ILLINOIS CNA STATE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
How do you promote communication with a resident? - ANS asking OPEN ENDED questions-
"How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you do? - ANS Use a
gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - ANS 80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - ANS Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are
immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
What is the oral temperature? - ANS 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? - ANS use
call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help- place in side rails
A doctor comes in and give an order for a new treatment before leaving, what do you do? -
ANS Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
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,How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - ANS Wide base of support
Legs between 12-24 inches apart.
Check ever 2 hours.
Remove every 8 hours for 30 min
As a CNA, what can you do to help a resident who is being discharged? - ANS Help in packing
resident's things away.
You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of disinfectant that housekeeping left behind,
what do you do? - ANS Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift
*there will be an illustration for this question* - ANS 1 oz = 30 mL
How do you take a random urine specimen? - ANS Used for routine urinalysis
No special measures are needed.
Collected any time during a 24-hour period.
Pour about 120 mL into the specimen container, place the container in a plastic bag, apply
Biohazard Label.
The Midstream Specimen - ANS *Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
2). Start voiding
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a sterile specimen container
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, How do you take a 24-hour urine specimen? - ANS Start with an empty bladder
1). Person voids to begin the test with an empty bladder---discard it
2). Save all the voiding for the next 24-hours.
Tes is restarted if:
-a voiding was not saved
-toilet tissue was discarded into the specimen
-the specimen contains stools
You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what do you do? -
ANS Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do? -
ANS Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ANS Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - ANS Double bag outside the
room and send it to the kitchen.
What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their colostomy bag? - ANS Flush in
the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with BID? -
ANS BID- twice a day
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
How do you promote communication with a resident? - ANS asking OPEN ENDED questions-
"How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you do? - ANS Use a
gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - ANS 80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - ANS Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are
immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
What is the oral temperature? - ANS 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? - ANS use
call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help- place in side rails
A doctor comes in and give an order for a new treatment before leaving, what do you do? -
ANS Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - ANS Wide base of support
Legs between 12-24 inches apart.
Check ever 2 hours.
Remove every 8 hours for 30 min
As a CNA, what can you do to help a resident who is being discharged? - ANS Help in packing
resident's things away.
You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of disinfectant that housekeeping left behind,
what do you do? - ANS Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift
*there will be an illustration for this question* - ANS 1 oz = 30 mL
How do you take a random urine specimen? - ANS Used for routine urinalysis
No special measures are needed.
Collected any time during a 24-hour period.
Pour about 120 mL into the specimen container, place the container in a plastic bag, apply
Biohazard Label.
The Midstream Specimen - ANS *Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
2). Start voiding
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a sterile specimen container
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, How do you take a 24-hour urine specimen? - ANS Start with an empty bladder
1). Person voids to begin the test with an empty bladder---discard it
2). Save all the voiding for the next 24-hours.
Tes is restarted if:
-a voiding was not saved
-toilet tissue was discarded into the specimen
-the specimen contains stools
You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what do you do? -
ANS Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do? -
ANS Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ANS Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - ANS Double bag outside the
room and send it to the kitchen.
What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their colostomy bag? - ANS Flush in
the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with BID? -
ANS BID- twice a day
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