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in order to streamline the threads on this topic, i ask that everyone that passes their nursing assistant certification test to please post it in this thread as oppose to starting a separate one. i appreciate everyone's help with this.
:redlight: congratulations to all the cna's out there! :redlight:
thank you,
jay
I just passed today!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO! I got:
Measure & Record Weight
Ambulate pt using a Gait Belt
Assist with Bed pan...
I forgot a few things, like raising the bed when giving the bed pan. My partner failed because she didn't lock the wheels when she wanted to put me in the wheel chair. Make sure you wash your hands. If you forget, let them know immediately. I forgot at one point and before I was done with the skill I remembered and told her I should have washed my hands. I spoke throughout the session. I took a second before the skill and looked all around to see what I was going to do next.
I wanted to puke in the waiting room, but everyone was supportive. =D
I passed my exam this morning! Along with washing hands I had...
Pulse
ROM on one knee and ankle
Ambulate with a gait belt
Occupied Bed
I felt terrible when my partner failed. She didn't put my foot in a basin for foot care, and forgot the lotion. Then when transferring me to a wheelchair she didn't lock the wheels and that was in bold Then didn't rinse the bedpan after measuring output. It was awkward to accept my passing slip while she didn't
I passed my skills/written certification on March 1st.
My skills were denture care, feeding, and dressing dependent resident with vision problems. What's funny is that those are the ones I forgot to practice in my spare time. I concentrated on blood pressure, bed bath, ect..
Anyhoo, I'm happy and relieved, now I'm just waiting on the card to come in the mail and then look for a job. Congrats to everyone else!
I passed my CNA over the weekend :-)
I had:
Hand Washing
Measure weight of a client
Passive Range of Motion for 1 Shoulder
Fingernail Care
Transfer Bed to W/C
I was quite relieved with the skills I got, lol... pretty easy ones :-)
I'm just waiting for my card now and trying to get my job search going!
I guess I never posted mine - I passed back in January during our Christmas break (ADN student)...I had to clean a resident's nails and then put a shirt on a resident who was paralyzed on his right side. I think I missed one question on the written part (from the best I could tell; I watched them grade it from my seat).
This was through the Red Cross here in MA (Cambridge/Kendall Sq). Fortunately they accepted a letter from the chair person at my school verifying that I had enough clinical hours so that I could take the test without having to attend the CNA course at Red Cross.
twinieten
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I took my test about a week and a half ago and Hallelujah I passed! I was super nervous too, but luckily I did not forget the critical skills (like locking brakes). My testers were super nice, so that helped. I was OK with all the skills except peri care, so I felt like I got very lucky. My skills were:
Hand washing
Range of Motion
Ambulation with gait belt
Peri care
Vitals
Now about that job.....