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Professional boundaries are necessary in caregiving because they help the home care aid…

  1. avoid doing tasks that are unpleasant
  2. Decide when the care plan should be followed
  3. Keep a healthy relationship with the client
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  1. Keep a healthy relationship with the client
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A clients son asks the HCA to do the families laundry along the with the clients, the HCA should…

  1. Suggest the son ask another caregiver to do the laundry
  2. Explain that the HCA can only provide services for the client
  3. Add the families laundry, since helping the family helps the client
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  1. Explain that the HCA can only provide services for the client.
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A clients daughter is visiting from out of town and asks the HCA about her fathers health. The best response by the HCA would be…

  1. Review the clients care plane and the clients progress with daily living actives with the daughter
  2. Discuss what the HCA has been involved with, such as doctor visits.
  3. Suggest the daughter ask her father directly about his health
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  1. Suggest the daughter ask her father directly about his health
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An example of a restraint is…

  1. Using a pillow to help keep the client in a side lying position
  2. Using perscribed medications instead of over the counter medications for a clients pain
  3. Dressing the client in clothing selected because it cannot be removed by the client
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  1. Dressing the client in clothing selected because it cannot be removed by the client
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A client is on a special diet and wants to add new food to the diet. The best response by the HCA is…

  1. Explain that the HCA may only prepare foods on the current diet.
  2. Encourage the client to discuss this with their doctor or dietitian first.
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  1. Encourage the client to discuss this with their doctor or dietitian first.
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A client is feeding very weak today but wants to take a tub bath The HCA is concerned about the client’s risk of falling in the tub. What is the best response by the HCA…

  1. Explain their concerns to the client and offer alternatives
  2. Setup to give the client a bed bath instead
  3. Encourage independence allowing the client to take a tub bath
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  1. Explain their concerns to the client and offer alternatives
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When reporting suspected abuse to DSHS, the HCA must…

  1. Get the clients approval
  2. Inform the supervisor/case manger first
  3. Describe the facts about what has been observed
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  1. Describe the facts about what has been observed.
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The client’s family member has taken several valuable items from the client’s home without permission. This could be a sign of…

  1. Financial exploitation
  2. lack of independence
  3. abandonment
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  1. Financial exploitation
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A client’s care plan is important because it helps the HCA…

  1. Understand the needs of the clients family members
  2. Give appropriate medical advice to the client
  3. Identify what personal care tasks the client needs
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  1. Identify what personal care tasks the client needs
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The HCA should wear gloves when…

  1. Going the bathroom
  2. Having any contact with the client
  3. Providing care with chapped hands
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  1. Providing care with chapped hands
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You are a mandatory reporter of abuse for any vulnerable adult

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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You need to know if your client has advanced directives and where they are located

  1. Ture
  2. False
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  1. Ture
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A restraint can be used if the client says he or she is afraid of falling

  1. Ture
  2. False
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  1. False
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A client’s right to decide what care he or she receives is protected by law

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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Self-directed care tasks, done by an Individual Provider, must be listed in their care plan

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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A client’s care plan is important because it helps you to

  1. Give medical advice to the client
  2. Meet the client’s family members
  3. Know what personal care tasks to do
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  1. Know what personal care tasks to do
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It is important to understand a client’s cultural background because it can…

  1. Change how many hours you work
  2. Affect how you need to provide care
  3. Tell you weather to fallow the care plan
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  1. Affect how you need to provide care
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When cleaning up blood, wear gloves only if a client has a blood-borne disease…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. False
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A client complains of having a headache and feeling dizzy could be dehydrated…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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The HIV virus is hard to kill on household surfaces…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. False
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Clients infected with HIV/Aids may not know they have the illness..

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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It is better to drag, not lift, a client when helping to reposition her in bed…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. False
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Infections may be spread when work areas are not kept clean

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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When looking at the label of a client’s medication, you must verify if it is the correct client, medication, time, dosage, and route…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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A home care aide’s role in nurse delegtion is to do a delegated task as trained by the client..

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. False
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You should report a change in a client’s condition or behavior anytime you have questions or concerns…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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It is your responsibility to come to work when scheduled and on time…

  1. True
  2. False
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  1. True
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A client’s legal rights are important because they…

  1. They are listed in the clients care plan
  2. Spell out a case mangers role
  3. Protect a clients freedom and dignity
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  1. Protect a clients freedom and dignity
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A relative of Mr. Timberlake has taken several valuable things from his house without permission. This could be a sign of…

  1. Abandonment
  2. Financial exploitation
  3. Self neglect
A
  1. Financial exploitation
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Which one of the following actions could be helpful to you if you were experiencing grief and loss..

