NNA-80 EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Rights of the dying patient include having an advance directive , being able to make
her own choices regarding care, and being treated with _________ - ✔✔dignity
✔✔Cheyne- Stokes breathing is characterized by:
a. Long, deep breaths through the nose and out the nose.
b. fast, shallow breathing followed by slow, deep breathing
c. a gurgling noise caused by saliva in the throat.
d. a rattling sound coming from coming from the chest - ✔✔b. fast, shallow breathing
followed by slow, deep breathing
✔✔Thao is a 30-year old resident who is dying of cancer. His family has been by his
bedside for the last 3 days. Thao's mother takes you aside and explains that she wished
the family to clean and dress him in his burial clothes after he dies. You should:
a. report this to the nurse to get further directives.
b. tell her that only staff can provide post-mortem care.
c. ask why she wishes the family to do this care.
d. contact a representative of the family's faith. - ✔✔a. report this to the nurse to get
further directives.
✔✔How often should you reposition a resident who is dying? - ✔✔Reposition the
resident every hour
✔✔Edwin is an 86-year-old resident who is dying of heart failure. His daughter is at his
bedside. She tells you that his breathing will stop for a minute before starting again. She
is clearly upset by this. You should:
a. tell her that you will start oxygen for her father
b. immediately report this to the nurse, as it is abnormal
c. reassure her that apnea is a normal part of the dying process
d. ask the daughter to step out of the room - ✔✔c.reassure her that apnea is a normal
part of the dying process
✔✔Wanda is a 62-year-old who is dying of cancer. When you enter Wanda's room, you
notice that she makes a gurgling noise when she breathes. You should:
a. reposition Wanda and raise the head of the bed
b. do a finger-sweep and Heimlich maneuver
c. ask the nurse to suction Wanda's airways
d. start Wanda on oxygen for her comfort - ✔✔a. reposition Wanda and raise the head
of the bed
✔✔What is the last sense to fade during the dying process? - ✔✔hearing
, ✔✔What is the goal of hospice service? - ✔✔managing symptoms and increasing
quality of life
✔✔Cell - ✔✔the smallest living unit of the body
✔✔Tissue - ✔✔the same type of cells grouped together
✔✔what are the four types of tissues? - ✔✔epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
✔✔epithelial tissue - ✔✔skin tissue that lines our bodies inside and out
✔✔connective tissue - ✔✔a type of tissue that forms a matrix between the cells; it
includes blood, bone, cartilage, and fat
✔✔muscle tissue - ✔✔tissue that makes movement by contracting and relaxing when
stimulated
✔✔what are the three types of muscle cells? - ✔✔skeletal, cardiac, smooth
✔✔smooth muscle - ✔✔muscle tissue that contacts and relaxes involuntarily
✔✔cardiac muscle - ✔✔
✔✔cardiac muscle - ✔✔a specialized type of muscle tissue that forms the heart and,
when stimulated, forces it to beat involuntarily
✔✔skeletal muscle - ✔✔this tissue found wherever there are moving parts of the body;
its movement is voluntarily and purposeful
✔✔peripheral nerves - ✔✔the nerves that transmits signals to and from the spinal cord,
allowing communication among the brain, the spinal cord, and the rest of the body.
✔✔organ - ✔✔two or more tissue types that function together
✔✔organ system - ✔✔when one organ functions in cooperation with another organ
✔✔integumentary system - ✔✔the skin, hair, sweat glands, fingernails, and toenails
✔✔epidermis - ✔✔the outermost layer of skin
✔✔melanocyte - ✔✔a cell in the skin that produces melanin, which gives color to the
skin
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Rights of the dying patient include having an advance directive , being able to make
her own choices regarding care, and being treated with _________ - ✔✔dignity
✔✔Cheyne- Stokes breathing is characterized by:
a. Long, deep breaths through the nose and out the nose.
b. fast, shallow breathing followed by slow, deep breathing
c. a gurgling noise caused by saliva in the throat.
d. a rattling sound coming from coming from the chest - ✔✔b. fast, shallow breathing
followed by slow, deep breathing
✔✔Thao is a 30-year old resident who is dying of cancer. His family has been by his
bedside for the last 3 days. Thao's mother takes you aside and explains that she wished
the family to clean and dress him in his burial clothes after he dies. You should:
a. report this to the nurse to get further directives.
b. tell her that only staff can provide post-mortem care.
c. ask why she wishes the family to do this care.
d. contact a representative of the family's faith. - ✔✔a. report this to the nurse to get
further directives.
✔✔How often should you reposition a resident who is dying? - ✔✔Reposition the
resident every hour
✔✔Edwin is an 86-year-old resident who is dying of heart failure. His daughter is at his
bedside. She tells you that his breathing will stop for a minute before starting again. She
is clearly upset by this. You should:
a. tell her that you will start oxygen for her father
b. immediately report this to the nurse, as it is abnormal
c. reassure her that apnea is a normal part of the dying process
d. ask the daughter to step out of the room - ✔✔c.reassure her that apnea is a normal
part of the dying process
✔✔Wanda is a 62-year-old who is dying of cancer. When you enter Wanda's room, you
notice that she makes a gurgling noise when she breathes. You should:
a. reposition Wanda and raise the head of the bed
b. do a finger-sweep and Heimlich maneuver
c. ask the nurse to suction Wanda's airways
d. start Wanda on oxygen for her comfort - ✔✔a. reposition Wanda and raise the head
of the bed
✔✔What is the last sense to fade during the dying process? - ✔✔hearing
, ✔✔What is the goal of hospice service? - ✔✔managing symptoms and increasing
quality of life
✔✔Cell - ✔✔the smallest living unit of the body
✔✔Tissue - ✔✔the same type of cells grouped together
✔✔what are the four types of tissues? - ✔✔epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
✔✔epithelial tissue - ✔✔skin tissue that lines our bodies inside and out
✔✔connective tissue - ✔✔a type of tissue that forms a matrix between the cells; it
includes blood, bone, cartilage, and fat
✔✔muscle tissue - ✔✔tissue that makes movement by contracting and relaxing when
stimulated
✔✔what are the three types of muscle cells? - ✔✔skeletal, cardiac, smooth
✔✔smooth muscle - ✔✔muscle tissue that contacts and relaxes involuntarily
✔✔cardiac muscle - ✔✔
✔✔cardiac muscle - ✔✔a specialized type of muscle tissue that forms the heart and,
when stimulated, forces it to beat involuntarily
✔✔skeletal muscle - ✔✔this tissue found wherever there are moving parts of the body;
its movement is voluntarily and purposeful
✔✔peripheral nerves - ✔✔the nerves that transmits signals to and from the spinal cord,
allowing communication among the brain, the spinal cord, and the rest of the body.
✔✔organ - ✔✔two or more tissue types that function together
✔✔organ system - ✔✔when one organ functions in cooperation with another organ
✔✔integumentary system - ✔✔the skin, hair, sweat glands, fingernails, and toenails
✔✔epidermis - ✔✔the outermost layer of skin
✔✔melanocyte - ✔✔a cell in the skin that produces melanin, which gives color to the
skin
