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Home Care Aide Skills Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Common Care Practices - 1) Identify self to the client when beginning care? 2) Use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and the HCA throughout procedure? 3) Promote client's social and human needs t...

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  • January 8, 2025
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Home Care Aide Skills Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Common Care Practices - ✔✔1) Identify self to the client when beginning care?


2) Use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and the HCA


throughout procedure?


3) Promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure?


4) Promote client's rights throughout procedure?


5) Promote client's safety throughout procedure?


6) Promote client's comfort throughout procedure?


7) Leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g., phone, glasses, remote, tissues, glass


of water)?


SWIPES - ✔✔1) Gather supplies before starting the task.


2) Wash your hands before contact with a client.


3) Identify yourself by telling the client your name.


4) Provide privacy throughout care with a curtain, screen, or door.


5) Explain what you are doing to the client.


6) Scan the area to be sure everything is back in place after the task is done.




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Handwashing - ✔✔1) Make sure all supplies are withing easy reach so that no contaminated surface is

touched throughout the task.


2) Turn on warm water at sink.


3) Wet hands and wrists thoroughly.


4) Apply soap (skin cleanser) to hands.


5) Lather all surfaces of fingers and hands, including above the wrists.


6) Use friction rubbing soapy hands together for a minimum of 20 seconds, keep fingers pointing down.


7) Thoroughly rinse all surfaces of hands and wrists.


8) Use clean, dry paper towel to dry all surfaces of hands, wrists, and fingers.


9) Use clean, dry paper towel or clean dry area of paper towel to turn off faucet.


10) Dispose of used paper towel in trash immediately after shutting off the faucet.


Feeding a Client - ✔✔1) Ensure client is sitting upright in chair before begins feeding?


2) Sit to feed the client?


3) Offer the client fluid to drink during the meal?


4) Talk to client during the meal?


5) Wait to offer another bite of food or fluid to drink until client swallowed or client's mouth is ensured

empty?


6) Alternate the type of food offered with bites or ask about client's preference for each bite?


7) Limit the amount of food on fork or spoon to provide as bite-size?


8) Leave the client with a clean mouth area at the end of the skill?




Author. Emily Charlene, ©2025 All Rights Reserved.

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