STNA STATE TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+
warm and cold applications - Answer-stimulation of the skin and underlying tissues with
heat or cold for the purpose of decreasing pain, muscle spasms, or inflammation.
/.abdominal thrust - Answer-a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
of someone who is choking
/.adaptive devices - Answer-special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled
to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
/.Adduction - Answer-Movement toward the midline of the body
/.Abduction - Answer-Movement away from the midline of the body
/.ADL's - Answer-activities of daily living.
Brushing teeth, hair, or eating.
/.Abrasion - Answer-rubs off the surface of skin
/.aging process - Answer-the natural occurrences in the body that produce the changes
associated with growing old
/.agitation - Answer-a violent stirring or movement; noisy confusion, excitement; a
stirring up of public enthusiasm
/.Alzheimer's disease - Answer-a progressive and irreversible brain disorder
characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally,
physical functioning.
Tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits form in the brain.
Causes dementia.
/.ambulation - Answer-walking
/.angina pectoris - Answer-chest pain, pressure, or discomfort.
Symptom of CAD.
/.Anti-embolic stockings - Answer-fights blood clot formation
,/.Aphasia - Answer-inability to speak through speech, writing, or signs because of a
brain dysfunction.
/.acute care - Answer-24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
/.F.A.S.T - Answer-Face, Arm, Speech, Time
/.receptive aphasia - Answer-inability to understand spoken or written words
/.expressive aphasia - Answer-slurred speech or inability to speak
/.autoimmune illness - Answer-an illness in which the body's immune system attacks
normal tissue in the body
/.apathy - Answer-lack of interest or emotion
/.Ageism - Answer-prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age
/.apnea - Answer-absence of breathing
/.arthritis - Answer-inflammation of a joint
/.RA(rheumatoid arthritis) - Answer-Can affect anyone at any age. Autoimmune disease.
Joints become red, swollen, and painful.
/.OA(osteoarthritis) - Answer-Also called DJD (degenerative joint disease), affects the
elderly. Happens with aging or injury. Can be treated.
/.aseptic - Answer-free from disease-causing microorganisms
/.aspiration - Answer-Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
/.assistive devices - Answer-parallel bars, walkers, axillary crutches, lofstrand crutches,
canes
/.bed cradle - Answer-a frame used to prevent bedclothes from touching all or part of a
person's body.
/.bedpan - Answer-vessel for receiving the urinary and fecal discharges of a patient
unable to leave his or her bed
/.Bed fracture pan - Answer-More shallow than a bedpan to help those who can't lift
their hips
, /.behavioral care plan - Answer-a detailed method worked out in advance for the
attainment of a goal
/.bradycadia - Answer-heart rate is lower than 60 bpm
/.bradypnea - Answer-A respiratory rate less than 12 breaths/min
/.blood pressure - Answer-BP- 120/80
/.oral temperature - Answer-97.6 to 99.6
/.Axilla Temperature - Answer-96.6 to 98.6
/.Forehead Temperature - Answer-97.2 to 100.1
/.bowel program - Answer-program that manipulates factors within a person's control
(timing of defecation, exercise, diet) to produce a regular pattern of comfortable
defecation without medication or enemas
/.BPH(Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) - Answer-prostate gland becomes enlarged and
causes pressure on the urethra, only occurs in males.
/.Cancer - Answer-any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled
cell division
/.1 oz = ? mL - Answer-30 mL
/.cardiac arrest - Answer-complete stopping of heart activity
/.cardiovascular system - Answer-Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen,
carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc. The heart pumps blood.
/.catastrophic reaction - Answer-reacting to something in an unreasonable, exaggerated
way.
Seen with AD patients.
/.care impaired guidelines - Answer-gain attention, position at their level, face when
speaking, check wearing hearing aid and it is functional & clean, speak slowly & clearly,
adjust pitch to mid tone, don't cover mouth, state topic first, tell them when changing
subject, use short simple sentences, gestures & expressions, restate as needed be
alert, reduce or eliminate background noise
/.care plan - Answer-A plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals; it
outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform.
/.cataract - Answer-hardening of the lens which leads to cloudy vision.
