Home Health Aide HOSA Sample Questions

Which one of the following is a routine responsible of a home health aide?
a. Providing respite care for the wife of a client with dementia
b. Picking up a client's prescription at the drugstore
c. Grocery shopping for the family
d. Washing the windows of

a

One of your clients is turning 90 next week, and his family has invited you to attend his birthday party. What should you do?
a. Accept the invitation, and take a card or a gift to the party
b.Decline the invitation, but give the client a card or gift dur

c

You are scheduled to work today, but the weather is beautiful and your best friend is begging you to take the day off and go to the beach with her. What should you do?
a. Ask your friend if she would be willing to go with you in the afternoon. You will ta

c

Why is documentation a very important responsibility of the home health aide?
a. Documentation is the main way that the members of the home health care team communicate with each other about the care given to the client and the client's condition, and the

d

Peggy is a home health aide. Today, while Peggy is helping a client, her son's teacher calls Peggy on her cell phone to tell her that her son has had an accident on the playground, and he needs to be picked up. What should Peggy do?
a. Tell the client tha

c

Elizabeth has been caring for Mrs. Robinson for several months and has become friendly with her son, Richard. One day, Richard asks Elizabeth for a cup of coffee after she is finished working. What should Elizabeth do?
a. Decline Richard's invitation beca

a

Case Manager

Member of the health care team responsible for overseeing a client's care, from admission through discharge

Care Plan

A set of instructions for the clients care

Respite Care

Care that allows the primary caregiver to rest or leave the house for a short period of time

Hospice Care

End-of-life care provided to a person who is terminally ill

Time and travel log

For the home health aide uses to record how much time he spent at each client's house, how much time he spent traveling between houses, and his mileage for the day

Homemaker flow sheet

Form used to document housework that is done