Illinois CNA state exam questions 2023/2024 with complete solution

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... what do you do? - Use a gait belt 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 do when he is done? - use call light/call for help promptly or while waiting for help- place in side rails A doctor comes in and give an order for a new treatment before leaving, what do you do? - Let the doctor speak to the nurse. 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 discharged? - Help in packing resident's things away. You are in a resident's room and you see a bottle of disinfectant that housekeeping left behind, what do you do? - Remove it from the resident's room immediately. Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shift *there will be an illustration for this question* - 1 oz = 30 mL 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