ANSWERS | GRADED A+
warm and cold applications - Answer-stimulation of the skin and underlying tissues with
heat or cold for the purpose of decreasing pain, muscle spasms, or inflammation.
/.abdominal thrust - Answer-a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
of someone who is choking
/.adaptive devices - Answer-special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled
to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
/.Adduction - Answer-Movement toward the midline of the body
/.Abduction - Answer-Movement away from the midline of the body
/.ADL's - Answer-activities of daily living.
Brushing teeth, hair, or eating.
/.Abrasion - Answer-rubs off the surface of skin
/.aging process - Answer-the natural occurrences in the body that produce the changes
associated with growing old
/.agitation - Answer-a violent stirring or movement; noisy confusion, excitement; a
stirring up of public enthusiasm
/.Alzheimer's disease - Answer-a progressive and irreversible brain disorder
characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally,
physical functioning.
Tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits form in the brain.
Causes dementia.
/.ambulation - Answer-walking
/.angina pectoris - Answer-chest pain, pressure, or discomfort.
Symptom of CAD.
/.Anti-embolic stockings - Answer-fights blood clot formation
,/.Aphasia - Answer-inability to speak through speech, writing, or signs because of a
brain dysfunction.
/.acute care - Answer-24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
/.F.A.S.T - Answer-Face, Arm, Speech, Time
/.receptive aphasia - Answer-inability to understand spoken or written words
/.expressive aphasia - Answer-slurred speech or inability to speak
/.autoimmune illness - Answer-an illness in which the body's immune system attacks
normal tissue in the body
/.apathy - Answer-lack of interest or emotion
/.Ageism - Answer-prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age
/.apnea - Answer-absence of breathing
/.arthritis - Answer-inflammation of a joint
/.RA(rheumatoid arthritis) - Answer-Can affect anyone at any age. Autoimmune disease.
Joints become red, swollen, and painful.
/.OA(osteoarthritis) - Answer-Also called DJD (degenerative joint disease), affects the
elderly. Happens with aging or injury. Can be treated.
/.aseptic - Answer-free from disease-causing microorganisms
/.aspiration - Answer-Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
/.assistive devices - Answer-parallel bars, walkers, axillary crutches, lofstrand crutches,
canes
/.bed cradle - Answer-a frame used to prevent bedclothes from touching all or part of a
person's body.
/.bedpan - Answer-vessel for receiving the urinary and fecal discharges of a patient
unable to leave his or her bed
/.Bed fracture pan - Answer-More shallow than a bedpan to help those who can't lift
their hips
, /.behavioral care plan - Answer-a detailed method worked out in advance for the
attainment of a goal
/.bradycadia - Answer-heart rate is lower than 60 bpm
/.bradypnea - Answer-A respiratory rate less than 12 breaths/min
/.blood pressure - Answer-BP- 120/80
/.oral temperature - Answer-97.6 to 99.6
/.Axilla Temperature - Answer-96.6 to 98.6
/.Forehead Temperature - Answer-97.2 to 100.1
/.bowel program - Answer-program that manipulates factors within a person's control
(timing of defecation, exercise, diet) to produce a regular pattern of comfortable
defecation without medication or enemas
/.BPH(Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) - Answer-prostate gland becomes enlarged and
causes pressure on the urethra, only occurs in males.
/.Cancer - Answer-any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled
cell division
/.1 oz = ? mL - Answer-30 mL
/.cardiac arrest - Answer-complete stopping of heart activity
/.cardiovascular system - Answer-Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen,
carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc. The heart pumps blood.
/.catastrophic reaction - Answer-reacting to something in an unreasonable, exaggerated
way.
Seen with AD patients.
/.care impaired guidelines - Answer-gain attention, position at their level, face when
speaking, check wearing hearing aid and it is functional & clean, speak slowly & clearly,
adjust pitch to mid tone, don't cover mouth, state topic first, tell them when changing
subject, use short simple sentences, gestures & expressions, restate as needed be
alert, reduce or eliminate background noise
/.care plan - Answer-A plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals; it
outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform.
/.cataract - Answer-hardening of the lens which leads to cloudy vision.
