Illinois CNA state updated exam
questions 2024 Questions and Answers
How do you promote communication with a resident? - CORRECT ANSWER
100%
asking OPENVerified
ENDED questions- "How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER Use a gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - CORRECT ANSWER 80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - CORRECT ANSWER Sitz- seat. The
perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
What is the oral temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - CORRECT 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 help a resident who is being discharged? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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* - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz = 30
mL
How do you take a random urine specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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 unit, what do you do?
- CORRECT ANSWER Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
, Illinois CNA state updated exam
questions 2024 Questions and Answers
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you
100%
do? - CORRECTVerified
ANSWER Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - CORRECT ANSWER
Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - CORRECT
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER Flush in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate
with BID? - CORRECT ANSWER BID- twice a day
TID- Three times a day
QID- Four times a day
You walk into a room and there is a trash can on fire. What is the first thing you
should do? - CORRECT ANSWER Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER Over clothes with
buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER With cloth bag
= Ice pack
What do you do with person in shock? - CORRECT ANSWER Make the person
lie down and elevate the legs
When transferring someone with a gait belt, how should your hands be positioned? -
CORRECT ANSWER Underhand grasp
During rehab, where do you focus:
A). on patient's abilities
B). on patient's disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER On patient's abilities- what
they can do
Where do you walk if the person has right-sided weakness? - CORRECT
ANSWER Towards his weak side
How do you apply TED hose? - CORRECT ANSWER While residents is lying in
bed- supine position
How to read a Fahrenheit and Centigrade thermometer? - CORRECT ANSWER
F= 0.2 of a degree (short line)
C= 0.1 of a degree (long line)
Blue-oral and axillary thermometers- long/slender tips/pear shaped tip
Red-rectal termometers- stubby tips
Where do you throw away an ostomy? - CORRECT ANSWER Facility approved
bag
Resident was alert and is now hard to arouse and unresponsive. What do you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER Tell the nurse
How does a Diabetic diet work? - CORRECT ANSWER Give same amount of
carbs, protein, fats everyday at the same time.
questions 2024 Questions and Answers
How do you promote communication with a resident? - CORRECT ANSWER
100%
asking OPENVerified
ENDED questions- "How are you feeling?" (ch.6)
A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER Use a gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - CORRECT ANSWER 80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - CORRECT ANSWER Sitz- seat. The
perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
What is the oral temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER 97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - CORRECT 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 help a resident who is being discharged? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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* - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz = 30
mL
How do you take a random urine specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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 unit, what do you do?
- CORRECT ANSWER Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
, Illinois CNA state updated exam
questions 2024 Questions and Answers
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you
100%
do? - CORRECTVerified
ANSWER Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - CORRECT ANSWER
Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - CORRECT
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER Flush in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate
with BID? - CORRECT ANSWER BID- twice a day
TID- Three times a day
QID- Four times a day
You walk into a room and there is a trash can on fire. What is the first thing you
should do? - CORRECT ANSWER Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER Over clothes with
buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER With cloth bag
= Ice pack
What do you do with person in shock? - CORRECT ANSWER Make the person
lie down and elevate the legs
When transferring someone with a gait belt, how should your hands be positioned? -
CORRECT ANSWER Underhand grasp
During rehab, where do you focus:
A). on patient's abilities
B). on patient's disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER On patient's abilities- what
they can do
Where do you walk if the person has right-sided weakness? - CORRECT
ANSWER Towards his weak side
How do you apply TED hose? - CORRECT ANSWER While residents is lying in
bed- supine position
How to read a Fahrenheit and Centigrade thermometer? - CORRECT ANSWER
F= 0.2 of a degree (short line)
C= 0.1 of a degree (long line)
Blue-oral and axillary thermometers- long/slender tips/pear shaped tip
Red-rectal termometers- stubby tips
Where do you throw away an ostomy? - CORRECT ANSWER Facility approved
bag
Resident was alert and is now hard to arouse and unresponsive. What do you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER Tell the nurse
How does a Diabetic diet work? - CORRECT ANSWER Give same amount of
carbs, protein, fats everyday at the same time.
