SRNA Exam 3 Study Guide – Student Registered Nurse Aide Comprehensive Course Review &
Practice Assessment Material
when walking with a cane, it is held - correct answer ✔✔on the strong side of the body
Bleeding in the stomach or small intestine causes the stool to be - correct answer ✔✔black
If flatus is not expelled, the person may complain of - correct answer ✔✔abdominal cramping
or pain
When taking the radial pulse, place - correct answer ✔✔2 or 3 fingers on the thumb side of the
wrist
Diarrhea can be very serious in older person especially because it - correct answer ✔✔can
cause dehydration
When providing hair care for a person who has dry, coarse, and curly hair, which would you do -
correct answer ✔✔use a wide toothed comb
During REM sleep, the person is - correct answer ✔✔hard to arouse
Nursing assistants can trim nails only if - correct answer ✔✔the center policy allows them to do
so
Oxygen is carried to cells by the - correct answer ✔✔red blood cells
Each respiration involves - correct answer ✔✔one inhalation and one exhalation
, When you empty a urinary drainage bag - correct answer ✔✔open the clamp on the drain and
drain into the graduate
A healthy adult excretes about how much urine daily? - correct answer ✔✔1500 mL
Which of these could interfere with the bowel elimination? - correct answer ✔✔using the
bedpan, commode, or bathroom when others are present
If you are giving an enema and the person complains of cramping - correct answer ✔✔clamp
the tube until the cramp subsides
Which of these factors increases the need for sleep - correct answer ✔✔illness
the goal of bladder training is - correct answer ✔✔control of urination
When a person has a poor diet and poor eating habits, they are likely to have - correct answer
✔✔increased risk for accidents and injuries
The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest is called - correct answer ✔✔diastole
When a person uses an incentive spirometer, it allows the person to - correct answer ✔✔see
the air movement when inhaling
When taking the blood pressure, you place the stethoscope diaphragm - correct answer
✔✔over the brachial artery at the inner aspect of the elbow
If a person is on bedrest, they - correct answer ✔✔may be allowed to do some activities of daily
living
Practice Assessment Material
when walking with a cane, it is held - correct answer ✔✔on the strong side of the body
Bleeding in the stomach or small intestine causes the stool to be - correct answer ✔✔black
If flatus is not expelled, the person may complain of - correct answer ✔✔abdominal cramping
or pain
When taking the radial pulse, place - correct answer ✔✔2 or 3 fingers on the thumb side of the
wrist
Diarrhea can be very serious in older person especially because it - correct answer ✔✔can
cause dehydration
When providing hair care for a person who has dry, coarse, and curly hair, which would you do -
correct answer ✔✔use a wide toothed comb
During REM sleep, the person is - correct answer ✔✔hard to arouse
Nursing assistants can trim nails only if - correct answer ✔✔the center policy allows them to do
so
Oxygen is carried to cells by the - correct answer ✔✔red blood cells
Each respiration involves - correct answer ✔✔one inhalation and one exhalation
, When you empty a urinary drainage bag - correct answer ✔✔open the clamp on the drain and
drain into the graduate
A healthy adult excretes about how much urine daily? - correct answer ✔✔1500 mL
Which of these could interfere with the bowel elimination? - correct answer ✔✔using the
bedpan, commode, or bathroom when others are present
If you are giving an enema and the person complains of cramping - correct answer ✔✔clamp
the tube until the cramp subsides
Which of these factors increases the need for sleep - correct answer ✔✔illness
the goal of bladder training is - correct answer ✔✔control of urination
When a person has a poor diet and poor eating habits, they are likely to have - correct answer
✔✔increased risk for accidents and injuries
The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest is called - correct answer ✔✔diastole
When a person uses an incentive spirometer, it allows the person to - correct answer ✔✔see
the air movement when inhaling
When taking the blood pressure, you place the stethoscope diaphragm - correct answer
✔✔over the brachial artery at the inner aspect of the elbow
If a person is on bedrest, they - correct answer ✔✔may be allowed to do some activities of daily
living
