Role of the Home Health Aide & Working in the Home — Home Health Aide Practice Test

This Home Health Aide Role of the Home Health Aide & Working in the Home practice set has 35 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Home Health Aide knowledge test to pass.

Sample questions

Three questions from the Role of the Home Health Aide & Working in the Home bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.

1. A home health aide (HHA) is best described as someone who:

   • Provides personal care and support to a client in the client's home under a supervising nurse's care plan — Correct answer
   • Diagnoses illnesses and prescribes treatment for the client
   • Works independently to change the client's medical care plan as needed
   • Replaces the client's doctor for ongoing medical decisions

   Explanation: An HHA delivers hands-on personal care and support in the client's home, following the plan of care set by the supervising nurse. Diagnosing, prescribing, and changing the care plan are outside the HHA scope of practice. (Source: 42 CFR 484.80)

   Handbook: Role of the HHA — Scope of Practice

2. Who does an HHA report to when questions or problems arise during a home visit?

   • The supervising nurse (RN) assigned by the home health agency — Correct answer
   • The client's family attorney
   • Any neighbor who happens to be available
   • No one — the HHA decides independently

   Explanation: The HHA is employed by a home health agency and reports clinical questions, concerns, and changes in the client's condition to the supervising nurse (RN) who oversees the case. (Source: 42 CFR 484.80)

   Handbook: Role of the HHA — Home Care Team & Supervising Nurse

3. Before performing any task in a client's home, an HHA should always:

   • Check that the task is listed on the current care plan or assignment sheet — Correct answer
   • Ask the client's neighbor for permission
   • Wait until the next scheduled agency in-service
   • Perform the task first and document it later

   Explanation: The care plan (assignment sheet) created by the supervising nurse defines exactly which tasks the HHA is authorized to perform for that client; the HHA should not perform tasks outside it. (Source: 42 CFR 484.80)

   Handbook: Role of the HHA — Care Plan & Assignment