How many people failed the CNA state exam the first time?

You're right, you can fail for "little" things, however those "little" things are usually critical and related to infection control (basic precautions like forgetting to wash hands, change gloves when required or picking something up off the floor), safety (not locking wheels on the bed or wheelchair will fail you), privacy and dignity (not pulling the curtain closed or knocking and doing the introduction/explanation bit) and even not zeroing out the scale when you weigh an ambulatory patient. All "little" things but all critical.

I think the best approach, when you find out which skills you get, is to consider the final outcome. Is the patient safe, protected from unnecessary exposure to pathogens, comfortable, and do they have a call light available if they need something? It's so easy to get caught up in the steps it's hard to step back and think about what you're really being tested on, which is ultimately your sensibilities in a real life situation. Be in control. If you forget something, make sure you tell the evaluator you forgot but you would do whatever it was, and actually do it if time permits. They appreciate your nervousness and stress level, but can't give you credit for any skill if you overlook the basics.

To answer your question: Lots of people fail the first time. I took my skills test with a woman who failed THREE times and had to go back and take the course over again. Her problem was dyslexia and she recorded numbers backwards. She finally passed on her fourth try (I saw her name on the state registry). Her perseverance was impressive, to say the least.

Practice the skills that confound you. Remember the basics. Know the skill but don't get too wrapped up in the sequence of steps.

I failed the CNA exam the first time! This is definitely not uncommon. I never took a CNA class, I just deciding to challenge the board. I had no clue what I was doing. I passed the written part but failed the clinical part. You are given three clinical and if you fail one, you fail them all. I failed the change of position clinical. I turned the patient to my left instead of their left! It's is really upsetting to fail ONE clinical and pass everything else! So I took a class through a local hospital and passed the next time.

They do fail for little things... no mistake you make will get past them. The important thing is to be likeable, and be confident. YOU WILL PASS!

In my class we had only one person fail on the first time and that was for language differences. The written part of the test is usually exactly what you learn in class. They really aren’t trying to trick you. I felt that the hands on test was really stressful and the most difficult. I missed quite a few little things and still passed. You really have to miss a major thing, like a safety step or infection control step. Honestly I practiced on my sister. I was really embarrassed to do all the procedures on her but it is probably the reason I passed. We pretended on most of them but in the test you pretend as well. The proctors really want you to pass and they help you as much as they are allowed to. If you miss something they usually ask you, “Are you sure that’s all you do?” or “That’s how you would do that?” I have never heard of anyone failing for something minor. You will do great as long as you study and do a lot of hands on practicing.

I drew vital signs an one of my skills and the peorson had a very hard to hear BP. It was not accurate and I failed.
I passed easily the second time and am an excelent CNA and I love my job.

Good luck and don't worry to much!

How long did it take you to know ur results???? Is it usually two weeks or more? How about less than that?

I passed the first time, but a girl testing with me failed because she left a patient on her side with the bed rail down to go get some more water. She failed because she didn't care about safety. Everyone that tested with me passed as long as they paid attention to safety, privacy, and infection control, oh and respect. If you didn't speak to the residents in a respectful way you were counted against.