Kentucky State Nurse Aide Exam - 2024 -
SRNA exam (Questions From the
Chapters and from the Handouts)
Abduction - correct answer ✔✔Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - correct answer ✔✔Movement toward the midline of the body
extension - correct answer ✔✔Straightening a body part
Flexion - correct answer ✔✔Bending a body part
range of motion(ROM) - correct answer ✔✔the movement of a joint to the extent possible without
causing pain
ADLs - correct answer ✔✔activities of daily living
Deconditioning is_____
a. The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
b. Bending a body part
c. The lack of joint mobility
d. The act of walking - correct answer ✔✔a. The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
Moving a body part away from the midline is
a. Rotation
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
,d. Pronation - correct answer ✔✔b. Abduction
Which of the following is incorrect when performing ROM?
a. Cover the person with a bath blanket
b. Follow your center's policy for ROM
c. Ask the person to tell you if there is pain
d. Force the joint beyond its present ROM - correct answer ✔✔d. Force the joint beyond its present
ROM
Which is true about the use of walkers?
a. A person can be pushed while seated on a wheeled walker
b. The nursing assistant decides which type of walker the person will use
c. The person pushes a wheeled walker about 12 inches in front of the feet
d. A walker gives more support than a cane - correct answer ✔✔d. A walker gives more support than a
cane
The purpose of bedrest is to
a. Prevent orthostatic hypotension
b. Reduce pain and promote healing
c. Prevent pressure injuries, constipation, and blood clots
d. Cause contractures and muscle atrophy - correct answer ✔✔b. Reduce pain and promote healing
Which helps prevent plantar flexion?
a. Bedboards
b. A footboard
c. A trochanter roll
d. Hand rolls - correct answer ✔✔b. A footboard
Which prevents the hip from turning outward?
,a. Bedboards
b. A footboard
c. A trochanter roll
d. A leg brace - correct answer ✔✔c. A trochanter roll
A contracture is
a. The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
b. The lack of joint mobility from shortening of a muscle
c. A decrease in the size of a muscle
d. A blood clot in the muscle - correct answer ✔✔b. The lack of joint mobility from shortening of a
muscle
A trapeze is used to
a. Prevent footdrop
b. Prevent contractures
c. Strengthen arm muscles
d. Strengthen leg muscles - correct answer ✔✔c. Strengthen arm muscles
Passive ROM exercises are performed by
a. The person
b. Someone else
c. The person with the help of another
d. The person with the use of a trapeze - correct answer ✔✔b. Someone else
ROM exercises are ordered. You do the following except
a. Support the part being exercised
b. Move the joint slowly, smoothly, and gently
c. Force the joint through its full ROM
, d. Exercise only the joints indicated by the nurse - correct answer ✔✔c. Force the joint through its full
ROM
Flexion involves
a. Bending the body part
b. Straightening the body part
c. Moving the body part toward the body
d. Moving the body part away from the body - correct answer ✔✔a. Bending the body part
When ambulating a person
a. A gait belt is used if the person is weak or unsteady
b. The person can shuffle or slide when walking after bedrest
c. Have the person walk on tiptoes
d. You walk on the person's strong side - correct answer ✔✔a. A gait belt is used if the person is weak or
unsteady
You are getting a person ready to crutch walk. You should do the following except
a. Check the crutch tips
b. Have the person wear nonskid shoes
c. Get a pair of crutches from physical therapy
d. Tighten the bolts on the crutches - correct answer ✔✔c. Get a pair of crutches from physical therapy
A single-tip cane is used
a. At waist level
b. On the strong side
c. On the weak side
d. On either side - correct answer ✔✔b. On the strong side
Which is not an OBRA requirement for physical comfort?
SRNA exam (Questions From the
Chapters and from the Handouts)
Abduction - correct answer ✔✔Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - correct answer ✔✔Movement toward the midline of the body
extension - correct answer ✔✔Straightening a body part
Flexion - correct answer ✔✔Bending a body part
range of motion(ROM) - correct answer ✔✔the movement of a joint to the extent possible without
causing pain
ADLs - correct answer ✔✔activities of daily living
Deconditioning is_____
a. The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
b. Bending a body part
c. The lack of joint mobility
d. The act of walking - correct answer ✔✔a. The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
Moving a body part away from the midline is
a. Rotation
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
,d. Pronation - correct answer ✔✔b. Abduction
Which of the following is incorrect when performing ROM?
a. Cover the person with a bath blanket
b. Follow your center's policy for ROM
c. Ask the person to tell you if there is pain
d. Force the joint beyond its present ROM - correct answer ✔✔d. Force the joint beyond its present
ROM
Which is true about the use of walkers?
a. A person can be pushed while seated on a wheeled walker
b. The nursing assistant decides which type of walker the person will use
c. The person pushes a wheeled walker about 12 inches in front of the feet
d. A walker gives more support than a cane - correct answer ✔✔d. A walker gives more support than a
cane
The purpose of bedrest is to
a. Prevent orthostatic hypotension
b. Reduce pain and promote healing
c. Prevent pressure injuries, constipation, and blood clots
d. Cause contractures and muscle atrophy - correct answer ✔✔b. Reduce pain and promote healing
Which helps prevent plantar flexion?
a. Bedboards
b. A footboard
c. A trochanter roll
d. Hand rolls - correct answer ✔✔b. A footboard
Which prevents the hip from turning outward?
,a. Bedboards
b. A footboard
c. A trochanter roll
d. A leg brace - correct answer ✔✔c. A trochanter roll
A contracture is
a. The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
b. The lack of joint mobility from shortening of a muscle
c. A decrease in the size of a muscle
d. A blood clot in the muscle - correct answer ✔✔b. The lack of joint mobility from shortening of a
muscle
A trapeze is used to
a. Prevent footdrop
b. Prevent contractures
c. Strengthen arm muscles
d. Strengthen leg muscles - correct answer ✔✔c. Strengthen arm muscles
Passive ROM exercises are performed by
a. The person
b. Someone else
c. The person with the help of another
d. The person with the use of a trapeze - correct answer ✔✔b. Someone else
ROM exercises are ordered. You do the following except
a. Support the part being exercised
b. Move the joint slowly, smoothly, and gently
c. Force the joint through its full ROM
, d. Exercise only the joints indicated by the nurse - correct answer ✔✔c. Force the joint through its full
ROM
Flexion involves
a. Bending the body part
b. Straightening the body part
c. Moving the body part toward the body
d. Moving the body part away from the body - correct answer ✔✔a. Bending the body part
When ambulating a person
a. A gait belt is used if the person is weak or unsteady
b. The person can shuffle or slide when walking after bedrest
c. Have the person walk on tiptoes
d. You walk on the person's strong side - correct answer ✔✔a. A gait belt is used if the person is weak or
unsteady
You are getting a person ready to crutch walk. You should do the following except
a. Check the crutch tips
b. Have the person wear nonskid shoes
c. Get a pair of crutches from physical therapy
d. Tighten the bolts on the crutches - correct answer ✔✔c. Get a pair of crutches from physical therapy
A single-tip cane is used
a. At waist level
b. On the strong side
c. On the weak side
d. On either side - correct answer ✔✔b. On the strong side
Which is not an OBRA requirement for physical comfort?
