1. Client observation and reporting is part of the home health aide daily work responsibilities.

2. Good handwashing will help prevent the spread of germs.

3. You can prevent hospitalization by reporting client changes promptly.

4. Redness skin, especially over bony areas of the body, is the first sign of a decubitus ulcer  and needs to be reported to the agency.

5. There must be a Plan of Care (POC) formulated by a Register Nurse in patient’s home in order for HHA/PCA to care for patient.

6. HHA/PCA can answer any questions the neighbors might have about the patient.

7. Caregiver who refuses the flu vaccine must wear a mask during client care in flu season.

8. Disposable gloves may be used more than once if they look clean.

9. If you found the patient is having difficulty breathing, constant chest pain or pressure, unconsciousness, unable to stay awake, blue lips or face should call 911 immediately for emergency medical assistance. 

10. Dizziness, poor lighting, and unsteady gait may be contributing factors to falls.

11. Everyone should have more than one escape route from the home.

12. If you smell smoke coming from behind a closed door, feel the door before opening it.

13. The HIPAA Privacy Rule and HITECH Act protect our fundamental right to privacy and confidentiality.

14. If you suspect that a patient is being abused, it is mandated that you report it. Inform your supervisor immediately.

15. When doing house cleaning and housework, good physical mechanics can prevent back, shoulder injuries, and body aches.

16. If you disclose your patient’s HIV-related information to others. Without legal permission, you will be subjected to fined or penalized by law.

17. When going down a slope, the wheelchair should be facing forward.

18. You do not have to call and report a fall to your service coordinator if you were not at work when it happened.

19. New York State laws support and respect each patient’s participation in their own medical care. Patients have the right to whether to have advance directives, health care proxy, non-resuscitation orders, and living wills.

20. Take standard precaution when you work, wash your hands frequently, wear protective equipment like gloves and mask, cover open wound on skins are some of the ways to prevent blood borne pathogen diseases. 

21. The mask can be reused if it is not obviously damaged or soiled.

22. Utilization of gloves cannot replace the importance of hand washing. Caregiver must wash hands when entering patient’s home after he/she has completed errands from public area. 

23. Standard precautions require that you treat all patient as though they may be infectious.

24. Standard precautions require that you treat all patient as though they may be infectious.

25. A patient accuses a home health aide of stealing five dollars. The aide has not taken the patient’s money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the aide do?

26. Possible symptoms of COVID-19 include:

27. Patient has had a stroke and has a right-sided weakness. The patient can walk with a little assistance. It is best for the home health aide to assist the patient by walking in which of these positions?

28. To prevent bedsores in the elderly, you should:

29. How to prevent COVID-19?

30. Which of the following will result in a patient falling?

31. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the caregiver:

32. The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days. What should you do?

33. If you burn yourself, you should immediately:

34. Which of the following is safe food handling practice?

35. How do you handle sharps and needles?

36. A patient who has been on bed rest is to get up in a chair. The home health aide helps the patient to sit on the edge of the bed. The patient says, “I am dizzy.” What should the aide do?

37. The symptoms of Tuberculosis (TB) include which of the following?

38. The first step when transferring a patient out of the bed to wheelchair is:

39. Before transferring the patient to the wheelchair, the most important thing the aide should do is:

40. You must remain in patient’s home until you complete your shift except: