Free STNA Basic Nursing Skills Test 2

Question 1

Which of the following should you observe and record when admitting a client?

Accepted Answer

Bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin

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The color of the stool and amount of urine voided

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How much the client has eaten and drunk

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Insurance information

Question 2

When arranging a patient's room, you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Administer medications

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Check signal cords

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Adjust the back and knee rests as directed

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Check lighting

Question 3

The MOST serious problem that wrinkles in bedclothes can cause is:

Accepted Answer

Decubitus ulcers

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Restlessness

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Sleeplessness

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Bleeding and shock

Question 4

You are assigned a hemiplegia patient. Which of the following options BEST describes what the patient’s medical condition is?

Accepted Answer

The patient’s entire right side of his or her body is paralyzed

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The patient has been diagnosed with a blood condition

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The patient has blood clots in his or her lower extremities

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The patient’s lower half of his or her body is paralyzed

Question 5

Due to ethnic, racial, and cultural factors, which of the following groups is LESS likely to be diagnosed with diabetes?

Accepted Answer

White Americans

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Hispanics

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Native Americans

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African Americans

Question 6

In order for a microbe to survive it must have somewhere to live. What is the term used to describe the area where the microbe lives?

Accepted Answer

Reservoir

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Portal of entry

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Source

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Method of transmission

Question 7

Which of the following options is NOT when you would use a gait belt on a patient?

Accepted Answer

When you are moving a patient from the supine position to the Sim’s position

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When you are moving a patient from a chair to a bed

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When you are moving a patient from a bed to a wheelchair

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When you are moving a patient from a bed to a stretcher

Question 8

An adult patient’s heart rate is regular and 85 bpm. What action should the nursing assistant take?

Accepted Answer

Document the vital sign

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Document and report it to the nurse

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No action is needed

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Notify the doctor immediately

Question 9

A person’s radial pulse is 40 beats in 30 seconds. What is this person’s pulse rate?

Accepted Answer

80 beats per minute

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70 beats per minute

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75 beats per minute

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90 beats per minute

Question 10

What are protozoa?

Accepted Answer

1-celled animals

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1-celled organism that can cause an infection

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Plant-like organisms

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Things that grow in living cells