ILLINOIS CNA STATE EXAM EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ -phagia Answer: swallowing
◉ 1gm fat Answer: 9 calories
◉ 1gm protein Answer: 4 calories
◉ 1gm carbohydrate Answer: 4 calories
◉ Amount for stool collection Answer: 1/2 cup and not contaminated
◉ Let the doctor speak to the nurse.... Answer: when there is an order
for a new treatment
◉ What do you tell a male resident when he is done with the urinal?
Answer: use call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help -
place in side rails
◉ a resident asks you for her blood pressure readings after you check it,
what do you do? Answer: provide the reading
,◉ a resident that is playing bingo receives a phone call. What do you
do? Answer: Bring them back to their room and close door for privacy
or bring the phone to them
◉ a resident with hip injury would use what type of bed pan? Answer:
fracture bed pan
◉ a resident continues to call you "Sally", his daughters name, what do
you tell him? Answer: ask him to tell you about his daughter sally
◉ what do you do with the isolated resident's food trays when they are
done eating? Answer: double bag outside the room and send it to the
kitchen
◉ a resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help. what do you
do? Answer: use a gait belt
◉ a resident with dementia is getting agitated and thinks they lost their
keys, what do you do? Answer: tell him you will help him find his keys
◉ Abduction Answer: movement away from the midline of the body
◉ Adduction Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body
◉ after providing the urinal for a patient... Answer: ask them to close
tightly to prevent spills and call for help.
, ◉ Amount of time that pain relief drugs take effect Answer: 30 min
◉ Apical pulse count for Answer: 1 minute, located under your left
nipple
◉ Subjective data Answer: things a person tells you about that you
cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
◉ objective data Answer: information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled
by an observer; signs
◉ what can you do to help a resident who is being discharged? Answer:
help in packing resident's things away
◉ at what point the bacteria disappears in hand washing? Answer:
During friction from rubbing
◉ Axillary (armpit) temp Answer: 96.6-98.6 (97.6)
◉ back massage Answer: 3-5min
◉ before helping a patient stand, you raise the head of the bed and let
the patients legs dangle, why? Answer: prevents orthostatic hypotension
(low blood pressure when person stands up)
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ -phagia Answer: swallowing
◉ 1gm fat Answer: 9 calories
◉ 1gm protein Answer: 4 calories
◉ 1gm carbohydrate Answer: 4 calories
◉ Amount for stool collection Answer: 1/2 cup and not contaminated
◉ Let the doctor speak to the nurse.... Answer: when there is an order
for a new treatment
◉ What do you tell a male resident when he is done with the urinal?
Answer: use call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help -
place in side rails
◉ a resident asks you for her blood pressure readings after you check it,
what do you do? Answer: provide the reading
,◉ a resident that is playing bingo receives a phone call. What do you
do? Answer: Bring them back to their room and close door for privacy
or bring the phone to them
◉ a resident with hip injury would use what type of bed pan? Answer:
fracture bed pan
◉ a resident continues to call you "Sally", his daughters name, what do
you tell him? Answer: ask him to tell you about his daughter sally
◉ what do you do with the isolated resident's food trays when they are
done eating? Answer: double bag outside the room and send it to the
kitchen
◉ a resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help. what do you
do? Answer: use a gait belt
◉ a resident with dementia is getting agitated and thinks they lost their
keys, what do you do? Answer: tell him you will help him find his keys
◉ Abduction Answer: movement away from the midline of the body
◉ Adduction Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body
◉ after providing the urinal for a patient... Answer: ask them to close
tightly to prevent spills and call for help.
, ◉ Amount of time that pain relief drugs take effect Answer: 30 min
◉ Apical pulse count for Answer: 1 minute, located under your left
nipple
◉ Subjective data Answer: things a person tells you about that you
cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
◉ objective data Answer: information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled
by an observer; signs
◉ what can you do to help a resident who is being discharged? Answer:
help in packing resident's things away
◉ at what point the bacteria disappears in hand washing? Answer:
During friction from rubbing
◉ Axillary (armpit) temp Answer: 96.6-98.6 (97.6)
◉ back massage Answer: 3-5min
◉ before helping a patient stand, you raise the head of the bed and let
the patients legs dangle, why? Answer: prevents orthostatic hypotension
(low blood pressure when person stands up)
