Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment? - ANS Physician (MD)
Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who may assign tasks to home health aides? - ANS Nurses, PTs, OTs
Who does the care team revolve around? - ANS ...
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment? - ANS
Physician (MD)
Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who may assign tasks to
home health aides? - ANS Nurses, PTs, OTs
Who does the care team revolve around? - ANS The client and his/her condition,
treatment, and progress
If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what should a HHA do? - ANS The HHA should
not perform the activity if it's not listed on the care plan
Why is reporting a client's changes and problems to the supervisor a very important role of the
HHA? - ANS The care plan must be updated as the client's condition changes
What is one typical task that a HHA performs? - ANS Giving skin care
What task is considered outside the scope of practice for an HHA? - ANS Inserting tubes
into a client's body
What's one federal regulation that applies to HHAs? - ANS HHAs must complete at least
75 hours of training and/or they must pass a competency evaluation before they begin working
What's an example of a common policy at a home health agency? - ANS HHAs must follow
the client's care plan
What does a professional relationship between an HHA and a client include? - ANS
Keeping client informational confidential
What's would be the best response by a HHA if a client purchases them a gift? - ANS The
HHA should refuse the gift but thank the client for thinking of her
What's an example of a HHA behaving professionally with an employer? - ANS
Documenting carefully
, What's the best type of jewelry for a HHA to wear to work? - ANS A waterproof watch
What does the term "empathy" mean? - ANS Empathy means being able to identify with
and enter into the feelings of others.
What's one responsibility of an employer regarding a HHA? - ANS Employers must provide
initial training and continuing in-service training
Who is the most important person on the healthcare team? - ANS The client
What is the chain of command? - ANS The line of authority in an agency
___ has to do with the knowledge of right and wrong - ANS Ethics
An example of ethical behavior by a HHA is _____ - ANS Protecting a client's privacy
What term means harming a person physically, mentally, or emotionally by failing to provide
needed care? - ANS Neglect
What must a HHA do if he suspects that a client is being abused? - ANS The HHA should
report immediately to his supervisor
What term means to steal, take advantage of, or improperly use the money, property, or other
assets of another person? - ANS Financial abuse
What's an example of sexual abuse? - ANS Rubbing up against a client inappropriately
Threatening to harm a client if her tells another caregiver about a problem is an example of what
type of abuse? - ANS Psychological abuse
For home health aides, confidentiality means.... - ANS keeping private things private
with whom may an HHA share a client's medical information? - ANS With other members
of the care team
What's a term for a legal document that designates what kind of care a person wants if he is
unable to make that decision himself? - ANS Advance directive
what's an example of an advance directive? - ANS Durable Power of Attorney for Health
Care
what's the best way for a HHA to keep clients' health information confidential? - ANS store,
file, or shred documents according to agency policy
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