STNA ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

STNA ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Dementia - ANSWER- Loss of mental abilities Holistic care focuses on what? - ANSWER- The resident themselves as a whole The fed govn requires how many hours of continuing education for NA each year? - ANSWER- 12 hours per year Making an area or object completely free of microorganism a is called - ANSWER- Surgical asepsis Infection prevention is? - ANSWER- A set of methods used to prevent the spread of disease What are transmission based precautions? - ANSWER- Additional infection control precautions to standard based precautions COPD - ANSWER- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Malignant tumor - ANSWER- Cancerous Most common form of dementia - ANSWER- Alzheimer's disease Stage 1 of AD - ANSWER- short term memory loss Lack of interest in life Can't remember nouns Stage 2 of AD - ANSWER- Big decrease in memory Confuses day and night Deny issues Lose things Trouble w directions Self neglect Difficult w ADL's Stage 3 of AD - ANSWER- Lose sense of time Insomnia Speech may ramble Paranoid Confused Stage 4 of AD - ANSWER- Incontinent Mute Major physical decrease Asepsis - ANSWER- Removal of microorganisms Carrier - ANSWER- Person or animal containing pathogens Disease - ANSWER- The result of infection in the body Pathogens - ANSWER- Disease producing microorganisms NA can't do what? - ANSWER- Cut hair or nails Give tube feelings Pass meds Change sterile dressings Insert or remove tubes Emesis - ANSWER- Vomit Three elements for a fire - ANSWER- Oxygen fuel heat Causes of a fire - ANSWER- Misuse of electricity Incorrect trash disposal Improper storage of flammable material Smoking in restricted areas How to prevent fires cause from smoking - ANSWER- Deep ash tray Empty into correct area Supervise residents whom are smoking Enforce safety rules How to prevent fires caused by electricity - ANSWER- Don't use defective outlets Don't used frayed cords Don't overload outlets Don't use extension cords How to prevent fires started by oxygen - ANSWER- No smoking around o2 Take care of sparks from static electricity Don't use electrical objects by oxygen RACE means? - ANSWER- R-rescue resident A-activate alarm C-contain fire if possible E-extinguish fire if possible Vertigo - ANSWER- Dizziness Flatulence - ANSWER- Gas Cyanotic - ANSWER- Blue, lack of 02 Alert and oriented x3 - ANSWER- Person Place Time DNR - ANSWER- Don't resesitate Diaphoresis - ANSWER- Sweating Febrile - ANSWER- Feel Angina - ANSWER- Chest pain Gereatric - ANSWER- Old Edema - ANSWER- Swelling Pt. - ANSWER- Patient Res. - ANSWER- Resident NAR - ANSWER- Nurse aide registry STAT - ANSWER- Immediatley IV - ANSWER- Intravenous HOB - ANSWER- Head of bed Ax - ANSWER- Axillary