CNA Course at CCRI

Hey there!
I'm currently in the CCRI CNA course...

The pretest was very easy! It's just a reading comprehension test. I think there were 50 questions, and they'll correct it right there. I believe you need to get 45 out of 50 to be accepted? I forget, but they'll let you know. If you google CNA reading comprehension tests, I'm sure you can find some good practice tests, just to get you familiar with the format, but I found it to be pretty easy.

Once you pass the reading test, they will give you a form you need to have filled out by your doctor. You'll also need to get a BCI (background check) from the Attorney General's office. Once you get all of that and send it back in, you'll get a letter in the mail telling you when the next sign up for class will be. Get there EARLY! They fill up so quickly, and you'll need to be there very early to make sure you get your spot!

The class is pretty intense, you'll really just have to study what the instructor tells you to focus on, and practice the skills you learn in lab, that's the key. Good luck!

You really do have to study and focus on what the instructor tells you! There's a ton of info in the books, so they'll help you narrow it down to what you should concentrate on. There are a lot of medical abbreviations on the tests as well, so learning those is also essential. The lab is also very intense, but you just need to keep practicing the skills. It's pretty easy to get the BCI check. I know you can go down to get one, but it's just as easy to do it through the mail! That's how I did mine http://www.riag.ri.gov/civilcriminal/criminalid.php just send them a notarized letter saying you want a copy of your BCI, a copy of your driver's license, a check for 5$ and a self-addressed stamped envelope, and you should have it back within a week! It only lasts four months, so I had to do one when I submitted my original application, and I just did another so I can start clinicals in a few weeks. The sooner you get the BCI and the form (that you'll get the day of the test) filled out by your doctor, the quicker you'll get a letter for sign up.

MrsPeep how early do you suggest we should arrive to sign up?? I just mailed my physical form and bci.. waiting now for them to mail me the next sign up date. I really want to get into the next class!!

I'd get there pretty early. If the signup starts at 9, people started showing up at 7:30 when I signed up! Good luck ladies!

Congrats Pamela that's really good news!!!

Pamela that is GREAT !!! Are you in the CNA class now at Knight campus ? I just signed up yesterday to take the pre-test at CCRI Dec 5. I am soo nervous Do u remember what type of questions the test asked ? I already don't understand what is going to be required in this test Any help would be great ! Thank u so much