  1. Increasing work hours to keep busy
  2. Talking with someone who will listen
  3. Ignoring the feelings they will go away
A
  1. Talking with someone who will listen
31
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Any caregiver can assist with medications in the following way…

  1. Steadying a client’s wrists for drops, sprays, or lotions
    2 Placing a medication into a client’s mouth.
  2. Preparing medications without written instructions.
A
  1. Steadying a client’s wrists for drops, sprays, or lotions
32
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As a caregiver what is the first thing you need to do in an emergency…

  1. Make sure the client is safe
  2. Only do what the client asks
  3. Call your supervisor/case manager
A
  1. Make sure the client is safe
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Your legal responsibility for reporting abuse begins as soon as you…

  1. Have informed your supervisor/case manager
  2. Get the client to admit it happened
  3. Suspect abuse has happened
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  1. Suspect abuse has happened.
34
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Behaviors that put you at-risk for getting HIV/AIDS include…

  1. Using public restrooms
  2. Hugging an infected person
  3. Contact with infected blood
A
  1. Contact with infected blood
35
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Mr. Filmore has diabetes and has a new sore on his foot. You must…

  1. Put a band-aid on it and watch it every day.
  2. Report it to your supervisor/case manager.
    3 Tell Mr. Filmore to take better care of himself.
A
  1. Report it to your supervisor/case manager
36
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Actively listening to a client means you…

  1. Politely ask the client to pay attention to you.
  2. Share a story you think the client would enjoy
  3. Stop what you are doing and focus on him or her
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  1. Stop what you are doing and focus on him or her
37
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Clear, professional boundaries are important because they help you…

  1. Get more information about what tasks to do.
  2. Get closer to the client’s family and friends.
  3. Keep a healthy ethical relationship with the client
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  1. Keep a healthy ethical relationship with the client
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As a caregiver, reading food labels helps you know…

  1. If the client can afford to buy it.
  2. Whether the client will like it.
  3. If a food is healthy for the client
A
  1. If a food is healthy for the client
39
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Check a client’s skin…

  1. When you have the extra time.
  2. Occasionally when you do personal care
  3. Whenever you do personal care
A
  1. Whenever you do personal care
40
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HIV/AIDS is caused by a…

  1. Air-born virus
  2. Blood born virus
  3. Food born virus
A
  1. Blood-born virus
41
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Mr. Smith’s son, Bob, is visiting him from out of town. Bob asks you about his father’s health. Your best response is to tell Bob…

  1. You do not know anything
  2. To ask his father about his health
  3. Tell all you know about his fathers heath
A
  1. To ask his father about his health
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Mr. Yost wants hotdogs but is on a low-salt diet. You should tell him…

  1. Why his choice concerns you and offer an alternate.
  2. That he has no choice but to eat what you cook for him.
  3. That his doctor must write a prescription for the hotdogs.
A
  1. Why his choice concerns you and offer an alternate
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Mrs. Higginbottom is confined to a wheelchair. To prevent pressure ulcers, encourage her to…

  1. Stay as still as possible.
  2. Use a donut shaped cushion.
  3. Shift her weight frequently
A
  1. Check her weight frequently
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Mrs. Moody has dementia, becomes restless in the afternoon, and tries to get outside. How do you keep her safe without using a restraint? Have her..

  1. Sit unattended in her recliner.
  2. Walk or pace in a safe area.
  3. Locked up safe in her room.
A
  1. Walk or pace in a safe area
45
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Mrs. Phillips continues to refuse to take her medications. You should…

  1. Report it to your case manager/supervisor.
  2. Hide the medications in her food.
  3. Do nothing. It is her right to refuse.
A
  1. Report it to your case manager/supervisor.
46
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Mrs. Washington has bruises on her arms and legs that can’t be explained. You must…

  1. Wait until there is more proof that the abuse happened.
  2. Get her permission before making report.
  3. Report this suspected abuse to DSHS immediately.
A
  1. Report this suspected abuse to DSHS immediately
47
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A client that complains of dizziness, thirst, weakness, and confusion is showing signs of…

  1. Infection
  2. Grief
  3. Depression
A
  1. Infection
48
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Objectively reporting concerns about a client means you give…

  1. Take action early to reduce what causes you stress.
  2. Only the facts of what you observed.
  3. Only what the client wants you to report.
A
  1. Only the facts of what you observed
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One effective way to avoid caregiver burnout is to…

  1. Take action early to reduce what causes you stress.
  2. Delay needed changes until you have more time.
  3. Set big goals when change is needed.
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  1. Take action early to reduce what causes you stress
50
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Proper body mechanics inclue always bending from the…

  1. Waist
  2. Knees
  3. Shoulders
A
  1. Knees
51
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Standard precautions are used…

  1. Any time there is a risk of exposure to blood or body fluids.
  2. In place of other infection control practices.
  3. Only when you know a client has a blood borne disease
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  1. Any time there is a risk of exposure to blood or body fluids.
52
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To make sure your body language communicates respect to a client, always…

