel, within the limits set by the plan of care, will respond in
__________________________________________ - ANS good faith to the client's
requests for assistance in the home
, Privacy and confidentiality about __________________________________________ - ANS
one's health, social and financial circumstances and about what takes place in the home.
Receive ______________________ _____________________________
__________________________ of the homemaker-home health aide if medicallyrelated
personal care is needed. - ANS regular nursing supervision
home health aide - ANS - assists client with activities of daily living & maintainence of
clean, safe and comfortable environment
- help people with disabilities, chronic illness, or cognitive impairment w/ activities of daily living
HHA work environment - ANS • Private homes
• Group homes
• Day services programs
what are some qualities a good HHA has? - ANS Professional
• Dependable
• Trustworthy
• Considerate
• Ethical
• Compassionate •
Tactful
• Self-starter
• Sympathetic
• Energetic
• Observant
• Sensitive
• Good listener
• Confidential
• Honest
• Punctual
• Courteous
• Reliable
roles and responsibilities of HHA - ANS • Vital signs: observe, record, report changes in
condition
• Control spread of germs, maintain clean environment
• Assist client with wheelchair, walker, commode, etc
. • Assist with personal care, hygiene, medication
• Make bed, change linens
• Light housekeeping duties
what are some examples of daily living skills - ANS - grooming
- bathing
