ILLINOIS CNA STATE EXAM QUESTIONS
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,How do you promote communication with a resident? asking OPEN ENDED questions- "How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... Use a gait belt
what do you do?
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? 80-93 `F
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)
What is the oral temperature? 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to use call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help- place in side rails
do when he is done?
A doctor comes in and give an order for a new treatment Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
before leaving, what do you do?
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
As a CNA, what can you do to help a resident who is being Help in packing resident's things away.
discharged?
You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
disinfectant that housekeeping left behind, what do you do?
, Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift 1 oz = 30 mL
there will be an illustration for this question
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.
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
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
You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different Transfer the call.
unit, what do you do? (pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost Tell him you will help him find his keys
his keys, what do you do?
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? Disinfect the room.
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?
What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their Flush in the toilet
colostomy bag?
AND ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PREP, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, CORRECT
ANSWERS AND STUDY GUIDE
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep
,How do you promote communication with a resident? asking OPEN ENDED questions- "How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... Use a gait belt
what do you do?
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? 80-93 `F
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)
What is the oral temperature? 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to use call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help- place in side rails
do when he is done?
A doctor comes in and give an order for a new treatment Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
before leaving, what do you do?
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
As a CNA, what can you do to help a resident who is being Help in packing resident's things away.
discharged?
You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of Remove it from the resident's room immediately.
disinfectant that housekeeping left behind, what do you do?
, Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift 1 oz = 30 mL
there will be an illustration for this question
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.
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
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
You answer the phone but the person meant to call a different Transfer the call.
unit, what do you do? (pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost Tell him you will help him find his keys
his keys, what do you do?
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? Disinfect the room.
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?
What do you do with a residents BM when you empty their Flush in the toilet
colostomy bag?
