STNA Final Exam Prep Study Guide.
You are working 7am - 3pm shift. Mr. Archibald returns from Dialysis at 2pm. What
should you do for him before your shift ends?
A. Get him some food if he has not eaten. Vitals. Allow him time to rest as dialysis can
be exhausting.
B. Vitals. Do not worry about food because dinner will be in 3 hours. Maintain normal
activity.
C. Ask him if he wants to eat. Leave him alone to rest. Don't worry about vitals because
the next shift will take vitals.
D. Vitals. Don't worry about nutrition or activity because the next shift can handle it. -
CORRECT ANSWER A. Get him some food if he has not eaten. Vitals. Allow him time
to rest as dialysis can be exhausting.
You are taking care of 12 residents today. One of your resident wants water, another
needs help walking to the bathroom, another just stated they have chest pain, and
another is crying because their daughter hasn't been to visit. What resident do you
attend to first?
a. Resident who wants water
b. Resident who needs to walk to the bathroom
c. Resident who has chest pain
d. Resident who is crying. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Resident who has chest pain
In medical terminology we use root words with beginnings and endings to help describe
the root word. What are the beginning and endings called?
A. Article & Adjective
B. Prefix & Suffix
C. Noun & Verb
D. Helper & Finder - CORRECT ANSWER B. Prefix & Suffix
You are working as a STNA in hospice. What types of patients are you caring for?
A. Children with birth defects
B. Troubled youth and teenagers
C. Toddlers who need surgery
D. People at the end of life - CORRECT ANSWER D. People at the end of life
The Heimlich maneuver / Abdominal thrust is used for what emergency situation?
A. Seizure
B. Hip Fracture
C. Choking
D. Fire - CORRECT ANSWER C. Choking
,The ordinary safety measures taken when working with bodily secretions are called:
a. Strict Isolation
b. Protection
c. Standard Precautions
d. Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER C. Standard Precautions
The SINGLE most important thing that all healthcare workers can do in order to prevent
the spread of infection is .
A. following standard precautions
B. proper hand washing
C. using gloves
D. isolating patients - CORRECT ANSWER B. proper hand washing
The people who live in a long-term care facility are referred to as:
a. Residents
b. Consumers
c. Patients
d. Clients - CORRECT ANSWER a. Residents
You are measuring Mr. Jones pulse and get a result of 98. You should:
a. Ignore this as it is a normal pulse rate.
b. Report the tachycardia to the nurse.
c. Encourage the resident to rest
d. Call 911 - CORRECT ANSWER a. Ignore this as it is a normal pulse rate.
You have a question about your assignment. Who is the correct person to ask?
a. Medical director
b. Charge Nurse
c. Resident
d. Director of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER b. Charge Nurse
Restraints are sometimes used for a resident under what conditions or situations?
A. When all other measures fail and there is a specific Dr. order
B. The family requests it
C. To prevent falls
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER A. When all other measures fail and there is
a specific Dr. order
Mr. O'Brien, a confused resident, is agitated and wandering throughout the unit. Dinner
trays have been served but he does not want to sit and eat and keeps walking away. To
encourage him to eat you should:
A. walk him back to his seat and firmly direct him to sit.
B. ask the nurse for an order for a restraint.
C. offer him finger food so he may continue to walk.
D. inform him if he misses dinner he will be hungry later on. - CORRECT ANSWER C.
offer him finger food so he may continue to walk.
, You need to get Mrs. Lees up from the wheelchair and back to the bed. The first step is
to check to make sure the bed and wheelchair are in a safe position. Which of the
following describes the safe position of the wheels on the bed and the wheelchair for a
transfer?
a. Bed wheels unlocked - wheelchair wheels locked
b. Bed wheels locked - wheelchair wheels unlocked
c. Bed wheels locked - wheelchair wheels locked
d. Bed wheels unlocked - wheelchair wheels unlocked - CORRECT ANSWER c. Bed
wheels locked - wheelchair wheels locked
14. A resident with Advanced Alzheimer's Disease needs what kind of environment?
a. Exciting
b. Lots of visitors
c. Quiet
d. Stimulating - CORRECT ANSWER c. Quiet
The overall goals of care and the needs of each resident are outlined and documented
in the:
a. I & O sheets
b. Flow sheets
c. Nursing care plans
d. Dr's orders - CORRECT ANSWER c. Nursing care plans
A resident's family member gives you a Christmas card with a $20 bill tucked inside.
What is the appropriate response?
A. Accept the gift and show your appreciation by providing extra care to the resident.
B. Accept the gift and buy doughnuts for the unit.
C. Return the gift courteously.
D. Return the gift and suggest they tell the director of nursing you need a raise. -
CORRECT ANSWER C. Return the gift courteously.
Dentures should be cleaned:
a. 1-2 times per day
b. 1-2 times per week
c. Monthly
d. Every 2 hours - CORRECT ANSWER a. 1-2 times per day
You do not know how a resident toilets. What is the best way to find the correct
information?
a. Ask the resident or a family member.
b. Ask another nursing assistant.
c. Evaluate the resident's strength and capacity for cooperation and decide.
d. Check the resident profile card or care plan. - CORRECT ANSWER d. Check the
resident profile card or care plan.
