Illinois CNA state exam questions
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1. How do you promote communication with a resident?: asking OPEN ENDED questions-
"How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
2. A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you
do?: Use a gait belt
3. What is the temperature of a TEPID bath?: 80-93 `F
4. 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)
5. What is the oral temperature?: 97.6-99.6
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
7. 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.
8. 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
9. As a CNA, what can you do to help a resident who is being discharged?: Help in
packing resident's things away.
10. You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of disinfectant that house-
keeping left behind, what do you do?: Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
11. Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift
*there will be an illustration for this question*: 1 oz = 30 mL
12. 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.
13. 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
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14. 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
15. You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what do
you do?: Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
16. 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
17. What do you do to a room when a resident checks out?: Disinfect the room.
18. 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.
19. What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their colostomy
bag?: Flush in the toilet
20. 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
21. You walk into a room and there is a trash can on fire. What is the first thing
you should do?: Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
22. How should a gait belt be applied?: Over clothes with buckle off center
23. How should an cold compress be applied?: With cloth bag = Ice pack
24. What do you do with person in shock?: Make the person lie down and elevate the legs
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3kjfbv
1. How do you promote communication with a resident?: asking OPEN ENDED questions-
"How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
2. A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you
do?: Use a gait belt
3. What is the temperature of a TEPID bath?: 80-93 `F
4. 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)
5. What is the oral temperature?: 97.6-99.6
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
7. 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.
8. 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
9. As a CNA, what can you do to help a resident who is being discharged?: Help in
packing resident's things away.
10. You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of disinfectant that house-
keeping left behind, what do you do?: Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
11. Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift
*there will be an illustration for this question*: 1 oz = 30 mL
12. 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.
13. 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
, Illinois CNA state exam questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3kjfbv
14. 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
15. You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different unit, what do
you do?: Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
16. 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
17. What do you do to a room when a resident checks out?: Disinfect the room.
18. 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.
19. What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their colostomy
bag?: Flush in the toilet
20. 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
21. You walk into a room and there is a trash can on fire. What is the first thing
you should do?: Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
22. How should a gait belt be applied?: Over clothes with buckle off center
23. How should an cold compress be applied?: With cloth bag = Ice pack
24. What do you do with person in shock?: Make the person lie down and elevate the legs