  1. Keep your gestures relaxed and open
  2. Hide any negative emotions you are feeling.
  3. Stand and look down at the client.
A
  1. Keep your gestures relaxed and open
53
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When assisting a client to transfer, always…

  1. Tell the client it would be best to do the transfer your way.
  2. Communicate exactly what you will be doing and when.
  3. Stay quiet unless the client asks you a question.
A
  1. Communicate what you will be doing and when
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When something needs to be doumented about a client, you should…

  1. Wait until the issue is solved to document it.
  2. Make sure that you give your opinion.
  3. Write down exactly what happened as soon as possible.
A
  1. Write down exactly what happened as soon as possible
55
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Which one of the following actions helps reduce the possibility of caregiver burnout…

  1. Setting healthy limits to what you can realistically do.
  2. Ignoring your feelings and seeing if they go away.
  3. Spending extra time at work to get everything done.
A
  1. Setting healthy limits to what you can realistically do
56
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Which practice helps a client keep good bowel function…

  1. Straining when toileting.
  2. Eating foods high in fiber
  3. Having a big breakfast.
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  1. Eating foods high in fiber
57
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Who is allowed to administer a medication…

  1. An ombudsman.
  2. Any caregiver.
  3. RNs or LPNs.
A
  1. RNs of LPNs
58
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You must wear gloves when you…

  1. Use the restroom.
  2. Have chapped hands.
  3. Have any contact with a client.
A
  1. Have chapped hands
59
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You see Mrs. Foote is about to fall. What do you do…

  1. Try to stop her from falling.
  2. Run and get help quickly.
  3. Gently ease her to the floor.
A
  1. Gently ease her to the floor
60
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You suspect a vulnerable adult has been sexually assaulted. You must report it…

  1. After you have more proof.
  2. Only if you are comfortable calling.
  3. To the police and the DSHS abuse hotline.
A
  1. To the police and DSHS abuse hotline
61
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At which temperature must you keep foods cold…

  1. 41 degrees or below
  2. 55 degrees or below
  3. 50 degrees or below
A
  1. 41 degrees or below
62
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Which is the correct way to reheat food…

  1. Reheat until the food is warm to the touch.
  2. Reheat to 145 degrees or hotter within 4 hours.
  3. Reheat to 165 degrees or hotter within 1 hour.
A
  1. Reheat at 165 degrees or hotter within 1 hour
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Which is the correct way to make disinfectant when using bleach…

  1. Add 10 ounces of bleach to one (1) gallon soapy water.
  2. Mix one (1) cup bleach with one (1) gallon hot water.
  3. Mix one (1) teaspoon bleach with one (1) gallon cool water.
A
  1. Mix one teaspoon of bleach with one gallon cool water
64
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A caregiver has just finished cutting raw meat on a cutting board and is about to cut potatoes for a salad. What must he/she do to prevent cross-contamination…

  1. Wipe the board and knife with a cloth rinsed in bleach water.
  2. Wipe the board with a paper towel and use a new knife.
  3. Wash, rinse, and disinfect the board and knife before using.
A
  1. Wash, rinse, and disinfect the board and knife before using.
65
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When must a person preparing foods wash his/her hands…

  1. Three times a day.
  2. Whenever they may have become contaminated.
  3. Only when they look dirty.
A
  1. Whenever they may have become contaminated
66
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A caregiver who has a sore throat or diarrhea should not prepare foods. Why should he/she not handle food…

  1. Because the caregiver will work slower.
  2. It is okay to work if you don’t tell anyoe that you are sick.
  3. Germs causing illnesses could also cause clients to get sick.
A
  1. Germs causing illness could cause clients to get sick
67
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Why should a caregiver use gloves or utensils instead of preparing food with bare hands…

  1. To keep hands from smelling bad.
  2. To keep the foods from bruising.
  3. Germs from bare hands could contaminate food.
A
  1. Germs from bare hands could contaminate food
68
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Bacteria grow best in the “temperature danger zone.” What is the temperature danger zone…

  1. 70 degrees fahrenheit to 170 degrees fahrenheit.
  2. 41 degrees fahrenheit to 140 degrees fahrenheit.
  3. The area around a hot stove.
A
  1. 41 degrees fahrenheit to 140 degrees fahrenheit
69
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Potentially hazardous foods are foods that can grow bacteria easily if they are stored or held in the “temperature danger zone.” Which of the following are potentially hazardous foods…

  1. Cherry pie, breads, and mustard.
  2. Whole apples, bananas and raw carrots.
  3. Cooked rice, chicken and cooked potatoes.
A
  1. Cooked rice, chicken and cooked potatoes
70
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Which is the correct way to deterimine that meats and other foods are adequately cooked to prevent illness…

  1. Use a thermometer to check the internal temperature of the food.
  2. Check internal temperature to make certain it is at least 120 degrees.
  3. Cook the meat/fish/chicken until it is firm, tender and smells done
A
  1. Use a thermometer to check the internal temperature of the food.

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