Illinois CNA state exam questions With verified Answers
2025/2026
How do you promote com- asking OPEN ENDED
munication with a resi- questions- "How are you
dent? feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use
the commode, but she
Use a gait belt
needs help... what do you
do?
What is the temperature of
80-93 `F
a TEPID bath?
Sitz- seat. The perineal
What is the temperature of and rectal areas are im-
a SITZ bath? mersed in WARM or HOT
water (93-98-106)
What is the oral tempera-
97.6-99.6
ture?
A male resident wants to
use call light/call for help
use a urinal, what do you
promptly or while waiting
tell him to do when he is
for help- place in side rails
done?
A doctor comes in and give
an order for a new treat- Let the doctor speak to the
ment before leaving, what nurse.
do you do?
How should you be posi-
tioned when applying TED
hose?
,Wide base of support
Legs between 12-24 inch-
es apart.
Check ever 2 hours.
Remove every 8 hours for
30 min
As a CNA, what can you
Help in packing resident's
do to help a resident who
things away.
is being discharged?
You are in a resident's
room and you see a bottle
Remove it from the resi-
of disinfectant that house-
dent's room immediately.
keeping left behind, what
do you do?
Calculate the resident's to-
tal INTAKE for the 3-11
shift 1 oz = 30 mL
*there will be an illustration
for this question*
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
How do you take a random
the container in a plastic
urine specimen?
bag, apply Biohazard La-
bel.
*Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
2). Start voiding
The Midstream Specimen
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a ster-
ile specimen container
Start with an empty blad-
der
1). Person voids to begin
the test with an empty blad-
der---discard it
2). Save all the voiding for
How do you take a 24-hour
the next 24-hours.
urine specimen?
Tes is restarted if:
-a voiding was not saved
-toilet tissue was discard-
ed into the specimen
-the specimen contains
stools
2025/2026
How do you promote com- asking OPEN ENDED
munication with a resi- questions- "How are you
dent? feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use
the commode, but she
Use a gait belt
needs help... what do you
do?
What is the temperature of
80-93 `F
a TEPID bath?
Sitz- seat. The perineal
What is the temperature of and rectal areas are im-
a SITZ bath? mersed in WARM or HOT
water (93-98-106)
What is the oral tempera-
97.6-99.6
ture?
A male resident wants to
use call light/call for help
use a urinal, what do you
promptly or while waiting
tell him to do when he is
for help- place in side rails
done?
A doctor comes in and give
an order for a new treat- Let the doctor speak to the
ment before leaving, what nurse.
do you do?
How should you be posi-
tioned when applying TED
hose?
,Wide base of support
Legs between 12-24 inch-
es apart.
Check ever 2 hours.
Remove every 8 hours for
30 min
As a CNA, what can you
Help in packing resident's
do to help a resident who
things away.
is being discharged?
You are in a resident's
room and you see a bottle
Remove it from the resi-
of disinfectant that house-
dent's room immediately.
keeping left behind, what
do you do?
Calculate the resident's to-
tal INTAKE for the 3-11
shift 1 oz = 30 mL
*there will be an illustration
for this question*
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
How do you take a random
the container in a plastic
urine specimen?
bag, apply Biohazard La-
bel.
*Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
2). Start voiding
The Midstream Specimen
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a ster-
ile specimen container
Start with an empty blad-
der
1). Person voids to begin
the test with an empty blad-
der---discard it
2). Save all the voiding for
How do you take a 24-hour
the next 24-hours.
urine specimen?
Tes is restarted if:
-a voiding was not saved
-toilet tissue was discard-
ed into the specimen
-the specimen contains
stools
