STNA Week 11 Comprehensive Quiz 2026 UPDATE
1. What is the primary goal of hospice care for a resident with a terminal illness?
A. To provide curative treatment and surgery
B. To focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life
C. To extend life at all costs using artificial means
D. To discharge the resident to their home immediately
Answer: B
Rationale: Hospice care focuses on palliative care, which emphasizes comfort and pain
management rather than curing the underlying illness.
2. Which of the following is a common sign of approaching death?
A. Increased appetite and thirst
B. Regular and deep breathing patterns
C. Slowed body functions and skin discoloration
D. Sudden increase in physical energy and mobility
Answer: C
Rationale: As death approaches, the body’s systems slow down, leading to decreased
circulation (mottling) and changes in respiration.
3. What is ‘sundowning’ in residents with Alzheimer’s disease?
A. A feeling of extreme energy in the early morning
B. Increased confusion and agitation in the late afternoon or evening
C. A natural ability to sleep better during the day
D. The ability to see better in low-light conditions
Answer: B
,Rationale: Sundowning refers to the increased agitation, confusion, and anxiety that some
residents with dementia experience as the sun goes down.
4. When providing post-mortem care, why is the body placed in a supine
position with the head elevated?
A. To prevent discoloration of the face from blood pooling
B. To make it easier for the family to lift the body
C. To ensure the resident can still breathe
D. To keep the eyes from opening
Answer: A
Rationale: Elevating the head helps prevent blood from pooling in the face, which can
cause unappealing discoloration (livor mortis).
5. A resident with dementia repeats the same question multiple times. The
STNA should:
A. Tell the resident they already asked that question
B. Ignore the resident until they stop asking
C. Ask the resident why they keep repeating themselves
D. Answer the question with the same tone and patience each time
Answer: D
Rationale: Repetition is a symptom of dementia; the nursing assistant should remain
patient and provide a calm, consistent response.
6. Which stage of grief involves the person trying to make a deal with a higher
power to prolong life?
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Acceptance
Answer: C
, Rationale: Bargaining is one of the five stages of grief where the individual attempts to
negotiate for more time.
7. When a resident is dying, which sense is generally believed to be the last to
leave the body?
A. Sight
B. Smell
C. Hearing
D. Touch
Answer: C
Rationale: Hearing is widely considered the last sense to fail, which is why it is important
to continue speaking to the resident respectfully.
8. What is the STNA’s role when a resident expresses a wish to create a Living
Will?
A. Write the document for the resident
B. Advise the resident on which medical treatments to refuse
C. Inform the nurse or social worker about the resident’s request
D. Tell the resident it is too late for legal documents
Answer: C
Rationale: STNAs should facilitate the process by notifying the appropriate licensed staff
or social services to handle legal medical documents.
9. Which of the following is a physical need of a dying resident?
A. Forcing the resident to eat a full meal
B. Applying heavy blankets to prevent shivering
C. Waking the resident every hour to check vitals
D. Keeping the resident’s mouth and lips moistened
Answer: D
1. What is the primary goal of hospice care for a resident with a terminal illness?
A. To provide curative treatment and surgery
B. To focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life
C. To extend life at all costs using artificial means
D. To discharge the resident to their home immediately
Answer: B
Rationale: Hospice care focuses on palliative care, which emphasizes comfort and pain
management rather than curing the underlying illness.
2. Which of the following is a common sign of approaching death?
A. Increased appetite and thirst
B. Regular and deep breathing patterns
C. Slowed body functions and skin discoloration
D. Sudden increase in physical energy and mobility
Answer: C
Rationale: As death approaches, the body’s systems slow down, leading to decreased
circulation (mottling) and changes in respiration.
3. What is ‘sundowning’ in residents with Alzheimer’s disease?
A. A feeling of extreme energy in the early morning
B. Increased confusion and agitation in the late afternoon or evening
C. A natural ability to sleep better during the day
D. The ability to see better in low-light conditions
Answer: B
,Rationale: Sundowning refers to the increased agitation, confusion, and anxiety that some
residents with dementia experience as the sun goes down.
4. When providing post-mortem care, why is the body placed in a supine
position with the head elevated?
A. To prevent discoloration of the face from blood pooling
B. To make it easier for the family to lift the body
C. To ensure the resident can still breathe
D. To keep the eyes from opening
Answer: A
Rationale: Elevating the head helps prevent blood from pooling in the face, which can
cause unappealing discoloration (livor mortis).
5. A resident with dementia repeats the same question multiple times. The
STNA should:
A. Tell the resident they already asked that question
B. Ignore the resident until they stop asking
C. Ask the resident why they keep repeating themselves
D. Answer the question with the same tone and patience each time
Answer: D
Rationale: Repetition is a symptom of dementia; the nursing assistant should remain
patient and provide a calm, consistent response.
6. Which stage of grief involves the person trying to make a deal with a higher
power to prolong life?
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Acceptance
Answer: C
, Rationale: Bargaining is one of the five stages of grief where the individual attempts to
negotiate for more time.
7. When a resident is dying, which sense is generally believed to be the last to
leave the body?
A. Sight
B. Smell
C. Hearing
D. Touch
Answer: C
Rationale: Hearing is widely considered the last sense to fail, which is why it is important
to continue speaking to the resident respectfully.
8. What is the STNA’s role when a resident expresses a wish to create a Living
Will?
A. Write the document for the resident
B. Advise the resident on which medical treatments to refuse
C. Inform the nurse or social worker about the resident’s request
D. Tell the resident it is too late for legal documents
Answer: C
Rationale: STNAs should facilitate the process by notifying the appropriate licensed staff
or social services to handle legal medical documents.
9. Which of the following is a physical need of a dying resident?
A. Forcing the resident to eat a full meal
B. Applying heavy blankets to prevent shivering
C. Waking the resident every hour to check vitals
D. Keeping the resident’s mouth and lips moistened
Answer: D
