STNA Info/ Rules/ Grandfather Law

Welcome aboard. I moved your thread to the Ohio Forum, since they can respond specifically to the rules in that state and can also help locate training centers. Good luck to you!

Shame on you for living in Dayton and being a Chicago Bears fan! I'm from Dayton.

I have searched the Ohio Department of Health website for a listing of the providers of STNA training and testing and could not find a list on the internet. You are going to have to call or write to the Ohio Nurse Aide Registry to get this information. Since I lived and worked in LTC in Dayton I KNOW there are a number of places in the Dayton area where you can test for your STNA.

• http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/...urseaide1.aspx - website of the Ohio Nurse Aide Registry.

As a new member of allnurses you also need to know that there is a forum for nurses aides. It is called the CNA-Nursing Assistant Discussions Forum and this is a link to it: http://allnurses.com/forums/f265/
You might get better response by posting your question there.

Welcome to allnurses!

Hi. I''m taking the STNA course right now. The answer to your question is, you need to work 7.5 hours in a nursing home every 2 years to keep current on the Ohio State registry. My teacher is a nurse, and she works at the Health Dept. in Bryan. Maybe you could call up there and ask them to make sure we're talking about the same thing, and what to do about it. The receptionist probably won't know what to say, so try calling on Thurs. and asking if there's a nurse there that would help you out with your question. Maybe youhave to retake the test, but not the class, but I really don't think you have to either one! Maybe you have to do something likke when you renew a driver's license or a soc. card, not sure. Definitely try that call, though. Sorry I couldn't help more, and I have no idea if they calll that a Grandfather clause.

I think most Red Cross offices offer STNA training, not sure if they charge or not. Might be one in Dayton.