Florida Clinical Skills Exam- SO NERVOUS!

I was tested on blood pressure, foot care, and walking with a gait belt (and passed, by the way!). I don't know about the easy, medium, hard thing because that's sooo subjective- for example, I thought walking with a gait belt was hard because I'd never done it before (I had never even seen a gait belt in real life!), but other people were really freaked out about the blood pressure.

My tester was actually very pleasant- she made sure to inform us that her criteria for passing us was not whether we performed the skills perfectly, but whether she would feel comfortable leaving a family member in our care.

Like I said before, I challenged the test as a nursing student, so I learned the skills in a slightly different way. Before the test, I made sure to look at the checklists in the handbook provided to make sure I did everything the way it would be asked on the test. As others have said, just go slowly and remember your basics- wash your hands, greet the patient, provide privacy. I actually explained the procedures to my patient, which is something we're taught to do in nursing school- I don't know if you're supposed/encouraged to do that as a CNA, but if nothing else, it made sure my head was straight before I began the procedure.

And RELAX!!! I had not done foot care in about a year, and never walked with a gait belt, but I have common sense and I did learn all of this at one point, so I just tried to remember to breathe and let everything come back. Best of luck! And Go Gators!