Illinois CNA State Exam (116 Questions) With
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How do you promote communication asking OPEN ENDED questions- "How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
with a resident?
A resident wants to use the commode, Use a gait belt
but she needs help... what do you do?
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? 80-93 `F
Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath?
98-106)
What is the oral temperature? 97.6-99.6
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A male resident wants to use a urinal, use call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help- place in side rails
what do you tell him to do when he is
done?
A doctor comes in and give an order for a Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
new treatment before leaving, what do
you do?
Wide base of support
How should you be positioned when Legs between 12-24 inches apart.
applying TED hose? Check ever 2 hours.
Remove every 8 hours for 30 min
As a CNA, what can you do to help a Help in packing resident's things away.
resident who is being discharged?
You are in a resident's room and you see Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
a bottle of disinfectant that housekeeping
left behind, what do you do?
Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for 1 oz = 30 mL
the 3-11 shift
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Used for routine urinalysis
No special measures are needed.
How do you take a random urine
Collected any time during a 24-hour period.
specimen?
Pour about 120 mL into the specimen container, place the container in a plastic
bag, apply Biohazard Label.
*Clean-voided specimen
1). Perineal is cleaned
The Midstream Specimen 2). Start voiding
3). Stop voiding half way
4). Starts voiding in a sterile specimen container
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.
How do you take a 24-hour urine
Tes is restarted if:
specimen?
-a voiding was not saved
-toilet tissue was discarded into the specimen
-the specimen contains stools
You answer the phone but the person Transfer the call.
meant to call a different unit, what do you (pg.56)
do?
A resident wth dementia is getting Tell him you will help him find his keys
agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what
do you do?
What do you do to a room when a Disinfect the room.
resident checks out?
A resident is in isolation. Double bag outside the room and send it to the kitchen.
What do you do with their food tray when
they done eating?
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What do you do with a residents BM Flush in the toilet
when you empty their colostomy bag?
How many times do you ambulate a BID- twice a day
resident when the care plan states TID- Three times a day
ambulate with BID? QID- Four times a day
Remove/protect the residents.
You walk into a room and there is a trash R-remove resident
can on fire. What is the first thing you A-alarm
should do? C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? Over clothes with buckle off center
How should an cold compress be With cloth bag = Ice pack
applied?
What do you do with person in shock? Make the person lie down and elevate the legs
When transferring someone with a gait Underhand grasp
belt, how should your hands be
positioned?
During rehab, where do you focus: On patient's abilities- what they can do
A). on patient's abilities
B). on patient's disabilities
Where do you walk if the person has Towards his weak side
right-sided weakness?
How do you apply TED hose? While residents is lying in bed- supine position
F= 0.2 of a degree (short line)
C= 0.1 of a degree (long line)
How to read a Fahrenheit and Centigrade
thermometer?
Blue-oral and axillary thermometers- long/slender tips/pear shaped tip
Red-rectal termometers- stubby tips
Where do you throw away an ostomy? Facility approved bag
Resident was alert and is now hard to Tell the nurse
arouse and unresponsive. What do you
do?
How does a Diabetic diet work? Give same amount of carbs, protein, fats everyday at the same time.
-Make sure patients and residents cannot reach hazardous material
-Follow agency policy for storing personal care items
What is a step you can take as a CNA to
-Keep harmful products in their original containers
prevent resident poisoning?
-Leave the original label on harmful products
-Read all labels carefully before using a product.
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