Home Health Aide Test
Home Health Aide Proficiency Quiz
Test your knowledge and skills in home health care with our comprehensive quiz designed specifically for home health aides. This 51-question assessment covers a variety of important topics essential to providing quality care and support for clients.
Key Features:
- Multiple-choice questions
- Focus on practical scenarios
- Learn and improve your caregiving skills
1) Even though home care workers spend much of their time alone with clients, they should always consider themselves:
A) Part of the Homecare team
B) A member of the family
C) A social worker
D) A nurse
2) Of the following qualities, which one does NOT describe an effective Home Care worker?
A) Reliable & punctual
B) Takes charge as though the client home is his/hers
C) Treats client with dignity
D) Watches out for unsafe conditions in the client’s home
3) The most basic human need is the need to survive. This means having adequate:
A) Playtime
B) Food & clothing
C) Friendship
D) Attention
4) A client is frightened of the dark. You should respond by saying:
A) “Oh, there’s nothing to be scared of”
B) “Stop it, act your age”
C) “Tell me what frightens you about the dark”
D) “Only children are afraid of the dark”
5) Your client, Freda Jones, has trouble getting up and down from her chair due to arthritis. You can best communicate your concern for her by:
A) Doing as much as you can for her
B) Letting her do everything herself
C) Exercising her legs and arms
D) Helping her to be as independent as she can
6) Mrs. Sally, your client, is very cranky and upset today. She has thrown her breakfast on the floor, spit on you and yelled “get out, get out” Your best action would be:
A) Call your supervisor immediately
B) Go home
C) Lock her in the bathroom & finish your work
D) Burst into tears
7. When performing these health skills on a client it is always important to:
A) Have consent from the client
B) Wash your hands before and after
C) Explain exactly what you are doing
D) All of the these
8) Before helping your client into or out of a wheelchair, which of these actions is necessary?
A)have the brakes unlocked and leave the foot rests down
B)lock the brakes and fold foot rest up
C) have the brakes unlocked and the foot rests up
D) lock the brakes and leave the foot rests down
9) Which client needs more calories than the average person?
A) Elderly client
B) Disabled client
C) Ill & injured client
10) Which is NOT a simple, modified diet?
A) Bland
B) Low sodium & low sugar
C) Liquid
D) Fat
10) Which is NOT a simple, modified diet?
A) Bland
B) Low sodium & low sugar
C) Liquid
D) Fat
11) Which is true about a low fat diet?
A) Only pay attention to the animals fats in diet
B) Only pay attention to the carbohydrates in the diet
C) Only pay attention to the salt in the diet
12) If you client is on a soft diet, what foods should be avoided?
A) Raw carrot slices
B) Applesauce
C) Custards
13) If your client is on a liquid diet, what foods should NOT be avoided?
A) Chicken with skin
B) Eggs with salt and pepper
C) Orange juice
D) rice and beans
14) If your client is on a bland diet, what spices should be avoided?
A) Black pepper
B) Onion powder
C) Garlic powder
D) All spices
15) If your client is on a low fat diet, you should:
A) Fry foods
B) Use butter and lard
C) Bake, boil or broil foods
16) At 8:00A.M., your ten year old child has high fever. You have to be at work at 9:00am. What should you do?
A) Leave your child at home alone
B) Call your supervisor before taking the child to the doctor
C) Call your client and tell her you cannot come that day
D) Take your child with you at work
17) A client refuses to take a bath. The Home Care worker should:
A) Suggest to the client if he might rather take a bath later in the day
B) Insist that the client take a bath
C) Tell the client you will tell the supervisor
D) Tell the client he smells bad
18) Choose the factors that often affect the nutritional habits of the elderly:
A) Reduced income
B) Living alone
C) Dental problems
D) Decreased mobility
E) All the Above
19) A good source of calcium is:
A) Milk
B) Orange juice
C) Bread
D) A hamburger
20) Fruits and vegetables are good source of:
A) Vitamin A & C
B) Calcium
C) Protein
D) Vitamin B
21) When preparing foods for a client on a low salt diet, you should avoid:
A) Cold cuts
B) Eggs
C) Fresh green beans
22) When preparing foods for a client on a soft diet, you could serve:
A) Mashed Potato
B) Bacon
C) Pork chops
D) Salad
23) The best way to prevent serious accidents and falls in the kitchen is to:
A) Wipe up spills and grease immediately
B) Suggest that the client install carpet in the kitchen
C) Refuse to allow client in the kitchen
D) Make a daily cleaning schedule
24) When assisting client from bed to a chair, you should:
A) Bend over from the waist and lift the client up to standing position
B) Bend your knees and ease the client gradually from the bed into the char
C) Carry your client from the bed to the chair
D) Ask the client to stand while you bring the chair around to his back; then push him into in
25) When using a Hoyer lift, you should:
A) Raise your client four feet off the bed before moving him/her
B) Check the valves before you start lifting
C) Never tell your client what you are doing
Close the legs of the lift to avoid accidents
26) Whether you give your client a tub bath, a shower, or a bed bath depends on
A) What the client wants
B) What the client’s family wants
C) How much more the Home Care worker has to do
D) What the care plan states
27) When caring for a client with dry skin and special skin c
A) Apply Extra lotion
B) Apply Extra powder
C) Apply Alcohol
D) Apply Extra soap when bathing
E) Report to office
28) The position of a client who must stay in bed should be change often to:
A) Relax the client
B) Increase the circulation of the blood
C) Provide a chance to wash the client
D) Increase the client’s appetite
29) When giving skin care to your client, you should always report which of the following:
A) Wrinkled skin
B) Reddened areas
C) A massage
D) Use of clean towel
30) Which of the following are infectious diseases? Choose all that applies:
1. The care plan is a short, detailed & specified list of the duties and responsibilities of the aide.
True
False
7. One of the goals of Home Care is the promotion of self-care and a client’s independence.
True
False
10. When there is drug abuse or domestic violence in the family, your role is to control the persons involved.
True
False
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