Stna Ohio knowledge test Questions
And Answers
Advanced Directives - Answer-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 - Answer-chest pain
/.Apathy - Answer-a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
/.Aseptic - Answer-free from disease-causing microorganisms
/.Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Answer-benign growth of cells within the
prostate gland. Can cause urination to be difficult
/.C-Difficile - Answer-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 - Answer-congestive heart failure
/.COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) - Answer-A group of lung diseases that
block airflow and make it difficult to breathe.
/.Delegation - Answer-The assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a
subordinate
/.Emphysema - Answer-a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and
enlarged, causing breathlessness.
/.Enteral Feeding - Answer-Nutrients supplied to the gastrointestinal tract orally or by
feeding tube.
/.Flatus - Answer-gas
/.Gastrostomy Tube - Answer-a surgically placed feeding tube from the exterior of the
body into the stomach
/.HAI - Answer-Healthcare-associated infection
/.Hemiplegia - Answer-paralysis of one side of the body
, /.Impotence - Answer-inability to achieve an erection
/.Lift/Draw Sheet - Answer-Sheets that are placed under residents to help with turning,
lifting, or moving up in bed.
/.Moslow - Answer-hierarchy of needs
/.Passive Range of Motion (PROM) - Answer-exercises to put a joint through its full arc
of motion that are done by staff without the resident's help
/.Perseverate - Answer-to repeat something insistently or redundantly
/.PPE - Answer-personal protective equipment
/.Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) - Answer-a type of multi-drug resistant
organism which is unaffected by most infection-battling drugs, particularly resistant to
erythromycin-related drugs
/.Prothesis - Answer-an artificial body part
/.Sputum - Answer-mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled
through the mouth
/.Enterococcus - Answer-a type of intestinal bacteria
/.Ombudsman - Answer-a legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities
/.3 Levels of Orientation - Answer-Times 1 = knows who they are
Times 2 = knows who they are and where they are located
Times 3 = knows who they are, knows their location, and date/time
/.What are Nurse Aids not allowed to do? - Answer-1. Give medication
2. Take medical orders from a doctor, unless in care plan.
3. Supervise other NAs.
4. Insert or remove tunes from patients body.
5. Start up, shut down, increase, or decrease pumps or tanks.
6. Change Sterile Dressings
/.NPO - Answer-nothing by mouth
/.PO - Answer-by mouth
/.Supine - Answer-lying on the back
/.Lateral - Answer-Lying on side
And Answers
Advanced Directives - Answer-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 - Answer-chest pain
/.Apathy - Answer-a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
/.Aseptic - Answer-free from disease-causing microorganisms
/.Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Answer-benign growth of cells within the
prostate gland. Can cause urination to be difficult
/.C-Difficile - Answer-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 - Answer-congestive heart failure
/.COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) - Answer-A group of lung diseases that
block airflow and make it difficult to breathe.
/.Delegation - Answer-The assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a
subordinate
/.Emphysema - Answer-a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and
enlarged, causing breathlessness.
/.Enteral Feeding - Answer-Nutrients supplied to the gastrointestinal tract orally or by
feeding tube.
/.Flatus - Answer-gas
/.Gastrostomy Tube - Answer-a surgically placed feeding tube from the exterior of the
body into the stomach
/.HAI - Answer-Healthcare-associated infection
/.Hemiplegia - Answer-paralysis of one side of the body
, /.Impotence - Answer-inability to achieve an erection
/.Lift/Draw Sheet - Answer-Sheets that are placed under residents to help with turning,
lifting, or moving up in bed.
/.Moslow - Answer-hierarchy of needs
/.Passive Range of Motion (PROM) - Answer-exercises to put a joint through its full arc
of motion that are done by staff without the resident's help
/.Perseverate - Answer-to repeat something insistently or redundantly
/.PPE - Answer-personal protective equipment
/.Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) - Answer-a type of multi-drug resistant
organism which is unaffected by most infection-battling drugs, particularly resistant to
erythromycin-related drugs
/.Prothesis - Answer-an artificial body part
/.Sputum - Answer-mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled
through the mouth
/.Enterococcus - Answer-a type of intestinal bacteria
/.Ombudsman - Answer-a legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities
/.3 Levels of Orientation - Answer-Times 1 = knows who they are
Times 2 = knows who they are and where they are located
Times 3 = knows who they are, knows their location, and date/time
/.What are Nurse Aids not allowed to do? - Answer-1. Give medication
2. Take medical orders from a doctor, unless in care plan.
3. Supervise other NAs.
4. Insert or remove tunes from patients body.
5. Start up, shut down, increase, or decrease pumps or tanks.
6. Change Sterile Dressings
/.NPO - Answer-nothing by mouth
/.PO - Answer-by mouth
/.Supine - Answer-lying on the back
/.Lateral - Answer-Lying on side
