CNA skills clinical

Turd Ferguson · May 10, 2011

We were tested on it, and a student in my class was dismissed for the very same reason

fuzzywuzzy, CNA · May 10, 2011

That wasn't something we went over in class either because there are many different lifts and it's up to the facility to train you to use the ones they have. As far as I know, it's not on the list of skills they test you on. However you did endanger a resident, so I can see why they let you go. I don't understand why your instructor didn't correct you the first time though.

allnurses Guide · May 10, 2011

The instructor should have corrected you.

I'll never understand why some instructors stand by and watch a mistake happen... a lost teaching moment and potentially dangerous.

2011NursingStudent · May 10, 2011

Try to find a place that will just let you retake the clinical portion if your school is having you pay again...at my school it was a $700 class, but I found a place that renewed just the clinical portion for much less expensive about 10 miles away. That's too bad they couldn't just show you and have you do it again =(

classicdame, MSN, EdD · May 10, 2011

Required by whom, the Registry or the School?

If you contact the agency in charge of the Registry (probably the state health dept) they can outline what their requirements are. You can probably access via website. Good luck. Do not be discouraged. Now you know to ASK

Birdbr · May 10, 2011

Sorry to hear that. I just finished my CNA about two months ago and didn't have any problems. However, I made a few minor mistakes, but not really affecting the patients. But we did have kids that did make mistakes and my instructor wouldn't have been that mean. My instructor was always willing to help and if we were making a mistake, she would have told us out in the hall or in a secluded area, unless it would be super harmful. I think that as long as know harm was done, she could have showed you how to do it and help you out.

Sorry to hear about your instructor, it seems like she should go to school to learn how to teach. Because everyone makes mistakes and as long as your patient/resident wasn't harmed, they should have trained you to do it.

Birdbr · May 10, 2011

Also, in the NNAAP nursing aide book, it doesn't show EZ stand is on the skills list, but that's in Wisconsin. States may vary.

tomc5555 · May 10, 2011

I would challenge that decision. The facility put the pt in danger by allowing a student to operate a lift incorrectly. The instructor should be making sure students aren,t performing skills beyond their training or w/o supervision. Our instructor insisted a staff CNA be with us when performing skills and adl's.

Good luck.

Birdbr · May 10, 2011

Yeah... I agree with Tomc5555. My instructor, -who I think is probably one of, if not the best instructors- never let us operate the EZ lift/stand or the other machine (forgot the name at the moment) without her in the room. At the end, we were allowed to help the staff as long as she marked us off for it.

royhanosn · May 10, 2011

if its not done properly, could the patient fall out of the sling.

RN_2012, BSN, RN · May 11, 2011

I am in school now to be an RN...however do have my CNA...and I believe things as far as clinicals should be similar. You should not be allowed to perform something like this without proper instruction by your instructor and they should varify you know how to operate the lift before you attempt it. Also, where I have worked no one is allowed to operate a lift alone, it is a 2 person job for safety.