Illinois CNA state exam questions 2025 with complete
solution
How do you promote communication with a resident? - ANS-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? - ANS-
Use a gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - ANS-80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - ANS-Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas
are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
What is the oral temperature? - ANS-97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? -
ANS-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? - ANS-Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - ANS-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? - ANS-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? - ANS-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* - ANS-1 oz = 30 mL
How do you take a random urine specimen? - ANS-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 - ANS-*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? - ANS-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? -
ANS-Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do?
- ANS-Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ANS-Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - ANS-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? - ANS-Flush
in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with
BID? - ANS-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? - ANS-Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - ANS-Over clothes with buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - ANS-With cloth bag = Ice pack
What do you do with person in shock? - ANS-Make the person lie down and elevate the
legs
solution
How do you promote communication with a resident? - ANS-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? - ANS-
Use a gait belt
What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - ANS-80-93 `F
What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - ANS-Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas
are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106)
What is the oral temperature? - ANS-97.6-99.6
A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? -
ANS-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? - ANS-Let the doctor speak to the nurse.
How should you be positioned when applying TED hose? - ANS-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? - ANS-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? - ANS-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* - ANS-1 oz = 30 mL
How do you take a random urine specimen? - ANS-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 - ANS-*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? - ANS-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? -
ANS-Transfer the call.
(pg.56)
A resident wth dementia is getting agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do?
- ANS-Tell him you will help him find his keys
What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ANS-Disinfect the room.
A resident is in isolation.
What do you do with their food tray when they done eating? - ANS-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? - ANS-Flush
in the toilet
How many times do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with
BID? - ANS-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? - ANS-Remove/protect the residents.
R-remove resident
A-alarm
C-confine, close doors
E-evacuate
How should a gait belt be applied? - ANS-Over clothes with buckle off center
How should an cold compress be applied? - ANS-With cloth bag = Ice pack
What do you do with person in shock? - ANS-Make the person lie down and elevate the
legs
