Illinois CNA state exam 2023 –
2024 /161 questions with complete
solution/ 100% correct.
How do you promote communication with a resident? - -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? - -Use a
gait belt
-What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - -80-93 `F
-What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - -Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are
immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
-What is the oral temperature? - -97.6-99.6
-A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? - -
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? - -Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
-How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - -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? - -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? - -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* - -1 oz = 30 mL
-How do you take a random urine specimen? - -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 - -*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? - -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? -
-Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
-A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you
do? - -Tell him you will help him find his keys
-What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - -Disinfect the room.
-A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - -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? - -Flush in
the toilet
-How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with
BID? - -BID- twice a day
TID- Three times a day
QID- Four times a day
2024 /161 questions with complete
solution/ 100% correct.
How do you promote communication with a resident? - -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? - -Use a
gait belt
-What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - -80-93 `F
-What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - -Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are
immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
-What is the oral temperature? - -97.6-99.6
-A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? - -
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? - -Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
-How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - -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? - -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? - -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* - -1 oz = 30 mL
-How do you take a random urine specimen? - -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 - -*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? - -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? -
-Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
-A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you
do? - -Tell him you will help him find his keys
-What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - -Disinfect the room.
-A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - -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? - -Flush in
the toilet
-How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with
BID? - -BID- twice a day
TID- Three times a day
QID- Four times a day
