MerryMary67

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1. How hard is the CNA skills test?

   MerryMary67 replied to ren09's topic in CNA/MA

   Hi Ren, The Skills portion of the CNA state exam is a bit difficult, I am NOT going to lie to you. You really need to practice and read your Skills Guide cover to cover. You also need to memorize the 6 Principles of Care. I mean read it, know it, ...

2. Did I completely ruin my nursing career?

   MerryMary67 replied to NikthePNstudent's topic in CNA/MA

   No worries sweetie, everything is fine and you did NOT ruin your career. You were quick to bring it to you supervisor's attention and you were dedicated to your job because you worked there for a year. Just concentrate what you need to do and every...

3. Can I become a Nurse at 40?

   MerryMary67 replied to amoy36's topic in CNA/MA

   No my dear your not too old, but you do have a long and challenging road ahead of you. I admire your spirit and your perseverance. I am 47 and just finished CNA school and now I have to retake my skills test for the 2nd time. Hang in there and fol...

4. Biting the bullet and retaking the skills exam.

   MerryMary67 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi all, well I decided to fight and try and get a skill redone due to the fact the examiner was too busy texting. My school and I are trying to get the Head of the CNA Testing department to allow me to retake the one skill. Unfortunately the is ver...

5. Unnerving, reminder

   MerryMary67 replied to Missingyou's topic in CNA/MA

   Yes, hearing is the last sense to go and they can hear you. God bless you for your caring and compassionate nature and those patients are lucky to have you. Thank you for all that you do.

6. All CNAs

   MerryMary67 replied to Vtachy1's topic in CNA/MA

   I finished my CNA class in September and enjoyed it immensely. Be there for your students and go over things that they don't understand. My Teacher used a lot of Youtube videos for the skills. I also discovered on my own the great videos that are ...

7. Failed the first time in the skills test

   MerryMary67 replied to MerryMary67's topic in CNA/MA

   I agree with you when you mentioned the money part. There were eyewitnesses that saw that Proctor texting AND she was talking on the phone when my classmate was doing her skill for that same Proctor. So there is proof by having at least 4 eyewitnes...

8. Failed the first time in the skills test

   MerryMary67 replied to MerryMary67's topic in CNA/MA

   Can we challenge the Proctor's result and just let me go down and retake that skill over again?

9. Failed the first time in the skills test

   MerryMary67 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi all, I am a new member here. I took my state exam yesterday and passed the written part. I took the skills exam and passed 3 out of the 4 skills. I failed the PPE and am devastated. What bothers me is that my Proctor was texting and not watchi...