HAC Study Guide 2026
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📚 HAC Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample HAC Questions & Answers
1. What should a healthcare aide do if they suspect elder abuse?
If a healthcare aide suspects elder abuse, they have a legal and ethical obligation to report it immediately. Reporting to a supervisor or appropriate authorities, such as Adult Protective Services, ensures that the situation can be investigated and the vulnerable individual protected. Ignoring or confronting the abuser directly could put the patient at further risk and is not the correct protocol.
2. What does the term 'orthostatic hypotension' mean in the context of vital sign monitoring?
Orthostatic hypotension is a significant drop in blood pressure (≥20 mmHg systolic) upon standing, which can cause dizziness and falls.
3. When reporting a change in patient condition, the aide should include:
Reports should contain factual, specific observations with timing so the nurse can make an accurate clinical assessment without guessing.
4. A Hoyer lift sling shows a small tear along a seam. What is the correct action?
Any damage to a sling compromises patient safety and requires immediate removal from service.
5. How should a Healthcare Aide Certification professional communicate with patients who have cognitive impairments?
Communication with cognitively impaired patients requires simple language, patience, and appropriate non-verbal cues.
6. A healthcare aide receives a verbal report that a new resident is on droplet precautions. Before entering the room, where should the aide don required PPE?
PPE for droplet precautions must be donned before entering the patient's room to prevent exposure when opening the door.
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