Free STNA Personal Care Skills Test 2

Question 1

Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change?

Accepted Answer

Bladder holding less urine

Answer

Dementia

Answer

Contractures

Answer

Wheezing when breathing

Question 2

A resident is on a bladder retraining program. The nurse aide should expect the resident to:

Accepted Answer

Have a schedule for toileting.

Answer

Have a fluid intake restriction to prevent sudden urges to urinate.

Answer

Wear an incontinent brief in case of an accident.

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Have an indwelling urinary catheter.

Question 3

A resident who has stress incontinence:

Accepted Answer

May leak urine when laughing or coughing.

Answer

Will have an indwelling urinary catheter.

Answer

Should wear an incontinent brief at night.

Answer

Needs toileting every 1-2 hours throughout the day.

Question 4

When moving a resident up in bed who is able to move with assistance, the nurse aide should:

Accepted Answer

Bend the resident's knees and ask the resident to push with his/her feet.

Answer

Position them with their knees straight and bent at the waist.

Answer

Use a gait or transfer belt to assist with the repositioning.

Answer

Pull the resident up holding onto one side of the drawsheet at a time.

Question 5

While the nurse aide tries to dress a confused resident, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should:

Accepted Answer

Give the resident the hairbrush to hold.

Answer

Put the hairbrush away and out of sight.

Answer

Try to dress the resident more quickly.

Answer

Restrain the resident's hand.

Question 6

A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes that are from two different pairs. The nurse aide should:

Accepted Answer

Ask if the resident realizes that the shoes do not match.

Answer

Tease the resident by complimenting the resident's sense of style.

Answer

Remind the resident that the nurse aide can dress the resident.

Answer

Ask if the resident lost some of his shoes.

Question 7

A resident's wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his room all the time and eating very little. The best response by the nurse aide is to:

Accepted Answer

Understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to talk.

Answer

Remind the resident to be thankful for the years he shared with his wife.

Answer

Tell the resident that he needs to get out of his room at least once a day.

Answer

Avoid mentioning his wife when caring for him.

Question 8

Which of the following questions asked to the resident is most likely to encourage conversation?

Accepted Answer

What are your favorite foods?

Answer

Are you feeling tired today?

Answer

Do you want to wear this outfit?

Answer

Is the water warm enough?

Question 9

When trying to communicate with a resident who speaks a different language than the nurse aide, the nurse aide should:

Accepted Answer

Use pictures and gestures

Answer

Face the resident and speak softly when talking.

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Repeat words often if the resident does not understand.

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Assume when the resident nods his/her head that the message is understood.

Question 10

Before touching a resident who is crying to offer comfort, the nurse aide should consider:

Accepted Answer

The resident's cultural background.

Answer

The resident's recent vital signs.

Answer

Whether the resident has been sad recently.

Answer

Whether the resident has family that visits routinely.