Final exam STNA QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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ANSWERS


Which is true about ROM exercises
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a. ROM is done just once a day
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b. ROm helps prevent strokes and paralysis
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c. ROM requires at least twenty repetitions of each
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d. ROM can be performed during ADL's such as bathing or
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dressing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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The nurse aide should understand that angry outburst
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can result of feelings of hopelessness. The resident needs
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your?
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a. physical support
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b. emotional support
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c. social support
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d. spiritual support - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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All of the following are clues to aggressive behavior
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a. clenched jaw
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,b. solemn affect
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c. packing
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d. rocking back and forth - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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Elderly residents sometimes appear stooped over and
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look like they have lost height. This is due to?
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a. increased difficulty in breathing
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b. deterioration of kidney function
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c. loss of calcium causing changes in the spinal column
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d. decreased cardiac output - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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You are caring for Sally who is on oxygen. The best
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method for measuring a routine temperature is
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a. oral
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b. rectal
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c. axillary
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d. any method is ok - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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Rheumatoid Arthritis may |\ |\ |\




a. cause pain, muscle spasms, flexion
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b. caused deformities
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c. have times of remission
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,d. all the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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Which of the following is not a stage of grieving
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a. denial
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b. euphoria
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c. bargaining
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d. anger - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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When the new resident janice is admitte, it is NOT the
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nurse aides role to
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a. take vital signs
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b. explain the list of medications
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c. help put away personal possessions
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d. obtain a height and weight - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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The piece of equipment used to listen to the heart is
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called |\




a. sphygmomanometer
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b. stethoscope
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c. glide scope
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d. otoscope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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, If a nurse aide finds medications left over on the bedside
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table, what should the aide do
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a. ignore it
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b. encourage the resident to take the medication
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c. take the medicine away and report it to the charge
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nurse |\




d. throw it away immediately - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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Which of the following is an acceptable way for the STNA
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to cope with feelings of anger and frustration
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a. refuse to care for a frustrating resident
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b. call your best friend and vent
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c. discuss your feeling to staff members during lunch
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d. talk with your supervisor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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When caring for Jim with a tracheotomy, which of the
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following should be reported immediately |\ |\ |\ |\




a. resident needs suctioning
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b. the trachea tube comes out
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c. resident is having difficulty breathing
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d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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