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I recently took my CNA State Exam for Georgia. I passed the written portion but failed the skills part of the exam. I think if I had an RN teaching me the skills for CNA, I would've passed the State Exam on the first try.

I think I can learn my cna skills much better from an R.N. than from an LPN. Do you think teaching CNA Skills should be limited to RN's?

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Not really I have two RNs one teaching the lecture part and the other the skills. And my lecture teacher will tell you she is not one to teach the skills part. She has taught it before but it's just not for her.

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Nearly everyone in my group failed the skills and passed the written portion of the CNA State Exam. I know I will pass the second time around, but it seems I learn how to do my skills only from certain people. I don't know why this is??

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Have you been reading your book? I've read some chapters in my book but I am def gonna go over the ones that say performing the skills. You can never go wrong w doing it how the book says.

Ive be heard that sometimes when they fail students it's just to get more money in making then retest. -_- my school had 99% passing. But I'm still worried when it comes to skills part. I feel like we didn't get enough practice to perform the skills.

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I did read the book especially in regards to the CNA Skills portion. I will just have to practice the CNA Skills more at home. I'm going to buy a few things online that we use with patients. In the meanwhile, I will have to work outside of my field as a Flight Attendant part-time until I re-take the CNA Skills portion.

I agree with you concerning the failing of students to get more money. This is why I contacted the local news station to help with an investigation. I don't think they are providing us enough time and purposely give us the skills that take longer to do, at least 2 of them; This makes it more difficult to complete the skills in the time allowed, but it does not mean that we do not know how to complete the skill.

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I try to practice at home but it's never going to be the same as for the exam. And to top it off were I'm doing my clinicals it's nothing like they teach in school. I never see any of the cna's do as they were taught. It makes it worse because I was counting on the clinicals to practice more of how it's done but we don't have no one telling us if it's right or wrong. They don't care as long as it gets done.

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I completely understand....I had my clinicals at a nursing home. None of them do what the book says were supposed to be doing. There are CNAs from different generations who didn't have to go through what the new cnas have to deal with. Even if you work as a CNA, it will take you too long to perform the skill that they would probably look at you like "ok whatever";

I know it won't be the same if I practice at home, but on the weekends I will practice under an RN for about 3-4 hours each day. Maybe it will be okay.

Now I'm thinking, I should be enjoying practicing my skills. But I haven't been enjoying practicing in the past.

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Specializes in CNA.

I believe the skills could be taught by either an RN or an LPN. Both know the "drill." Next time you take the skills. Make sure you've practiced a BUNCH! Good luck!

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