Home Care/HHA (Hrtmn 24)

Which of the following reasons has led to an increase in the need for home care?

• (A) People with chronic illnesses are living longer.

• (B) There are fewer long-term care facilities.

• (C) Home care is more expensive than care in a facility.

• (D) Long-term care facilities are not accepting any new residents.

What happens after a doctor refers a patient to home health care and an agency has been chosen?

• (A) The client checks into an LTC facility to be observed before home care begins.

• (B) A home health aide visits to get to know the client and family.

• (C) The home health agency arranges a welcome party for the client.

• (D) The home health agency performs an assessment of the client’s needs

Which of the following best describes a difference between working as a home health aide and working in a long-term care facility?

• (A) A home health aide has less independence.

• (B) A home health aide has more independence.

• (C) A home health aide does not have to worry about dealing with the client’s family.

• (D) A home health aide does not need to communicate with others.

What is one of the challenges that a home health aide might encounter in her work that would not be a problem in a facility?

• (A) The home might not be organized in a way that makes caregiving easy.

• (B) Home health aides do not have supervisors.

• (C) Clients’ homes are always messy.

• (D) Family members will never be helpful.

Which of the following statements is true of a home health aide’s responsibilities if a task is not listed in the care plan?

• (A) The HHA should perform any task he believes is best for the client.

• (B) The HHA should consult other HHAs to see if they would perform the task.

• (C) The HHA should not perform any task not listed in the care plan.

• (D) The HHA should only perform the task if the client says she wants it performed.

What is one reason an HHA’s observations are essential to the care plan?

• (A) Observing a client is not a task that the HHA performs.

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• (B) The HHA can decide what medication to prescribe for the client’s current condition

• (C) The HHA can tell the nurse how and when to change the care plan.

• (D) The care plan must be updated as a client’s condition changes.

Which of the following is a task an HHA typically performs?

• (A) Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound

• (B) Giving skin care

• (C) Administering medication

• (D) Prescribing treatments

Which of the following tasks is considered outside the scope of practice for an HHA?

• (A) Inserting tubes into a client’s body

• (B) Giving a client a bath

• (C) Helping a client eat dinner

• (D) Transferring a client from a bed to a chair

Which of the following statements is an example of a common policy at a home health agency?

• (A) HHAs should discuss personal problems with clients to keep them aware of what is happening in their lives.

• (B) HHAs are not responsible for completing paperwork.

• (C) HHAs must follow the client’s care plan.

• (D) HHAs should expect to receive gifts from clients if they are doing their jobs properly.

Why is it a good idea for an HHA to make a list of tasks to complete when he arrives at a client’s home?

• (A) So he will have time to watch TV with the client later

• (B) Because he will have to leave things uncompleted if he does not finish everything before it is time to leave

• (C) So that he leaves enough time to take breaks

• (D) So he can decide which tasks he would rather not do