Home Health Aide Certification Practice Test #3 2

Question 1

A patient is on a low-sodium diet. Which food should the aide avoid including in the patient's meal?

Accepted Answer

Canned soup, processed deli meat, or soy sauce

Answer

Canned soups, processed meats, and soy sauce are extremely high in sodium. A single serving can exceed a low-sodium patient's daily sodium allowance.

Question 2

A patient suddenly complains of crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm. The aide should:

Accepted Answer

Call 911 immediately — these are classic signs of a myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Answer

Crushing chest pain radiating to the jaw, left arm, or back with diaphoresis and dyspnea are hallmark signs of MI. Every minute without treatment increases myocardial damage.

Question 3

When helping a patient use a walker, it should be advanced:

Accepted Answer

Before each step — the patient moves the walker forward first, then steps into it

Answer

Proper walker use: advance the walker, then step with the weaker leg, then step with the stronger leg into the walker's base, maintaining a stable four-point base of support.

Question 4

Which type of burn requires immediate emergency medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

A large second or third-degree burn or any burn to the face, hands, genitals, or involving a major joint

Answer

Large, deep, or critically located burns (face, hands, genitals, joints, circumferential, or those involving inhalation injury) require emergency burn center treatment.

Question 5

Proper documentation of care provided should occur:

Accepted Answer

As soon as possible after care is provided — ideally before leaving the patient's home

Answer

Timely documentation is more accurate and legally defensible. Delays increase the risk of forgetting details or charting inaccuracies. Many agencies require notes completed same-day or before the next visit.

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Home Health Aide Certification Practice Test #3 2