Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment? - ✔✔ Physician (MD)
Which of the following care team members are
... [Show More] licensed professionals who may assign tasks to home health aides? - ✔✔ Nurses, PTs, OTs
Who does the care team revolve around? - ✔✔ The client and his/her condition, treatment, and progress
If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what should a HHA do? - ✔✔ The HHA should not perform the activity if it's not listed on the care plan
Why is reporting a client's changes and problems to the supervisor a very important role of the HHA? - ✔✔ The care plan must be updated as the client's condition changes
What is one typical task that a HHA performs? - ✔✔ Giving skin care
What task is considered outside the scope of practice for an HHA? - ✔✔ Inserting tubes into a client's body
What's one federal regulation that applies to HHAs? - ✔✔ HHAs must complete at least 75 hours of training and/or they must pass a competency evaluation before they begin working
What's an example of a common policy at a home health agency? - ✔✔ HHAs must follow the client's care plan
What does a professional relationship between an HHA and a client include? - ✔✔ Keeping client informational confidential
What's would be the best response by a HHA if a client purchases them a gift? - ✔✔ The HHA should refuse the gift but thank the client for thinking of her
What's an example of a HHA behaving professionally with an employer? - ✔✔ Documenting carefully
What's the best type of jewelry for a HHA to wear to work? - ✔✔ A waterproof watch
What does the term "empathy" mean? - ✔✔ Empathy means being able to identify with and enter into the feelings of others.
What's one responsibility of an employer regarding a HHA? - ✔✔ Employers must provide initial training and continuing in-service training
Who is the most important person on the healthcare team? - ✔✔ The client
What is the chain of command? - ✔✔ The line of authority in an agency
___ has to do with the knowledge of right and wrong - ✔✔ Ethics
An example of ethical behavior by a HHA is _____ - ✔✔ Protecting a client's privacy
What term means harming a person physically, mentally, or emotionally by failing to provide needed care? - ✔✔ Neglect
What must a HHA do if he suspects that a client is being abused? - ✔✔ The HHA should report immediately to his supervisor
What term means to steal, take advantage of, or improperly use the money, property, or other assets of another person? - ✔✔ Financial abuse
What's an example of sexual abuse? - ✔✔ Rubbing up against a client inappropriately
Threatening to harm a client if her tells another caregiver about a problem is an example of what type of abuse? - ✔✔ Psychological abuse
For home health aides, confidentiality means.... - ✔✔ keeping private things private
with whom may an HHA share a client's medical information? - ✔✔ With other members of the care team
What's a term for a legal document that designates what kind of care a person wants if he is unable to make that decision himself? - ✔✔ Advance directive
what's an example of an advance directive? - ✔✔ Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
what's the best way for a HHA to keep clients' health information confidential? - ✔✔ store, file, or shred documents according to agency policy
what behavior promotes clients' rights? - ✔✔ Encouraging a client to participate in care planning
Whats the correct order of the three-step communication process? - ✔✔ Sender sends message. Receiver receives message. Receiver provides feedback.
What is true of non-verbal communication? - ✔✔ Nonverbal communication may be different than what the person is actually saying
Barrier to combination include the following - ✔✔ HHA uses medical terminology with the client
An example of active listening is: - ✔✔ HHA focuses on the client and provides feedback
Which of the following is an example of a fact? - ✔✔ Mr. Craig needed help to get to the bathroom today
If a client makes a request that an HHA cannot honor, what should the HHA do? - ✔✔ The HHA should explain why the request cannot be fulfilled and report to her supervisor
The part of the word that is added to the end of a root to form a new word is called a(n) - ✔✔ Suffix
What should not be reported to a supervisor? - ✔✔ Family fighting
Objective information is: - ✔✔ information collected using the senses
what is true for documentation? - ✔✔ Documentation provides an up-to-date record of the status and care of each client
What occurrence is not considered an incident? - ✔✔ The HHA makes a mistake on the visit record
When making a call, the HHA should: - ✔✔ Identify herself and state why she is calling.
One way an HHA can respond positively to cultural diversity is to - ✔✔ Value and respect each person as an individual
A term used to describe a person who does not eat meat and may not consume dairy or eggs is a(n) - ✔✔ Vegetarian [Show Less]