CNA certification Washington DC

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I will soon be getting my Maryland CNA license. MD licenses nursing students, like myself, as CNAs once we complete our Fundamentals course. (No licensing exam required.) I am also interested in getting my Washington DC CNA license. DC has a "certification by endorsement" if you have a license in another state. It remains unclear whether I have to take the DC licensing exam. Anyone know?

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.

I am also in MD, and have endorsement in VA & DC. All you do is fill out an application, and send in a $15 fee to be licensed in DC. It will only take about 6 weeks to get your certificate back in the mail.

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Thanks. So in the application where it asks for CNA test information did you leave it blank?

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.

No, I filled it in b/c I was already a CNA before I started nursing school. But, I think the DC Nurse Aide Registry just needs proof that you are certified in MD, so I think I had to provide them with my CNA # and a copy of my MD certification..are you already certified in MD or are you still waiting for it?

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My app is in process. The form asks for your out of state certificate and your test score on one of the national CNA tests. MD does not require a test -- for nursing students you just need to pass Fundamentals.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.

I guess you would have to wait until you have received your certification in MD before you apply for endorsement, b/c the app requires your CNA. #

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