ILLINOIS CNA STATE EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The Midstream Specimen - ✔✔✔ANSWER-*Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
2). Start voiding
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a sterile specimen container
How do you take a 24-hour urine specimen? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-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
1 | Pa ge
,You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what
do you do? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys,
what do you do? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Tell him you will help him find his
keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? -
✔✔✔ANSWER- 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? -
✔ ✔✔ANSWER-Flush in the toilet
2 | Pa ge
, How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states
ambulate with BID? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-BID- twice a day
TID- Three times a day
QID- Four times a day
You walk into a room and there is a trash can on fire. What is the first
thing you should do? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Over clothes with
buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-With cloth
bag = Ice pack
3 | Pa ge
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The Midstream Specimen - ✔✔✔ANSWER-*Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
2). Start voiding
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a sterile specimen container
How do you take a 24-hour urine specimen? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-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
1 | Pa ge
,You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what
do you do? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys,
what do you do? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Tell him you will help him find his
keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? -
✔✔✔ANSWER- 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? -
✔ ✔✔ANSWER-Flush in the toilet
2 | Pa ge
, How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states
ambulate with BID? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-BID- twice a day
TID- Three times a day
QID- Four times a day
You walk into a room and there is a trash can on fire. What is the first
thing you should do? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Over clothes with
buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-With cloth
bag = Ice pack
3 | Pa ge
