Illinois CNA state exam questions and answers updated 2026

Illinois CNA state exam questions
and answers updated 2026
HowBdoByouBpromoteBcommunicationBwithBaBresident?B-
BAnsweraskingBOPENBENDEDBquestions-B"HowBareByouBfeeling?"B(ch.6)



ABresidentBwantsBtoBuseBtheBcommode,BbutBsheBneedsBhelp...BwhatBdoByouBdo?B-
BAnswerUseBaBgaitBbelt



WhatBisBtheBtemperatureBofBaBTEPIDBbath?B-BAnswer80-93B`F



WhatBisBtheBtemperatureBofBaBSITZBbath?B-BAnswerSitz-
Bseat.BTheBperinealBandBrectalBareasBareBimmersedBinBWARMBorBHOTBwaterB(93-98-106)



WhatBisBtheBoralBtemperature?B-BAnswer97.6-99.6



ABmaleBresidentBwantsBtoBuseBaBurinal,BwhatBdoByouBtellBhimBtoBdoBwhenBheBisBdone?B-
BAnsweruseBcallBlight/callBforBhelpBpromptlyBorBwhileBwaitingBforBhelp-BplaceBinBsideBrails



ABdoctorBcomesBinBandBgiveBanBorderBforBaBnewBtreatmentBbeforeBleaving,BwhatBdoByouBd
o?B-BAnswerLetBtheBdoctorBspeakBtoBtheBnurse.



HowBshouldByouBbeBpositionedBwhenBapplyingBTEDBhose?B-BAnswerWideBbaseBofBsupport

LegsBbetweenB12-24BinchesBapart.B

CheckBeverB2Bhours.B

RemoveBeveryB8BhoursBforB30Bmin



AsBaBCNA,BwhatBcanByouBdoBtoBhelpBaBresidentBwhoBisBbeingBdischarged?B-
BAnswerHelpBinBpackingBresident'sBthingsBaway.



YouBareBinBaBresident'sBroomBandByouBseeBaBbottleBofBdisinfectantBthatBhousekeepingBleftBb
ehind,BwhatBdoByouBdo?B-BAnswerRemoveBitBfromBtheBresident'sBroomBimmediately.



CalculateBtheBresident'sBtotalBINTAKEBforBtheB3-11Bshift

, *thereBwillBbeBanBillustrationBforBthisBquestion*B-BAnswer1BozB=B30BmL



HowBdoByouBtakeBaBrandomBurineBspecimen?B-BAnswerUsedBforBroutineBurinalysis

NoBspecialBmeasuresBareBneeded.

CollectedBanyBtimeBduringBaB24-hourBperiod.B

PourBaboutB120BmLBintoBtheBspecimenBcontainer,BplaceBtheBcontainerBinBaBplasticBbag,Bappl
yBBiohazardBLabel.



TheBMidstreamBSpecimenB-BAnswer*Clean-voidedBspecimen

1).BPerinealBisBcleanedB

2).BStartBvoidingB

3).BStopBvoidingBhalfBway

4).BStartsBvoidingBinBaBsterileBspecimenBcontainer



HowBdoByouBtakeBaB24-hourBurineBspecimen?B-BAnswerStartBwithBanBemptyBbladder

1).BPersonBvoidsBtoBbeginBtheBtestBwithBanBemptyBbladder---discardBit

2).BSaveBallBtheBvoidingBforBtheBnextB24-hours.

TesBisBrestartedBif:

-aBvoidingBwasBnotBsaved

-toiletBtissueBwasBdiscardedBintoBtheBspecimenB

-theBspecimenBcontainsBstools



YouBanswerBtheBphoneBbutBtheBpersonBmeantBtoBcallBaBdifferentBunit,BwhatBdoByouBdo?B-
BAnswerTransferBtheBcall.B

(pg.56)



ABresidentBwthBdementiaBisBgettingBagitatedBandBthinksBheBlostBhisBkeys,BwhatBdoByouBdo?
B-BAnswerTellBhimByouBwillBhelpBhimBfindBhisBkeys



WhatBdoByouBdoBtoBaBroomBwhenBaBresidentBchecksBout?B-BAnswerDisinfectBtheBroom.



ABresidentBisBinBisolation.