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Home Health Aide Practice Test

Check what you know about the home health aide job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on home health aide knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15What is the minimum training for aides at Medicare-certified agencies?
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Answer: 75 hours. Federal rules require at least 75 hours, including 16 hours of supervised practical training.

Question 2 of 15When giving a bed bath, which area should be washed last?
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Answer: Perineal area. Wash from cleanest to dirtiest, with perineal care last.

Question 3 of 15What is a gait belt used for?
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Answer: Safe transfers and walking. A gait belt gives the aide a secure hold during transfers and walking.

Question 4 of 15Which is an example of an ADL?
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Answer: Dressing. Dressing is an activity of daily living; the others are IADLs.

Question 5 of 15A client’s ankles are newly swollen. What should you do?
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Answer: Report it to the nurse. Changes in condition should be reported to the nurse or supervisor.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Comfort-focused care for people near the end of life.”
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Answer: Hospice. Hospice: Comfort-focused care for people near the end of life.

Question 7 of 15What does “Incontinence care” mean?
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Answer: Helping clients stay clean and dry when they cannot control bladder or bowel.. Incontinence care: Helping clients stay clean and dry when they cannot control bladder or bowel.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Infection-control practices, such as hand hygiene and gloves, used with every client.”
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Answer: Standard precautions. Standard precautions: Infection-control practices, such as hand hygiene and gloves, used with every client.

Question 9 of 15What does “EVV” mean?
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Answer: Electronic visit verification: a system that records when and where care visits happen.. EVV: Electronic visit verification: a system that records when and where care visits happen.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Instrumental activities of daily living, such as cooking, shopping and managing medications.”
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Answer: IADLs. IADLs: Instrumental activities of daily living, such as cooking, shopping and managing medications.

Question 11 of 15What does “Vital signs” mean?
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Answer: Temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure.. Vital signs: Temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “The duty to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation.”
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Answer: Mandated reporting. Mandated reporting: The duty to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Question 13 of 15What does “Gait belt” mean?
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Answer: A strong belt placed around a client’s waist to help with safe transfers and walking.. Gait belt: A strong belt placed around a client’s waist to help with safe transfers and walking.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A client’s likelihood of falling, which shapes how care is given.”
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Answer: Fall risk. Fall risk: A client’s likelihood of falling, which shapes how care is given.

Question 15 of 15What does “Pressure injury” mean?
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Answer: Skin damage caused by staying in one position too long; also called a bedsore.. Pressure injury: Skin damage caused by staying in one position too long; also called a bedsore.

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