ILLINOIS CNA STATE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How do you promote communica�on with a resident? - ANSWER-asking OPEN ENDED ques�ons- "How are you feeling?" (ch.6) A resident wants to use the commode, but she needs help... what do you do? - ANSWER-Use a gait belt What is the temperature of a TEPID bath? - ANSWER-80-93 `F What is the temperature of a SITZ bath? - ANSWER-Sitz- seat. The perineal and rectal areas are immersed in WARM or HOT water (93-98-106) What is the oral temperature? - ANSWER-97.6-99.6 A male resident wants to use a urinal, what do you tell him to do when he is done? - ANSWER- use call light/call for help promptly or while wai�ng for help- place in side rails A doctor comes in and give an order for a new treatment before leaving, what do you do? - ANSWER-Let the doctor speak to the nurse.How should you be posi�oned when applying TED hose? - 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? - ANSWER-Help in packing resident's things away.You are in a resident's room and you see a bo�le of disinfectant that housekeeping le� behind, what do you do? - ANSWER-Remove it from the resident's room immediately.Calculate the resident's total INTAKE for the 3-11 shi� *there will be an illustra�on for this ques�on* - ANSWER-1 oz = 30 mL How do you take a random urine specimen? - ANSWER-Used for rou�ne urinalysis No special measures are needed.Collected any �me during a 24-hour period.
Pour about 120 mL into the specimen container, place the container in a plas�c bag, apply Biohazard Label.The Midstream Specimen - 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? - 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 �ssue was discarded into the specimen -the specimen contains stools You answer the phone but the person meant to call a di�erent unit, what do you do? - ANSWER- Transfer the call.(pg.56) A resident wth demen�a is ge�ng agitated and thinks he lost his keys, what do you do? - ANSWER-Tell him you will help him �nd his keys What do you do to a room when a resident checks out? - ANSWER-Disinfect the room.A resident is in isola�on.What do you do with their food tray when they done ea�ng? - 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? - ANSWER-Flush in the toilet How many �mes do you ambulate a resident when the care plan states ambulate with BID? - ANSWER-BID- twice a day TID- Three �mes a day
QID- Four �mes a day You walk into a room and there is a trash can on �re. What is the �rst thing you should do? - ANSWER-Remove/protect the residents.R-remove resident A-alarm C-con�ne, close doors E-evacuate How should a gait belt be applied? - ANSWER-Over clothes with buckle o� center How should an cold compress be applied? - ANSWER-With cloth bag = Ice pack What do you do with person in shock? - ANSWER-Make the person lie down and elevate the legs When transferring someone with a gait belt, how should your hands be posi�oned? - ANSWER- Underhand grasp
During rehab, where do you focus:
A). on pa�ent's abili�es B). on pa�ent's disabili�es - ANSWER-On pa�ent's abili�es- what they can do Where do you walk if the person has right-sided weakness? - ANSWER-Towards his weak side How do you apply TED hose? - ANSWER-While residents is lying in bed- supine posi�on How to read a Fahrenheit and Cen�grade thermometer? - ANSWER-F= 0.2 of a degree (short line) C= 0.1 of a degree (long line)
Blue-oral and axillary thermometers- long/slender �ps/pear shaped �p Red-rectal termometers- stubby �ps Where do you throw away an ostomy? - ANSWER-Facility approved bag