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STNA (State Tested Nursing Assistant) Quiz


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While ambulating Mr. Stokes, he tells you that he is feeling faint. After sitting him in a chair, the nurse aide should check his:

A. Temperature

B. Blood Pressure

C. Pulse

D. Respirations


Which temperature runs a degree or so lower than the others?

A. aural/tympanic

B. oral

C. axillary

D. rectal


What is the normal range for systolic blood pressure?

A. 100-140

B. 90-110

C. 100-120

D. 60-80


What is the normal range for SPO2?

A. 90%-100%

B. 100%-110%

C. 95%-100%

D. 80%-100%


Which of the following is the normal rang for diastolic blood pressure?

A. 100-140

B. 100-120

C. 60-80

D. 60-100


Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change seen in elderly patients?
A. Increase in appetite
B. Decrease in taste sensation
C. Decrease of constipation
D. Increase in confusion


People with amputations may experience:

A. Chronic pain

B. Phantom pain

C. Acute pain

D. Continuous pain


A resident is paralyzed on the right side. The nurse aide should place the signaling device

A. Under the pillow

B. On the left side of the bed near the residents hand

C. At the foot of the bed

D. On the right side of the bed near residents hand


A resident has been given a diagnosis of terminal cancer and a prognosis of one month to live. The resident tells a nursing assistant that the testing laboratory made a mistake and he needs to have his results re-tested. Which of the following would be the best response from the nursing assistant?

A. The nursing assistant should explain to the resident that healthcare professionals do not make mistakes.

B. The nursing assistant should explain alternative medicine choices to the resident.

C. The nursing assistant should understand that denial is a normal part of the grief process.

D. The nursing assistant should reassure the resident that death is nothing to fear.


Which of the of the following measurements would you immediately report to the nurse?

A. Blood Pressure: 112/36

B. Pulse: 98

C. Respirations: 18

D. Pulse Ox: 100%


Which of the following is a care guideline for residents recovering from a CVA (cerebrovascular accident (stroke))?

A. The NA should do as much as possible for the resident so that care can be completed more efficiently.

B. The NA should encourage resident to finish tasks as quickly as possible to help speed recovery

C. The NA should assist with ambulation to prevent falls

D. The NA should place food in the affected/weaker side of the mouth when helping the resident eat


If a patient is falling to the ground, the CNA should:

A. Move out of the way, you shouldn’t hurt yourself

B. Try to stop the patient from falling

C. Lower the patient to the ground

D. Push the patient forward so they don’t hit their head


Clean bed linen placed in a clients room but not used should be…

A. Put in the dirty linen container

B. Taken to the nurse in charge

C. Used for the client in the next room

D. Returned to the linen closet


You are taking Mr. Mills blood pressure. You get a measurement of 80/36 mmHg. What should you do, first?

A. Retake the blood pressure in the opposite arm.

B. Immediately notify the nurse.

C. Retake the blood pressure in the same arm.

D. Call a CODE.


What does the abbreviation HIPAA mean?

A. Health Insurance Portability Act

B. Health Insurance for Patients Accountability Ace

C. Health Insurability Portal Accountability Administration

D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act


A resident with diabetes should

A. skip meals when he is not hungry

B. go barefoot most of the time

C. receive careful foot care

D. avoid regular exercise


Which of the following is the best way to communicate with a resident who is completely deaf?

A. speak loudly and clearly

B. smile and turn on the television

C. write out all communication

D. sit next to the resident and speak into his or her ear


The following should be done to an agitated and aggressive person except:
A. shouting to the person when talking
B. stand away from the person
C. talk to the person without raising your voice
D. stand close to the door


Which of the following foods is considered high in sodium?

A. Apple

B. Pickle

C. Avocado

D. Corn


If the nurse aide discovers fire in a residents room the first thing to do is

A. Call the nurse in charge

B. Open a window

C. Remove the client

D. Try to put out the fire


A paper cut may cause:

A. Chronic pain

B. Phantom pain

C. Intermittent pain

D. Acute pain


A blood pressure of 146/ 92 is considered?

A. low

B. high

C. correct

D. a sign of being too sleepy


The name for taking a set of 3 vital signs, while lying, sitting and standing.

A. orthostatic

B. kenetic

C. varied

D. eh?


The charge nurse asks you to take this blood sample to the lab STAT.  You are in the middle of feeding a patient.  What do you do?
A. Finish feeding the patient, you don’t want the meal to get cold.
B. Cover the meal to keep it warm and immediately take the blood sample to the lab.
C. Tell the charge nurse she needs to do it herself.
D. Casually walk the sample to the lab while stopping to talk to some friends on the way. 


The form of breathing when the resident may be sitting up on the side of their bed clutching the bedside table while struggling to breath.

A. tachypnea

B. orthopnea

C. Cheyne-Stokes

D. apnea




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