STNA TEST |89 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When nursing assistants complain of frequent back aches, the most likely factor
contributing to their back problem would be?
a) pushing or pulling heavy object
b) Bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces
c) Keeping their feet shoulder width apart
d) bending their knees and lifting with their legs. - -B) Bending over to tie their resident's
shoe laces
-A nursing assistant is allowed to?
A) give medication from the bedside table
B) give water through the nasogastric tube
C) accept orders from a physician over the telephone
D) Empty the resident's Foley catheter bag - -D) Empty the resident's Foley catheter bag
-Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the nursing
assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White,...
A) Is there something I can help you with?"
B) I can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes."
C) Turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents."
D) Do not call us again. We are very busy." - -A) Is there something I can help you with?"
-A Male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on today." Mary
walks away red faced. This could be considered
A) Sexual abuse
B) Sexual Harassment
C) Complimentary behavior
D) Adolescent behavior - -B) Sexual Harassment
-Increased respiratory rate is
A) bradypnea
B) apnea
C) dyspnea
D) tachypnea - -D) tachypnea
-All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT
A) The right to form militant groups in the facility
B) The right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse
,C) The right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion
D) the right to choose activities - -A) The right to form militant groups in the facility
-Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint you should
ask him if
A) He needs to go to the toilet
B) He is hungry again after just having eaten
C) A new LTC home would suit him better
D) he is just being difficult - -A) He needs to go to the toilet
-All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting facilities with
more ease EXCEPT
A) elevated toilet seat
B) bedside commode
C) grab bars on the wall next to the toilet
D) eggcrate mattress - -D) eggcrate mattress
-You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is significantly
different than her normal pulse. You should
A) ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people
B) report this to the charge nurse
C) encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
D) Call the Dr. immediatley - -B) report this to the charge nurse
-When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to
A) look away when they make direct eye contact
B) speak rapidly and loudly
C) face the resident and make eye contact
D) finish all their sentences for them - -C) face the resident and make eye contact
-Techniques used for effective communication include
A) Listening
B) crossing arms
C) looking away
D) giving advice - -A) Listening
-A teenage female was in an accident and has many facial abrasions. You are taking her
vital signs when she begins crying hysterically, "look at me, I am so ugly." A nursing
assistants best response would be,
A) "No, you're not ugly."
, B) "right now you feel ugly, but don't you think your face will heal?"
C) "Stop crying, it makes your eyes and face swell more."
D) "You say you feel ugly?" - -D) "You say you feel ugly?"
-What is the most important communication tool all residents use
A) Pen and paper
B) Cell phone
C) Communication board
D) Call light - -D) Call light
-Signs that a resident may have been abused include
A) Request for privacy and refusing treatments
B) withdrawn behavior and unexplained bruises
C) confusion and wandering
D) crying frequently and digestive complaints - -B) withdrawn behavior and unexplained
bruises
-You need ti wear gloves to
A) take a temp
B) weigh and measure
C) collect a urine sample
D) take pulse and respirtation - -C) collect a urine sample
-Mr. Hearty does not like his served pasta meal, you should
A) take him back to his room
B) give him crackers from the kitchen
C) offer him an alternate main dish
D) feed him his served meal - -C) offer him an alternate main dish
-Mr. Rolls wife is dying. He realizes that she is going to die and nothing more can be done
for her. HE understands this and is at peace with the situation. What stage of grief is he
showing?
A) acceptance
B) bargaining
C) denial
D) depression - -A) acceptance
-Of the following signs and symptoms, a nursing assistant would report to the charge nurse
that
A) the resident has had a bowel movement every day
When nursing assistants complain of frequent back aches, the most likely factor
contributing to their back problem would be?
a) pushing or pulling heavy object
b) Bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces
c) Keeping their feet shoulder width apart
d) bending their knees and lifting with their legs. - -B) Bending over to tie their resident's
shoe laces
-A nursing assistant is allowed to?
A) give medication from the bedside table
B) give water through the nasogastric tube
C) accept orders from a physician over the telephone
D) Empty the resident's Foley catheter bag - -D) Empty the resident's Foley catheter bag
-Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the nursing
assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White,...
A) Is there something I can help you with?"
B) I can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes."
C) Turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents."
D) Do not call us again. We are very busy." - -A) Is there something I can help you with?"
-A Male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on today." Mary
walks away red faced. This could be considered
A) Sexual abuse
B) Sexual Harassment
C) Complimentary behavior
D) Adolescent behavior - -B) Sexual Harassment
-Increased respiratory rate is
A) bradypnea
B) apnea
C) dyspnea
D) tachypnea - -D) tachypnea
-All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT
A) The right to form militant groups in the facility
B) The right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse
,C) The right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion
D) the right to choose activities - -A) The right to form militant groups in the facility
-Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint you should
ask him if
A) He needs to go to the toilet
B) He is hungry again after just having eaten
C) A new LTC home would suit him better
D) he is just being difficult - -A) He needs to go to the toilet
-All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting facilities with
more ease EXCEPT
A) elevated toilet seat
B) bedside commode
C) grab bars on the wall next to the toilet
D) eggcrate mattress - -D) eggcrate mattress
-You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is significantly
different than her normal pulse. You should
A) ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people
B) report this to the charge nurse
C) encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
D) Call the Dr. immediatley - -B) report this to the charge nurse
-When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to
A) look away when they make direct eye contact
B) speak rapidly and loudly
C) face the resident and make eye contact
D) finish all their sentences for them - -C) face the resident and make eye contact
-Techniques used for effective communication include
A) Listening
B) crossing arms
C) looking away
D) giving advice - -A) Listening
-A teenage female was in an accident and has many facial abrasions. You are taking her
vital signs when she begins crying hysterically, "look at me, I am so ugly." A nursing
assistants best response would be,
A) "No, you're not ugly."
, B) "right now you feel ugly, but don't you think your face will heal?"
C) "Stop crying, it makes your eyes and face swell more."
D) "You say you feel ugly?" - -D) "You say you feel ugly?"
-What is the most important communication tool all residents use
A) Pen and paper
B) Cell phone
C) Communication board
D) Call light - -D) Call light
-Signs that a resident may have been abused include
A) Request for privacy and refusing treatments
B) withdrawn behavior and unexplained bruises
C) confusion and wandering
D) crying frequently and digestive complaints - -B) withdrawn behavior and unexplained
bruises
-You need ti wear gloves to
A) take a temp
B) weigh and measure
C) collect a urine sample
D) take pulse and respirtation - -C) collect a urine sample
-Mr. Hearty does not like his served pasta meal, you should
A) take him back to his room
B) give him crackers from the kitchen
C) offer him an alternate main dish
D) feed him his served meal - -C) offer him an alternate main dish
-Mr. Rolls wife is dying. He realizes that she is going to die and nothing more can be done
for her. HE understands this and is at peace with the situation. What stage of grief is he
showing?
A) acceptance
B) bargaining
C) denial
D) depression - -A) acceptance
-Of the following signs and symptoms, a nursing assistant would report to the charge nurse
that
A) the resident has had a bowel movement every day
