Home Health Aide Practice Test

Home Health Aide Practice Test When giving a bed bath, how often should the water be changed?

• as often as needed to have warm, clean water at all times
• just once
• only after washing the perineal area
• only after washing the front half of the patient - Answer - A) as often as needed to

have warm, clean water at all times Which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bedsores or pressure sores?

• rubber sheets
• air mattress
• emesis basin
• arm restraints - Answer - B) air mattress

Proper feeding techniques include:

• Just one spoonful per bite
• Feed the patient slowly and make sure all food is swallowed
• Feed the patient while laying flat on the bed
• Allow the spoon to go to the back of the tongue - Answer - B) Feed the patient slowly

and make sure all food is swallowed If a client is wearing anti-embolism stocking, what would be an important thing to assess for?

• Ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis
• Tingling or lack of sensation
• Bounding Pulses - Answer - B) Tingling or lack of sensation

When performing these health skills on a client it is always important to:

• Have consent from the client
• Wash your hands before and after
• Explain exactly what you are doing
• All of the above - Answer - D) All of the above

What is not a sign or symptom of dehydration?

• Light-colored and diluted urine
• Weakness and thirst
• Dried mucous membranes 1 / 3

• Rapid pulse and low blood pressure - Answer - A) Light-colored and diluted urine

Which of the following is the most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the elderly?

• keep the skin clean and well moisturized
• apply alcohol to moist areas of the skin
• wash daily with scented soaps
• all of the above - Answer - A) keep the skin clean and well moisturized

When taking a client's pulse, you should take it for how long?

• about 15 seconds
• one minute
• 30 seconds
• two minutes or more - Answer - B) one minute

Mr. Smith, a client with dementia, has become very agitated. Which of the following suggestions would be helpful?

• stay calm
• offer diversion and/or entertainment
• be agreeable
• all of the above - Answer - D) all of the above

In giving foot care to a diabetic client, the home health aide should not do which of the following?

• clean under the toenails
• cut the toenails
• soak the feet for more than 5 minutes in a basin of warm water
• put lotion on the feet after drying them - Answer - B) cut the toenails

Primary symptom for a urinary tract infections (UTI) is?

• yellowing of the skin
• pain or burning during urination
• high urination output
• chills - Answer - B) pain or burning during urination

A client complains of intense pain in the chest that goes down the arm; and is sweating profusely.

The home health aide should:

• call for emergency help immediately
• massage the chest and arm 2 / 3

• assist the client back to bed
• call your agency - Answer - A) call for emergency help immediately

What is a normal systolic blood pressure level?

• 80

B) 120

C) 140

• 60-90 - Answer - B) 120

Urinary leg bags are used for:

• catheterized male clients
• catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
• catheterized clients who are confined to bed
• catheterized clients who have a decreased urinary output - Answer - B) catheterized

clients who are up and out of bed As a home health aide, what can you do for a client's minor burn as an emergency procedure?

• Use cool water over the burned area
• Apply butter on the burned area
• Cover the area with a dry dressing
• All of the above - Answer - A) Use cool water over the burned area

Before helping a client into or out of a wheelchair, which of these actions is necessary?

• have the brakes unlocked and leave the foot rests down
• lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
• have the brakes unlocked and the foot rests up
• lock the brakes and leave the foot rests down - Answer - B) lock the brakes and fold

the foot rests up When a client has been drinking fluids, how long do you wait before taking an oral temperature?

• 10-15 minutes
• 35-45 minutes
• 5-10 minutes
• about an hour - Answer - A) 10-15 minutes

96.6 degrees is a normal temperature if taken:

• by mouth
• by axilla
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