STNA CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
◉ Abdominal Thrust. Answer: Method of attempting to remove an
object from the airway of someone who is choking
◉ Abduction. Answer: Moving a body part away from the midline of
the body
◉ Abduction Pillow. Answer: Immobilizes and positions the hips and
lower extremities
◉ Abuse. Answer: Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical,
mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone
◉ Activities of daily living. Answer: Daily personal care tasks, such
as bathing, caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth, dressing, toileting,
eating, and drinking, walking, and transferring.
◉ Adaptive devices. Answer: Special equipment that helps a person
who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called
assistive devices
,◉ Adduction. Answer: Moving a body part toward the midline of the
body
◉ Advance directives. Answer: Legal documents that allow people to
choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to
make those decisions themselves
◉ Affected side. Answer: A weakened side from a stroke or injury;
also called the weaker or involved side
◉ AIDS. Answer: The final stage of HIV infection, and which
infections, tumors, and central nervous system symptoms appear
due to a weakened immune system that is unable to fight infection
◉ Active assisted range of motion. Answer: Exercises to put a joint
through its full arc of motion that are performed by a person with
some help from the affected person
◉ Acute care. Answer: 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses
or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers
◉ Acute illness. Answer: An illness that has severe symptoms, is
treated immediately, and is usually short-term
, ◉ Agitated. Answer: The state of being excited, restless, or troubled
◉ Alzheimer's. Answer: A progressive, incurable disease that causes
tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which
eventually cause dementia
◉ Ambulation. Answer: Walking
◉ Angina pectoris. Answer: Chest pain, pressure, or discomfort
◉ Apical pulse. Answer: The pulse located on the left side of the
chest, just below the nipple
◉ Apnea. Answer: The absence of breathing
◉ Aspiration. Answer: The inhalation of food, drink, or foreign
material into the lungs
◉ Arthritis. Answer: A general term that refers to inflammation of
the joints, causing stiffness, pain, and decreased mobility
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
◉ Abdominal Thrust. Answer: Method of attempting to remove an
object from the airway of someone who is choking
◉ Abduction. Answer: Moving a body part away from the midline of
the body
◉ Abduction Pillow. Answer: Immobilizes and positions the hips and
lower extremities
◉ Abuse. Answer: Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical,
mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone
◉ Activities of daily living. Answer: Daily personal care tasks, such
as bathing, caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth, dressing, toileting,
eating, and drinking, walking, and transferring.
◉ Adaptive devices. Answer: Special equipment that helps a person
who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called
assistive devices
,◉ Adduction. Answer: Moving a body part toward the midline of the
body
◉ Advance directives. Answer: Legal documents that allow people to
choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to
make those decisions themselves
◉ Affected side. Answer: A weakened side from a stroke or injury;
also called the weaker or involved side
◉ AIDS. Answer: The final stage of HIV infection, and which
infections, tumors, and central nervous system symptoms appear
due to a weakened immune system that is unable to fight infection
◉ Active assisted range of motion. Answer: Exercises to put a joint
through its full arc of motion that are performed by a person with
some help from the affected person
◉ Acute care. Answer: 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses
or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers
◉ Acute illness. Answer: An illness that has severe symptoms, is
treated immediately, and is usually short-term
, ◉ Agitated. Answer: The state of being excited, restless, or troubled
◉ Alzheimer's. Answer: A progressive, incurable disease that causes
tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which
eventually cause dementia
◉ Ambulation. Answer: Walking
◉ Angina pectoris. Answer: Chest pain, pressure, or discomfort
◉ Apical pulse. Answer: The pulse located on the left side of the
chest, just below the nipple
◉ Apnea. Answer: The absence of breathing
◉ Aspiration. Answer: The inhalation of food, drink, or foreign
material into the lungs
◉ Arthritis. Answer: A general term that refers to inflammation of
the joints, causing stiffness, pain, and decreased mobility
