STNA Final Exam
Emergencies - Answer stay with patient and call for help
RACE - Answer remove residents, activate alarm, contain fire, and extinguish
Bleeding - Answer apply pressurewith a clean dry dressing or cloth while wearing
gloves and call for help
Burns - Answer apply a cool moist compress; do not apply grease, ointment, or ice
Seizure - Answer keep the patient safe by protecting the head and calling for help, do
not restrain
STNA - Answer ADL's, personal care, vital signs
RN - Answer coordinates and manages care, develops care plan, medications
MD/DO - Answer diagnoses and treats
PT - Answer physical exercise, braces, mobility devices, rehabilitation
OT - Answer adaptive equipment, modifies environment
Speech - Answer communication, swallowing evaluation
RD - Answer dietitian plans menu
Chain of commande - Answer line of authority
Policy - Answer overall action to be taken, what to do
Procedure - Answer steps to put policy in action, how to do it
Confidentiality - Answer can only share information to those who need to provide care,
privacy is a legal right
Care Plan - Answer tells you what to do for patient
Care Conference - Answer team plans and reviews patient care
MDS - Answer multiple data set, must do within 14 days of admission and yearly and
whenever there is a change in patient
, Agitation/Combative Behavior - Answer protect yourself but do not hit back, calm
manner and voice, remove triggers
DO's for Body Mechanics - Answer lift with your legs, wide base, body straight, move as
a unit, bend knees, items close to body, get help, use gait belt
Do Not's for Body Mechanics - Answer lift with your back, feet close together, twisting
motion, reach/stretch, bend waist/back, items far away from body
Falls - Answer pull close to the body and slide them to the floor while protecting their
head
Choking - Answer do not do abdominal thrust if they are actively coughing, can speak or
breathe
Standard Precautions - Answer treat all secretions as though they are infected for all
residents all the time
Transmission Precautions - Answer use in addition to standard, depends on the
organism, must wear appropriate PPE (airborne, droplet, contact)
Disinfect - Answer remove as many organisms as possible
Sterile - Answer destroys ALL organisms
Rehabilitation - Answer restores to highest level of function
Normal Changes for Respiratory - Answer lungs are stiffer, decreased cough reflex
Bronchitis - Answer due to irritation and inflammation, caused by smoking, cough with a
lot of mucus, have shortness of breath and weezing
Chronic Emphysema - Answer effects the entire lung, alveoli are overextended, have
trouble getting rid of CO2 and getting air out, weight loss, poor sleep, anxiety, weakness
Normal Changes in Cardiovascular - Answer blood vessels stiffer, heart less effective
as pump, decreased blood flow
HBP/HT - Answer high blood pressure
Normal Blood Pressure Ranges - Answer S: 100-140
D: 60-90
Antiembolytic Stockings - Answer increase circulation, prevent swelling, prevent blood
clots
Emergencies - Answer stay with patient and call for help
RACE - Answer remove residents, activate alarm, contain fire, and extinguish
Bleeding - Answer apply pressurewith a clean dry dressing or cloth while wearing
gloves and call for help
Burns - Answer apply a cool moist compress; do not apply grease, ointment, or ice
Seizure - Answer keep the patient safe by protecting the head and calling for help, do
not restrain
STNA - Answer ADL's, personal care, vital signs
RN - Answer coordinates and manages care, develops care plan, medications
MD/DO - Answer diagnoses and treats
PT - Answer physical exercise, braces, mobility devices, rehabilitation
OT - Answer adaptive equipment, modifies environment
Speech - Answer communication, swallowing evaluation
RD - Answer dietitian plans menu
Chain of commande - Answer line of authority
Policy - Answer overall action to be taken, what to do
Procedure - Answer steps to put policy in action, how to do it
Confidentiality - Answer can only share information to those who need to provide care,
privacy is a legal right
Care Plan - Answer tells you what to do for patient
Care Conference - Answer team plans and reviews patient care
MDS - Answer multiple data set, must do within 14 days of admission and yearly and
whenever there is a change in patient
, Agitation/Combative Behavior - Answer protect yourself but do not hit back, calm
manner and voice, remove triggers
DO's for Body Mechanics - Answer lift with your legs, wide base, body straight, move as
a unit, bend knees, items close to body, get help, use gait belt
Do Not's for Body Mechanics - Answer lift with your back, feet close together, twisting
motion, reach/stretch, bend waist/back, items far away from body
Falls - Answer pull close to the body and slide them to the floor while protecting their
head
Choking - Answer do not do abdominal thrust if they are actively coughing, can speak or
breathe
Standard Precautions - Answer treat all secretions as though they are infected for all
residents all the time
Transmission Precautions - Answer use in addition to standard, depends on the
organism, must wear appropriate PPE (airborne, droplet, contact)
Disinfect - Answer remove as many organisms as possible
Sterile - Answer destroys ALL organisms
Rehabilitation - Answer restores to highest level of function
Normal Changes for Respiratory - Answer lungs are stiffer, decreased cough reflex
Bronchitis - Answer due to irritation and inflammation, caused by smoking, cough with a
lot of mucus, have shortness of breath and weezing
Chronic Emphysema - Answer effects the entire lung, alveoli are overextended, have
trouble getting rid of CO2 and getting air out, weight loss, poor sleep, anxiety, weakness
Normal Changes in Cardiovascular - Answer blood vessels stiffer, heart less effective
as pump, decreased blood flow
HBP/HT - Answer high blood pressure
Normal Blood Pressure Ranges - Answer S: 100-140
D: 60-90
Antiembolytic Stockings - Answer increase circulation, prevent swelling, prevent blood
clots
