Illinois CNA state exam questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
How do you promote communication with a resident?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer Use a gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath?
- correct answer 80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath?
- correct answer Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-
106)
What is the oral temperature?
- correct answer 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How should you be positioned when applying TED hose?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer 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*
- correct answer 1 oz = 30 mL
How do you take a random urine specimen?
- correct answer 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
- correct 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?
- correct 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
You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what do you do?
- correct answer Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do?
- correct answer Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out?
- correct answer Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating?
- correct 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?
- correct answer Flush in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with BID?
- correct 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?
- correct answer Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
2026\2027 A+ Grade
How do you promote communication with a resident?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer Use a gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath?
- correct answer 80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath?
- correct answer Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-
106)
What is the oral temperature?
- correct answer 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How should you be positioned when applying TED hose?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer 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?
- correct answer 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*
- correct answer 1 oz = 30 mL
How do you take a random urine specimen?
- correct answer 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
- correct 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?
- correct 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
You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what do you do?
- correct answer Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do?
- correct answer Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out?
- correct answer Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating?
- correct 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?
- correct answer Flush in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with BID?
- correct 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?
- correct answer Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
