CNA ILLINOIS STATE EXAM QUESTIONS 150
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
How 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 (93-98-106)
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.
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
How 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 (93-98-106)
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.
