Illinois CNA state exam questions and Answers 2024

Illinois CNA state exam questions and Answers 2022How do you promote communication with a resident? - 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? - ANSWER Use a gait belt What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - ANSWER 80-93 `F What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - ANSWER Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water () What is the oral temperature? - ANSWER 97.6-99.6 A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? - 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? - ANSWER Let the doctor speak to the nurse. How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - 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? - 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? - 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* - ANSWER 1 oz = 30 mL How do you take a random urine specimen? - 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 - 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 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 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 What do you do with person in shock? - ANSWER Make the person lie down and elevate the legs When transferring someone with a gait belt, how should your hands be positioned? - ANSWER Underhand grasp During rehab, where do you focus: A). on patient's abilities B). on patient's disabilities - ANSWER On patient's abilities- what they can do Where do you walk if the person has right-sided weakness? - ANSWER Towards his weak side How do you apply TED hose? - ANSWER While residents is lying in bed- supine position How to read a Fahrenheit and Centigrade thermometer? - ANSWER F= 0.2 of a degree (short line) C= 0.1 of a degree (long line) Blue-oral and axillary thermometers- long/slender tips/pear shaped tip Red-rectal termometers- stubby tips Where do you throw away an ostomy? - ANSWER Facility approved bag Resident was alert and is now hard to arouse and unresponsive. What do you do? - ANSWER Tell the nurse How does a Diabetic diet work? - ANSWER Give same amount of carbs, protein, fats everyday at the same time. What is a step you can take as a CNA to prevent resident poisoning? - ANSWER -Make sure patients and residents cannot reach hazardous material -Follow agency policy for storing personal care items -Keep harmful products in their original containers -Leave the original label on harmful products -Read all labels carefully before using a product. Residents with dementia is on the commode, how long should you leave them alone? - ANSWER Never Can a urine contaminate a stool sample? - ANSWER Yes What is PPE worn for? - ANSWER Contact precautions What does rehabilitation and restorative nursing care focus on? - ANSWER The whole person and what the person can do. What is a bland diet? - ANSWER To reduce gastric irrigation Arm pain is an example of.... - ANSWER Subjective data- the person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses (symptoms) [objective- information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer (signs)] A patient with hip injury would use what type of bed pan? - ANSWER Fracture bed pan How would you place the call light for a quadriplegic patient? - ANSWER If not able to reach, check on the person often. After providing the urinal for a patient.... - ANSWER ask them to close tightly to prevent spills and call for help. Know PROM - ANSWER Passive Range of Motion ex. Flexion A CNA is aware that for stool collection... - ANSWER Must be 1/2 cup must not be contaminated 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. How do you help a resident participate with activities on time? - ANSWER Make sure they have an activities schedule be flexible as the CNA, and work the patients routine care around the activities schedule. When do you give PM care? - ANSWER After lunch Before bed After visitors leave in the evening A patient that is playing bingo receives a phone call. What do you do? - ANSWER Bring the phone call to them in the activities area bring them back to their room and close the door to give privacy You answer a phone call for a resident while she is in the dining room and it is her daughter, she asks you about her mothers condition and treatment. What do you do? - ANSWER Refer daughters questions to nurse A patient asks you for her blood pressure readings after you check it, What do you do? - ANSWER Provide her the reading Before helping a patient stand, you raise the head of the bed and let the patients legs dangle, what does this do? - ANSWER This prevents orthostatic hypotension- low blood pressure when person stands up What do you do if a patients temperature is 101.2? - ANSWER Tell the nurse What will the nurse most likely ask you to do if a patient is in shock? - ANSWER Keep the person lying down. If not injured, raise the feet 6 to 12 inches.---elevate the feet so blood will flow back to the head. Lower the feet if the position causes pain. Maintain an open airway and control bleeding. Begin CPR if cardiac arrest occurs. What do you do to collect a female urine? - ANSWER Clean the perineal area with towel. -Spread the labia with your thumb and index finger. -Clean down the urethral area from front to back. Use clean towel for each stroke -Keep the labia separated to collect the urine. Where do you put catheters? - ANSWER On the bed frame, below the bladder. Before shaving a resident, what do you check first? - ANSWER If they are on blood thinners. What other information is on their ID bracelet - ANSWER Their doctors name. If you have independent patients and you made his/her bed, how should you leave the bed? - ANSWER In sitting height When assisting in urinal disposal you should? - ANSWER Use a standard/universal precautions When patient is being combative, what should you do? - ANSWER Leave the room and come back when the patient is not upset. What items need to be marked as isolation? - ANSWER When bringing it out When resident requested for 1 side rail up only, what should you do? - ANSWER Keep either 1 side rail up How do you promote communication? - ANSWER Asking open ended questions