Illinois CNA State Exam A 100% Correct!!
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 resident who is a male wants to use a urinal, what would 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 physician comes in and gives an order for a new treatment then leaves, what would
you do? ANSWER Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How do you position 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 assist a resident who is being discharged? - ANSWER
,Help in packing resident's things away.
You are in a resident's room and you notice that there is a disinfectant left behind by the
housekeeping what will you do? - ANSWER Take away from the room of the resident
immediately.
Determine the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift
*there will be an illustration for this question* - ANSWER 1 oz = 30 mL
How would you collect random urine specimen? - ANSWER To urinalysis on a routine
end
No special preparation is required.
May be collected at any time within a 24-hour period.
Pour about 120 mL into the specimen container, place the container in a plastic bag,
and affix the 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). Patient voids to begin test with an empty bladder---discard
2). Assemble all the voiding for the next 24-hours.
Tes is restarted if:
-a voiding was not collected
-toilet tissue was flushed into the specimen
-the specimen contains stools
, You answer the phone but the person intended 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.
What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their colostomy bag? - ANSWER
Flush in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with
BID? - ANSWER BID- twice a day
TID-Three times a day
QID-Four times a day
You enter a room and the garbage can is on fire. What is the first action you should
take? - ANSWER Move/protect the resident.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
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 resident who is a male wants to use a urinal, what would 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 physician comes in and gives an order for a new treatment then leaves, what would
you do? ANSWER Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How do you position 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 assist a resident who is being discharged? - ANSWER
,Help in packing resident's things away.
You are in a resident's room and you notice that there is a disinfectant left behind by the
housekeeping what will you do? - ANSWER Take away from the room of the resident
immediately.
Determine the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift
*there will be an illustration for this question* - ANSWER 1 oz = 30 mL
How would you collect random urine specimen? - ANSWER To urinalysis on a routine
end
No special preparation is required.
May be collected at any time within a 24-hour period.
Pour about 120 mL into the specimen container, place the container in a plastic bag,
and affix the 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). Patient voids to begin test with an empty bladder---discard
2). Assemble all the voiding for the next 24-hours.
Tes is restarted if:
-a voiding was not collected
-toilet tissue was flushed into the specimen
-the specimen contains stools
, You answer the phone but the person intended 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.
What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their colostomy bag? - ANSWER
Flush in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with
BID? - ANSWER BID- twice a day
TID-Three times a day
QID-Four times a day
You enter a room and the garbage can is on fire. What is the first action you should
take? - ANSWER Move/protect the resident.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
