17. GHC Competency Test

  • Competency Test

    The individual must have a passing score of 85% to be determined competent by the agency.

    The competency test examines all sixteen (16) subject areas and can be adjusted to exclude the six (6) personal care subject areas if an applicant is NOT going to provide personal care services. Testing competency for the six personal care competency areas can also be done by having the applicant demonstrate the skill.

  • 1. The meaning of confidentiality is:
  • 2. Mrs. Jones tells the direct care worker that she would like her hot dog fried, not put in the microwave. The direct care worker has never fried a hot dog. The direct care worker should:
  • 3. The direct care worker is busy doing Mr. Clein’s light housework. Mr. Clean asks the direct care worker to help him write a letter. What should the direct care worker say?
  • 4. Mr. Smith tells the direct care worker that he has had pain for three days and no one cares. The direct care worker should:
  • 5. How many times during a home visit should a direct care worker wash his or her hands?
  • 6. Which one of the following would NOT spread communicable diseases?
  • 7. A direct care worker discovers a small fire in the wastebasket in a room where the client is sitting. The direct care worker should FIRST:
  • 8. Every client receiving home care services will have a record that is kept at their home. All services, interventions, and uncommon observations are to be recorded. The direct care worker notices that “prepare lunch” hasn’t been recorded for several days while they were off. The direct care worker should:
  • 9. A direct care worker slaps a client. This is an example of:
  • 10. An angry client curses loudly at the direct care workers. It would be BEST for the direct care worker to:
  • 11. The direct care worker is going to bathe the client. What should the direct care worker do FIRST?
  • 12. Hair care consists of:
  • 13. To transfer a client from the bed to a wheelchair safely, the direct care worker should:
  • 14. The direct care worker who assists with meal preparation for a client with no dietary restrictions should:
  • 15. When assisting the client with using the bathroom in their home, the direct care worker should:
  • 16. The direct care worker finds a client’s medication on the living room floor. The direct care worker should:
  • 17. When a client offers the direct care worker a tip for their services, the direct care worker should:
  • 18. Mr. Smith confides to the direct care worker that he is not happy with one of his children’s drug use behaviors and doesn’t want anyone to know. The worker should:
  • 19. Mr. Jim likes to go outside for walks. He is a little unsteady, but he has a walker to assist him. The direct care worker should:
  • 20. Mrs. Tune needs assistance doing the laundry. The direct care worker is not familiar with Mrs. Tune’s type of washing machine. The direct care worker should:
  • 21. While helping Mrs. Spratt prepare her meals, the direct care worker notices that Mrs. Spratt keeps dropping things with her right hand, can’t hold her fork without shaking, and seems to lean to her right side when sitting at the table. Mrs. Spratt didn’t do those things yesterday. The direct care worker should:
  • 22. The basic measure for preventing spread of disease is:
  • 23. The major recommendation of standard precautions is to minimize contact with which one of the following?
  • 24. Abuse can be infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish and/or willful deprivation by a caretaker of goods or services which are necessary to maintain physical or mental health.
  • 25. A confused client begins to cry out suddenly. What should the direct care worker do FIRST?
  • 26. When shaving a client’s face with an electric shaver, it is important to FIRST:
  • 27. When helping the client to dress, which of the following is NOT correct?
  • 28. Common sites for pressure sores are:
  • 29. “Ambulate with assistance” means:
  • 30. The client has a history of difficulty with chewing and swallowing. The direct care worker should:
  • 31. The client must use a bedpan with assistance while in bed. The direct care worker should:
  • 32. The client has severe arthritis. The client’s medications come in childproof bottles. The direct care worker should:
  • 33. The client tells the direct care worker that they aren’t happy with the person who is the client’s power of attorney or guardian. The direct care worker should:
  • 34. A client gives the direct care worker $50 as a birthday gift. The direct care worker should:
  • 35. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a law that protects:
  • 36. Miss English has decided to wear two sweaters instead of one because she says she is always cold. The two sweaters make her look “funny”. The direct care worker should:
  • 37. Upon entering the client’s home, the direct care worker finds the client on the floor crying in pain and holding their arm which is bent in an awkward position. The direct care worker should:
  • 38. The direct care worker provided several services during one home visit. The direct care worker documented that only one service was done. When the supervisor reviews the client’s service record, which statement will the supervisor be most likely to make?
  • 39. For older persons, abuse and neglect is reported to:
  • 40. When a client starts to share spiritual beliefs with the direct care worker, the direct care worker should:
  • 41. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding elastic stockings?
  • 42. When giving the client a bed bath, it is good to:
  • 43. A client’s dentures should be stored in:
  • 44. It is important for the direct care worker to remain in front of the client for a few minutes after they stand up and before helping them to a chair, bed, or start to walk because:
  • 45. The client is on a low sodium diet and should AVOID:
  • 46. The client must use a urinal while in bed. The direct care worker should do all of the following but ONE – select the one that the worker should NOT do:
  • 47. The direct care worker can assist the client with self-administration of medications. It is important for the direct care worker to:
  • 48. The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) should be used if the client is:
  • 49. The direct care worker has many responsibilities. Which one below is NOT one of the responsibilities?
  • 50. Part of a direct care worker’s job is to report “critical incidents.” An incident can be changes in a client’s behavior or condition, or accident that happens to the client or the worker while working with the client. When reporting a “critical incident”, the worker should:
  • 51. For children, abuse and neglect is reported to:
  • 52. Upon arrival at the client’s home, the direct care worker hears screaming and yelling coming from the house, but it is only the voice of the client. First, the direct care worker should:
  • 53. Which of the following is FALSE?
  • 54. If a client can’t do his or her oral hygiene, the direct care worker should:
  • 55. Which statement is FALSE when transferring the client from the bed to a chair?
  • 56. The client had a doctor’s visit since the worker’s last visit and tells the worker “I have to eat foods that are high-iron”. Knowing the client’s preferences, the worker suggests one of the following:
  • 57. The client needs the urinal. What do you do?
  • 58. The client had a stroke and must stay in bed while the bed is changed. Which procedure is the best choice?
  • 59. A client complains to the direct care worker that another worker neglected her. The direct care worker should:
  • 60. The direct care worker notices that the client has multiple sizes of guns lying around the house and doesn’t know if they are loaded or not. The direct care worker is afraid of guns. What should the worker do first?
  • 61. The client prefers tub baths instead of a shower. The direct care worker should:
  • 62. Shampooing a client who is confined to bed includes:
  • 63. Which of the following is FALSE?
  • 64. Providing well-balanced meals that limit fatty foods would help the client who has one of the following illnesses:
  • 65. It is important to smooth out wrinkles on the client’s bed because:
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