Illinois CNA study plan

Label the major pulse sites, blood pressure landmark, and normal adult ranges for temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation on a blank body diagram.

Measure and record all five vital signs on a practice partner across 10 separate sets, stating each value aloud with its correct unit.

Sequence the steps for repositioning a resident, applying a gait belt, and assisting with range-of-motion exercises using a numbered self-written checklist.

Calculate a 24-hour intake and output total from eight practice entries, converting ounces to milliliters and recording the result in the correct format.

Perform hand hygiene and don and doff gloves, gown, mask, and eye protection in the correct order for three different care scenarios without prompting.

Classify 15 written tasks as medical asepsis or surgical asepsis and justify each choice in one sentence.

Describe the six links of the chain of infection and name one specific break point a nursing assistant controls at each link.

Apply standard and transmission-based precautions to four resident scenarios, stating the required personal protective equipment, room placement, and equipment handling for each.

Demonstrate safe bagging of contaminated linen and safe sharps handling, verbalizing each safety step as you go.

Demonstrate a complete bed bath, perineal care, and back massage on a mannequin or practice partner while maintaining privacy, warmth, and dignity throughout.

Perform oral care for an unresponsive resident and complete denture care, including cleaning, rinsing, and safe storage.

Dress a practice partner who has a weak arm, applying the affected-side-first and remove-from-unaffected-side-first rule correctly.

Identify eight body areas at highest risk for skin breakdown and state one specific prevention action for each.

Perform perineal care, catheter care, and foot and nail care without skipping any hand hygiene, privacy, or glove-change step.

Conduct a fall-prevention room check covering bed height and wheels, call light reach, side rail status, footwear, and floor clutter.

Sequence the correct immediate response to a choking resident, a resident found on the floor, and a fire in a resident room.

Demonstrate body mechanics for a pivot transfer with a gait belt, keeping the resident's feet under them and your back straight.

State the correct procedure for responding to a resident who has fallen and reports hip pain, including what not to do.

State the step-by-step response to a seizure, to severe bleeding, and to a suspected stroke, naming what to observe and what to report.

Draw a simple floor plan and mark the nearest fire alarm pull station, two exits, and the assembly point, then rehearse the RACE sequence aloud.

Practice three therapeutic communication techniques, an open-ended question, reflection, and silence, in role-play with a partner.

Identify five behavioral signs of depression or social withdrawal in a written resident scenario and pair each with one appropriate nursing assistant response.

Explain how to respond to an angry or tearful resident without arguing, making promises, or sharing your own opinions.

List the federally protected resident rights and match each one to a concrete nursing assistant action that upholds it and one that violates it.

Explain the nursing assistant's duty to report abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of resident property, including to whom, how quickly, and what to document.

Distinguish invasion of privacy from appropriate caregiving in ten written vignettes, naming the specific right involved in each.

State the resident's right to refuse care or treatment and describe the exact follow-up steps, including who to notify and what to chart.

Build a three-column comparison table distinguishing dementia, delirium, and depression by onset, duration, and key observable signs.

Apply validation and redirection techniques to four written scenarios involving a resident with dementia who resists care, writing the exact words you would use.

Sequence the steps for assisting with a restorative feeding program and for an ambulation retraining program, naming the assist level and the goal of each step.

Demonstrate prompting, cueing, and hand-over-hand fading while a practice partner completes a dressing task independently.

Identify three hazards in the environment of a resident with cognitive impairment and state one modification for each.

Retest every hands-on skill from weeks 1 through 4 under timed conditions, targeting the two skills with the lowest prior rubric scores first.

Complete a full-length 60-question mock exam covering all eight domains, then log every missed question by domain and error type.

Rewrite the top ten missed concepts as flashcards and recite them aloud until each is answered correctly twice in a row.

Rehearse the verbal report you would give a nurse after an incident, using situation, background, observation, and what you did as the structure.