1) Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?
Consumer Control and the Independent Living Philosophy
2) Mrs. Jones tells the direct care worker that she would like her hot dog fried not put in the microwave. The direct care worker has never fried a hot dog. The direct care worker should:
3) Which of the following may be a result of spiritual distress?
4) A home health aide is responsible for which of the following?
5) Which of the following is not an effect of immobility?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
6) To transfer a consumer from the bed to a wheelchair safely, the direct care worker should:
7) A home health aide exposes a client's body while bathing. This is an example of which of the following forms of unethical behavior?
8) A home health aide sees a nice pair of sunglasses that belongs to a family member of a client and decides to take them for his or her own usage. This is an example of which of the following?
9) Which of the following rights guarantees a client the ability to complain about his or her care without a fear of criticism?
Handling of Emergencies
10) Part of a direct care worker's job is to report "critical incidents." An incident can be changes in a consumer?s behavior or condition, or accident that happens to the consumer or the worker while working with the consumer. When reporting a "critical incident", the worker should:
11) Which of the following may be affected by a client's cultural beliefs?
12) A physician just finds out that a certain client has cancer. Which of the following guarantees the client the right to be told this information?
13) Which of the following is the LEAST concern when someone loses their dentures?
14) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a caring employee?
15) Which of the following is not a fear of a terminally ill client?
16) A home health aide is an a situation where moving a client's entire body entails logrolling. Which of the following accurately describes what the home health aide will be doing?
17) A home health aide is expected to find a pressure ulcer in all of the following places except:
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
18) For older persons, abuse and neglect is reported to:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
19) The direct care worker notices that the consumer has multiple sizes of guns lying around the house and doesn't know if they are loaded or not. The direct care worker is afraid of guns. What should the worker do first?
Miscellaneous
20) When a consumer offers the direct care worker a tip for the services. The direct care worker should:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
21) When helping the consumer to dress, which of the following is NOT correct?
Consumer Control and the Independent Living Philosophy
22) Mr. Jim likes to go outside for walks. He is a little unsteady, but he has a walker to assist him. The direct care worker should:
Meal Preparation and Feeding
23) The consumer had a doctor's visit since the worker's last visit and tells the worker "I have to eat foods that are high-iron". Knowing the consumer's preferences, the worker suggests one of the following:
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
24) The direct care worker finds a consumer's medication on the living room floor. The direct care worker should:
25) A home health aide touches a client's genitals while bathing a client. The home health aide is guilty of which of the following actions?
26) Which of the following is considered mental abuse?
27) Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?
28) Which of the following may a dramatic change in weight indicate?
Handling of Emergencies
29) A direct care worker discovers a small fire in the wastebasket in a room where the consumer is sitting. The direct care worker should FIRST:
30) A home health aide has a client that refuses pain medications based on cultural beliefs. Which of the following should the home health aide do in response?
31) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
32) Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?
33) Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?
34) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
35) What is the Braden scale?
36) A home health aide has noticed that a client has a hard time hearing instructions. Which of the following could the assistant do to help improve communication?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
37) Providing well balanced meals that limit fatty foods would help the consumer who has one of the following illnesses:
38) A home health aides is responsible for which of the following?
39) A home health aide is feeding a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the feeding of the client?
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
40) Mrs. Tune needs assistance doing the laundry. The direct care worker is not familiar with Mrs. Tune?s type of washing machine. The direct care worker should:
41) A client's neighbor comes to the facility and asks about information regarding the client's file. If the home health aide shows the neighbor the file, the home health aide is guilty of which of the following?
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
42) Abuse can be infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish and/or willful deprivation by a caretaker of goods or services which are necessary to maintain physical or mental health.
43) A home health aide is responsible for which of the following?
44) A home health aides is responsible for which of the following?
45) Which of the following is not an example of a preventive measure?
46) Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
47) Upon arrival at the consumer's home, the direct care worker hears screaming and yelling coming from the house, but it is only the voice of the consumer. First, the direct care worker should:
48) Which of the following is an example of false imprisonment?
49) Which of the following is a violation of a client's rights?
50) A home health aide is performing perineal care for a female client. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
51) A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?
Universal Precautions
52) The major recommendation of universal precautions is to minimize contact with which one of the following?
53) How would a home health aide promote security for a client while bathing?
54) Which of the following is not an example of the Client's Bill of Rights?
55) Why should a home health aide soak a client's hands in warm water when caring for a client's nails?
56) Which of the following is a client with hearing and/or vision problems at a high risk for?
57) Whose responsibility is it to answer the telephones and take messages?
58) Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
59) Mr. Smith tells the direct care worker that he has had pain for three days and no one cares. The direct care worker should:
60) Which of the following is not true regarding special care for clients with dementia?
61) Which of the following senses may be heightened due to a hearing impairment?
62) Which of the following should be noted when counting respirations?
63) A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
64) A direct care worker slaps a consumer. This is an example of:
65) A home health aide bathes a client without his or her permission. This is an example of what type of unethical behavior?
Toileting
66) The consumer needs the urinal. What do you do?
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
67) An angry consumer curses loudly at the direct care worker. It would be BEST for the direct care worker to:
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
68) Hair care consists of:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
69) When a consumer starts to share spiritual beliefs with the direct care worker, the direct care worker should:
70) 6. Which of the following accurately describes diarrhea?
71) A home health aide assists an immobile client with moving. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?
72) Which of the following describes adduction range of motion exercises?
73) A home health aide is working on the range of motion in a client's knee. Once the home health aide hits the point of resistance, what should he or she do?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
74) A consumer's dentures should be stored in:
Meal Preparation and Feeding
75) The direct care worker who assists with meal preparation for a consumer with no dietary restrictions should:
76) Why is it essential for a client to have clean, combed hair?
77) A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
Universal Precautions
78) Which one of the following would NOT spread communicable diseases?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
79) Which of the following is FALSE?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
80) Which of the following is NOT correct regarding elastic stockings?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
81) The consumer is on a low sodium diet and should AVOID:
Toileting
82) The consumer must use a bedpan with assistance while in bed. The direct care worker should:
83) Which of the following represents the reason an occasional measure of height is important?
84) A home health aide is performing passive range of motion exercises. Which of the following is not true regarding these exercises?
85) A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?
86) Which of the following is an exception to the right to wear one's own clothes?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
87) Common sites for pressure sores are:
88) A home health aide is assisting a client to transfer from the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
89) A physician has been yelling at a client every day. The physician is violating which of the following rights of the client?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
90) Shampooing a consumer who is confined to bed includes:
91) Which of the following should be cleaned after usage?
92) A home health aide hears a client say "Everybody would be better off without me". Which of the following may be the reason for saying this?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
93) Which of the following is FALSE?
Toileting
94) The consumer must use a urinal while in bed. The direct care worker should do all of the following but ONE ? select the one that the worker should not do:
95) A home health aide measures a client's temperature at 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Which of the following will be affected by this above average temperature?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
96) If a consumer can't do his or her oral hygiene, the direct care worker should:
97) A home health aide comes to the room of a client who has just recently smoked a cigarette. Which of the following is true regarding measuring the oral temperature?
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
98) The direct care worker can assist the consumer with self-administration of medications. It is important for the direct care worker to:
Consumer Control and the Independent Living Philosophy
99) Miss English has decided to wear two sweaters instead of one because she says she is always cold. The two sweaters make her look \"funny\". The direct care worker should:
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
100) The consumer has severe arthritis. The consumer's medications come in child proof bottles. The direct care worker should:
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