Home Health Aide Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
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Home Health Aide
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Home Health Aide
Home Health Aide Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
Which of the following is not recommended for promoting good daily bowel habits: - Answer- laxatives
The patient's pulse has been between 90 and 110 beats per minute since his first aide visit.Now you find it to be 58 beats per minute? ...
Home Health Aide Exam
Questions and Answers All
Correct
Which of the following is not recommended for promoting good daily bowel habits: -
Answer- laxatives
The patient's pulse has been between 90 and 110 beats per minute since his first aide
visit.Now you find it to be 58 beats per minute? What should you do next? - Answer-
Inform the nurse supervisor immediately.
Mrs.Amos has not had a bowel movement in three days. She has always given herself
an enema if she does not have a have a bowel movement for that long .Mrs Amos asks
the home health aide to give her an enema . What should the aide do? - Answer-
Contact the agency supervisor and discuss the situation.
True or False: A bedside call bell needs to be available so the bed bound patient can
summon assistance. - Answer- True
True or False: Bedrails should never be used to secure vest restraints. - Answer- True
True or False : Smoking in beds is fine for anyone is not confused. - Answer- False
Part of your duties as a home health aide are to assure safe home environment, this
includes ? - Answer- Proper infection control with hand washing
Electrical and fire safety
Movie things away from patients trial
A patient is receiving oxygen through a nasal cannula. What safety precautions should
the home health aide take? - Answer- Allow no smoking in the patient's room.
True or False: For an injury with profuse bleeding, apply pressure and call for
assistance. - Answer- True
True or False: If the patient begins to have a seizure your first responsibility is to
prevent the patient from injuring themselves. - Answer- True
, If the patient falls and complains of pain in his hip ,you should help him get up and walk
to the bed. - Answer- False
A patient is choking on some object that is caught in his airway. Before first aid
measures are applied , find out ? - Answer- If the patient can speak or cough.
As a home health care aide you are able to reinforce a dressing true or false? - Answer-
True
As a home health care aide you are able to, apply a hot pack true or false! - Answer-
False
As a home health care aide you are able to give a patient an enema true or false? -
Answer- False
As a home health care aide you are able to administer medication true or false ? -
Answer- False
As a home health care aide you are able to change sterile dressing true or false? -
Answer- False
As a home health care aide you are able to assist with a colostomy bag true or false ? -
Answer- True
As a home health care aide you are able to give a rectal suppository true or false? -
Answer- False
As a home health care aide you are able to give a tubal feeding true or false? - Answer-
False
As a home health care aide you are able to give insulin true or false ? - Answer- False
As a home health care aide you are able to cut patient's nails true or false? - Answer-
False
As a home health care aide you work as part of a health care team true or false ? -
Answer- True
When you work in the home as a home health care aide you will be working under
who's supervision? - Answer- Professional Supervisor
As a home health care aide your responsibility is ? - Answer- To only complete tasks
that the RN or therapist assigns you to do.
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