STNA Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which of the following demonstrates a barrier to effective communication? → Responding to the patient by saying “Don’t worry your doctor always knows best”
2. A resident who recently lost a spouse is crying and says they do not want to talk. The best response is to: → Sit quietly with the resident and offer presence
3. The nursing assistant should verify the water's temperature before getting a client ready for a hot Sitz bath. It is desirable for the water to be at: → from 95°F to 110°F
4. Considering the resident's activity, which of the following sets of vital signs should be reported to the charge immediately? → Resting: 98.6* 98-32
5. Before touching a resident who is crying to offer comfort, the nurse aide should consider: → The resident's cultural background.
6. The nursing assistant is aware that all of the following are required when helping the patient go from their bed to a chair, with the exception of: → Urge the resident to turn around on their own with little help.
7. The MOST serious problem that wrinkles in bedclothes can cause is: → Decubitus ulcers
8. Which of the following is true about caring for a resident who wears a hearing aid? → Remove the hearing aid before showering.
9. Which of the following options is NOT an age-related condition that all residents must adapt to? → Inability to learn new skills
10. Which of the following statements is true about residents who are restrained? → They are at a greater risk of developing pressure sores.
11. Which of the following is a right that is included in the Resident's Bill of Rights? → To make decisions and participate in own care.
12. When lifting a heavy object, the correct method would be to bend at the: → Knees, keeping your back straight.
13. All long-term-care nurse aides must be competency evaluated and must complete a distinct education course, These requirements are set by: → OBRA
14. Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new client with his or her surroundings? → Show the client where the call light is and how to work it.
15. In the long-term care facility, the family members should be asked to: → Attend care-planning meetings.
16. A customer is wearing a face mask for oxygen therapy. For this client, which of the following is contraindicated? → shave using an electric blade.
17. Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change? → Bladder holding less urine
18. You are assigned a hemiplegia patient. Which of the following options BEST describes what the patient’s medical condition is? → The patient’s entire right side of his or her body is paralyzed
19. When changing a patient who is incontinent, what safety gear should be worn? → gown and gloves.
20. Which of the following options is NOT when you would use a gait belt on a patient? → When you are moving a patient from the supine position to the Sim’s position
21. A person drinks 1 cup of apple juice with their breakfast. How many milliliters should be recorded? → 240 mL
22. It is prescribed that a person with an indwelling urinary catheter walk twice a day. Prior to helping the customer walk, the nursing assistant ought to: → Keep the pouch below the level of your bladder.
23. A resident who has stress incontinence: → May leak urine when laughing or coughing.
24. An agitated resident must be turned every two hours all night long. The first action of the nurse aide when waking up this resident is to: → Speak quietly and calmly.
25. Mr. Roark, a newly admitted conscious client, has been put to bed. Before leaving him alone, the FIRST action would be to: → Make sure he knows how to use the call light
26. Which of the following options BEST identifies what a nursing assistant should do after feeding a dysphagic patient? → Keep the patient upright for at least 30 minutes
27. How long should the nursing assistant clean hands fully and completely after adequately washing them? → Twenty seconds.
28. While the nurse aide tries to dress a confused resident, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should: → Give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
29. 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: → Understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to talk.
30. A resident with schizophrenia tells the nursing assistant that the television is sending them secret messages. The nursing assistant should: → Acknowledge the resident's feelings without reinforcing the delusion