Study Guides
Written to be practiced, not re-read. Each section ends with a question before you move on.
7 guides · 35 built-in checks · 84 exact figures with statute citations
Re-reading is one of the least effective ways to study. These guides interrupt you with questions instead.
Personal Care, Skin and Medication Assistance
Eighteen percent of the exam across two domains: bathing, perineal and catheter care, mouth and denture care, dressing, toileting, plus pressure injuries, skin tears and the limits of assisting with medication.
Open guideCommunication, Psychosocial Care and Care Across the Lifespan
Seventeen percent of the exam across two domains: therapeutic communication, hearing and vision loss, aphasia and dementia, depression and grief, culture and gender identity, and care from infancy to the end of life.
Open guideMeals, Nutrition and Home Management
Seventeen percent of the exam across two domains: feeding safely, therapeutic diets, fluids and intake and output, then the home health aide's own territory: food safety, shopping, a clean and healthy home, appointments and the telephone.
Open guideThe Home Health Aide's Role, Client Rights and Ethics
Fifteen percent of the exam and the domain behind most 'which is the best action' questions: what the aide may and may not do, who writes the care plan, client rights, abuse and neglect, documentation, and the federal training and supervision rules.
Open guideInfection Control, Home Safety and Emergencies
Fourteen percent of the exam across two domains, each named on the federal subject list: preventing infection, keeping the home safe, and recognizing emergencies and knowing what to do.
Open guideVital Signs, Observation and Reporting
Ten percent of the exam: temperature, pulse and respiration (named in the federal rule itself), blood pressure, weight, pain, what to report right away, and how to write an objective note.
Open guideMobility, Transfers and Positioning
Nine percent of the exam, and two of the skills a nurse must watch you perform: safe transfers and range of motion. Body mechanics, gait belts, canes and walkers, falls, positions and ROM vocabulary.
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