OHIO STNA KNOWLEDGE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026 UPDATE.
Advanced Directives - ANS a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical
treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the
person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.
Angina - ANS chest pain
Apathy - ANS a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Aseptic - ANS free from disease-causing microorganisms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - ANS benign growth of cells within the prostate gland.
Can cause urination to be difficult
C-Difficile - ANS a bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill; it causes
symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation of the colon
CHF - ANS congestive heart failure
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) - ANS A group of lung diseases that block
airflow and make it difficult to breathe.
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, Delegation - ANS The assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a subordinate
Emphysema - ANS a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged,
causing breathlessness.
Enteral Feeding - ANS Nutrients supplied to the gastrointestinal tract orally or by feeding
tube.
Flatus - ANS gas
Gastrostomy Tube - ANS a surgically placed feeding tube from the exterior of the body into
the stomach
HAI - ANS Healthcare-associated infection
Hemiplegia - ANS paralysis of one side of the body
Impotence - ANS inability to achieve an erection
Lift/Draw Sheet - ANS Sheets that are placed under residents to help with turning, lifting, or
moving up in bed.
Moslow - ANS hierarchy of needs
Passive Range of Motion (PROM) - ANS exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion
that are done by staff without the resident's help
Perseverate - ANS to repeat something insistently or redundantly
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026 UPDATE.
Advanced Directives - ANS a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical
treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the
person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.
Angina - ANS chest pain
Apathy - ANS a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Aseptic - ANS free from disease-causing microorganisms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - ANS benign growth of cells within the prostate gland.
Can cause urination to be difficult
C-Difficile - ANS a bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill; it causes
symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation of the colon
CHF - ANS congestive heart failure
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) - ANS A group of lung diseases that block
airflow and make it difficult to breathe.
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, Delegation - ANS The assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a subordinate
Emphysema - ANS a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged,
causing breathlessness.
Enteral Feeding - ANS Nutrients supplied to the gastrointestinal tract orally or by feeding
tube.
Flatus - ANS gas
Gastrostomy Tube - ANS a surgically placed feeding tube from the exterior of the body into
the stomach
HAI - ANS Healthcare-associated infection
Hemiplegia - ANS paralysis of one side of the body
Impotence - ANS inability to achieve an erection
Lift/Draw Sheet - ANS Sheets that are placed under residents to help with turning, lifting, or
moving up in bed.
Moslow - ANS hierarchy of needs
Passive Range of Motion (PROM) - ANS exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion
that are done by staff without the resident's help
Perseverate - ANS to repeat something insistently or redundantly
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.