Illinois CNA state EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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
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
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - CORRECT
ANSWER Over clothes with buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - CORRECT
ANSWER With cloth bag = Ice pack
What do you do with person in shock? - CORRECT
ANSWER Make the person lie down and elevate the legs
AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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
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
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - CORRECT
ANSWER Over clothes with buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - CORRECT
ANSWER With cloth bag = Ice pack
What do you do with person in shock? - CORRECT
ANSWER Make the person lie down and elevate the legs
