ILLINOIS CNA STATE EXAM PREPARATION
GUIDE 2026
◉ Rehabilitation. Answer: __ starts before a patient goes home.
◉ board. Answer: The __ in an agency makes the policies.
◉ health team. Answer: A CNA is part of the __ __.
◉ director of nursing. Answer: DON (______) manages the nursing
team.
◉ Medicare. Answer: __ is a federal health insurance program for
people 65 years or older.
◉ case mix group. Answer: CMG
◉ license. Answer: An agency must have a __ to operate and provide
care.
◉ American Hospital Association. Answer: AHA
,◉ Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. Answer: OBRA
◉ licensed nursing assistant. Answer: LNA
◉ Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program.
Answer: NATCEP
◉ laws, job descriptions, person's condition, help. Answer: Some
limits for CNAs are __, __ __, the __ __, and the amount of __ you need.
◉ Nurse Practice Acts. Answer: __ __ __ protects patients from people
practicing nursing without a license.
◉ 75. Answer: OBRA requires at least __ hours of instruction for
CNAs. (training for nursing assistants working in nursing centers)
◉ task, circumstances, person, directions, communication,
supervision. Answer: The Five Rights of Delegation are the right __,
__, __, __ & __, and __.
◉ responsible. Answer: When you agree to do a task, you are __ for
you own actions. If a delegated task is beyond your legal limits,
politely refuse and explain why.
, ◉ medication, tubes, orders, diagnoses. Answer: A CNA can't give __,
insert __, take __ from doctors, or discuss the person's __ with the
family.
◉ wills. Answer: CNAs are not allowed to prepare __ for people.
◉ neglect; verbal abuse. Answer: If a call light is on, not answering it
is __. Shouting is __ __.
◉ domestic, intimate partner, partner, spousal. Answer: Domestic
abuse is also called __ violence, __ __ abuse, __ abuse, and __ abuse.
◉ gossiping. Answer: Remove yourself from a group or setting
where people are __.
◉ information. Answer: A patient's __ is shared only with the staff
involved in his/her care.
◉ stress. Answer: __ is normal and affects the whole person, it can
happen in your sleep, and it can cause life threatening conditions.
◉ care. Answer: Only report __ that you gave and you can only report
it after you have provided it.
GUIDE 2026
◉ Rehabilitation. Answer: __ starts before a patient goes home.
◉ board. Answer: The __ in an agency makes the policies.
◉ health team. Answer: A CNA is part of the __ __.
◉ director of nursing. Answer: DON (______) manages the nursing
team.
◉ Medicare. Answer: __ is a federal health insurance program for
people 65 years or older.
◉ case mix group. Answer: CMG
◉ license. Answer: An agency must have a __ to operate and provide
care.
◉ American Hospital Association. Answer: AHA
,◉ Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. Answer: OBRA
◉ licensed nursing assistant. Answer: LNA
◉ Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program.
Answer: NATCEP
◉ laws, job descriptions, person's condition, help. Answer: Some
limits for CNAs are __, __ __, the __ __, and the amount of __ you need.
◉ Nurse Practice Acts. Answer: __ __ __ protects patients from people
practicing nursing without a license.
◉ 75. Answer: OBRA requires at least __ hours of instruction for
CNAs. (training for nursing assistants working in nursing centers)
◉ task, circumstances, person, directions, communication,
supervision. Answer: The Five Rights of Delegation are the right __,
__, __, __ & __, and __.
◉ responsible. Answer: When you agree to do a task, you are __ for
you own actions. If a delegated task is beyond your legal limits,
politely refuse and explain why.
, ◉ medication, tubes, orders, diagnoses. Answer: A CNA can't give __,
insert __, take __ from doctors, or discuss the person's __ with the
family.
◉ wills. Answer: CNAs are not allowed to prepare __ for people.
◉ neglect; verbal abuse. Answer: If a call light is on, not answering it
is __. Shouting is __ __.
◉ domestic, intimate partner, partner, spousal. Answer: Domestic
abuse is also called __ violence, __ __ abuse, __ abuse, and __ abuse.
◉ gossiping. Answer: Remove yourself from a group or setting
where people are __.
◉ information. Answer: A patient's __ is shared only with the staff
involved in his/her care.
◉ stress. Answer: __ is normal and affects the whole person, it can
happen in your sleep, and it can cause life threatening conditions.
◉ care. Answer: Only report __ that you gave and you can only report
it after you have provided it.