You are working 7am - 3pm shift. Mr. Archibald returns from Dialysis at 2pm. What
should you do for him before your shift ends?
A. Get him some food if he has not eaten. Vitals. Allow him time to rest as dialysis can
be exhausting.
B. Vitals. Do not worry about food because dinner will be in 3 hours. Maintain normal
activity.
C. Ask him if he wants to eat. Leave him alone to rest. Don't worry about vitals because
the next shift will take vitals.
D. Vitals. Don't worry about nutrition or activity because the next shift can handle it. -
CORRECT ANSWER A. Get him some food if he has not eaten. Vitals. Allow him time
to rest as dialysis can be exhausting.
You are taking care of 12 residents today. One of your resident wants water, another
needs help walking to the bathroom, another just stated they have chest pain, and
another is crying because their daughter hasn't been to visit. What resident do you
attend to first?
a. Resident who wants water
b. Resident who needs to walk to the bathroom
c. Resident who has chest pain
d. Resident who is crying. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Resident who has chest pain
In medical terminology we use root words with beginnings and endings to help describe
the root word. What are the beginning and endings called?
A. Article & Adjective
B. Prefix & Suffix
C. Noun & Verb
D. Helper & Finder - CORRECT ANSWER B. Prefix & Suffix
You are working as a STNA in hospice. What types of patients are you caring for?
A. Children with birth defects
B. Troubled youth and teenagers
C. Toddlers who need surgery
D. People at the end of life - CORRECT ANSWER D. People at the end of life
The Heimlich maneuver / Abdominal thrust is used for what emergency situation?
A. Seizure
B. Hip Fracture
C. Choking
D. Fire - CORRECT ANSWER C. Choking
,The ordinary safety measures taken when working with bodily secretions are called:
a. Strict Isolation
b. Protection
c. Standard Precautions
d. Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER C. Standard Precautions
The SINGLE most important thing that all healthcare workers can do in order to prevent
the spread of infection is .
A. following standard precautions
B. proper hand washing
C. using gloves
D. isolating patients - CORRECT ANSWER B. proper hand washing
The people who live in a long-term care facility are referred to as:
a. Residents
b. Consumers
c. Patients
d. Clients - CORRECT ANSWER a. Residents
You are measuring Mr. Jones pulse and get a result of 98. You should:
a. Ignore this as it is a normal pulse rate.
b. Report the tachycardia to the nurse.
c. Encourage the resident to rest
d. Call 911 - CORRECT ANSWER a. Ignore this as it is a normal pulse rate.
You have a question about your assignment. Who is the correct person to ask?
a. Medical director
b. Charge Nurse
c. Resident
d. Director of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER b. Charge Nurse
Restraints are sometimes used for a resident under what conditions or situations?
A. When all other measures fail and there is a specific Dr. order
B. The family requests it
C. To prevent falls
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER A. When all other measures fail and there is
a specific Dr. order
Mr. O'Brien, a confused resident, is agitated and wandering throughout the unit. Dinner
trays have been served but he does not want to sit and eat and keeps walking away. To
encourage him to eat you should:
A. walk him back to his seat and firmly direct him to sit.
B. ask the nurse for an order for a restraint.
C. offer him finger food so he may continue to walk.
D. inform him if he misses dinner he will be hungry later on. - CORRECT ANSWER C.
offer him finger food so he may continue to walk.
, You need to get Mrs. Lees up from the wheelchair and back to the bed. The first step is
to check to make sure the bed and wheelchair are in a safe position. Which of the
following describes the safe position of the wheels on the bed and the wheelchair for a
transfer?
a. Bed wheels unlocked - wheelchair wheels locked
b. Bed wheels locked - wheelchair wheels unlocked
c. Bed wheels locked - wheelchair wheels locked
d. Bed wheels unlocked - wheelchair wheels unlocked - CORRECT ANSWER c. Bed
wheels locked - wheelchair wheels locked
14. A resident with Advanced Alzheimer's Disease needs what kind of environment?
a. Exciting
b. Lots of visitors
c. Quiet
d. Stimulating - CORRECT ANSWER c. Quiet
The overall goals of care and the needs of each resident are outlined and documented
in the:
a. I & O sheets
b. Flow sheets
c. Nursing care plans
d. Dr's orders - CORRECT ANSWER c. Nursing care plans
A resident's family member gives you a Christmas card with a $20 bill tucked inside.
What is the appropriate response?
A. Accept the gift and show your appreciation by providing extra care to the resident.
B. Accept the gift and buy doughnuts for the unit.
C. Return the gift courteously.
D. Return the gift and suggest they tell the director of nursing you need a raise. -
CORRECT ANSWER C. Return the gift courteously.
Dentures should be cleaned:
a. 1-2 times per day
b. 1-2 times per week
c. Monthly
d. Every 2 hours - CORRECT ANSWER a. 1-2 times per day
You do not know how a resident toilets. What is the best way to find the correct
information?
a. Ask the resident or a family member.
b. Ask another nursing assistant.
c. Evaluate the resident's strength and capacity for cooperation and decide.
d. Check the resident profile card or care plan. - CORRECT ANSWER d. Check the
resident profile card or care plan.
