STNA Practice Test Questions
The client asks the nursing assistant to assist her to cut her toenails. The nursing assistant knows this
client has type 2 diabetes. Which of the following actions is best?
A. report to the nurse that the client needs her toenails trimmed.
B. check the chart for physician orders regarding nail trimming.
C. Retrieve a safety clipper and hand it to the client.
D. Check the client's blood glucose before cutting her toe nails. - Answer-B. check the chart for physician
orders regarding nail trimming.
Which is correct about ostomy care?
A. It is done under sterile technique.
B. It needs doctor's order for changing of ostomy pouches.
C. Able clients can perform this procedure by themselves once they have been taught by the nurse.
D. The client can still defecate normally. - Answer-C. Able clients can perform this procedure by
themselves once they have been taught by the nurse.
Which of the following most addresses a client's needs in regard to spirituality?
, A. Assist the client to the facility's chapel every Sunday.
B. Treat any religious objects in the client's room as if they were any other.
C. Ask the client why he or she is of a particular faith.
D. Provide the client with warm water, soap, and towels every morning. - Answer-A. Assist the client to
the facility's chapel every Sunday.
Which of the following pieces of assistive equipment would be most helpful in moving an immobile
client from their bed to a chair?
A. Mechanical lift.
B. Gait belt.
C. Draw sheet.
D. Wrist restraints. - Answer-A. Mechanical lift
A mechanical lift should be used for immobile or NWB residents. A gait belt should never be used on an
immobile resident to lift them and should be used on individuals who are FWB or PWB.
The nursing assistant suspects that a resident in the facility is being abused due to multiple unexplained
bruises, refusal to answer most questions, and refusal of ADLs. Which of the following actions should the
nursing assistant take next?
A. Ask the resident repeatedly to identify an abuser.
B. Wait for more proof in order to identify the abuser.
C. Notify the nurse assigned to care for the patient about the bruises.
D. Report the suspected situation to the nursing assistant's immediate supervisor. - Answer-D. Report
the suspected situation to the nursing assistant's immediate supervisor.
Choose the observation that should be reported to the nurse STAT.
A. 32 respirations per minute.
B. A pulse of 72.
The client asks the nursing assistant to assist her to cut her toenails. The nursing assistant knows this
client has type 2 diabetes. Which of the following actions is best?
A. report to the nurse that the client needs her toenails trimmed.
B. check the chart for physician orders regarding nail trimming.
C. Retrieve a safety clipper and hand it to the client.
D. Check the client's blood glucose before cutting her toe nails. - Answer-B. check the chart for physician
orders regarding nail trimming.
Which is correct about ostomy care?
A. It is done under sterile technique.
B. It needs doctor's order for changing of ostomy pouches.
C. Able clients can perform this procedure by themselves once they have been taught by the nurse.
D. The client can still defecate normally. - Answer-C. Able clients can perform this procedure by
themselves once they have been taught by the nurse.
Which of the following most addresses a client's needs in regard to spirituality?
, A. Assist the client to the facility's chapel every Sunday.
B. Treat any religious objects in the client's room as if they were any other.
C. Ask the client why he or she is of a particular faith.
D. Provide the client with warm water, soap, and towels every morning. - Answer-A. Assist the client to
the facility's chapel every Sunday.
Which of the following pieces of assistive equipment would be most helpful in moving an immobile
client from their bed to a chair?
A. Mechanical lift.
B. Gait belt.
C. Draw sheet.
D. Wrist restraints. - Answer-A. Mechanical lift
A mechanical lift should be used for immobile or NWB residents. A gait belt should never be used on an
immobile resident to lift them and should be used on individuals who are FWB or PWB.
The nursing assistant suspects that a resident in the facility is being abused due to multiple unexplained
bruises, refusal to answer most questions, and refusal of ADLs. Which of the following actions should the
nursing assistant take next?
A. Ask the resident repeatedly to identify an abuser.
B. Wait for more proof in order to identify the abuser.
C. Notify the nurse assigned to care for the patient about the bruises.
D. Report the suspected situation to the nursing assistant's immediate supervisor. - Answer-D. Report
the suspected situation to the nursing assistant's immediate supervisor.
Choose the observation that should be reported to the nurse STAT.
A. 32 respirations per minute.
B. A pulse of 72.
