cna state test question

lostintime · Apr 15, 2011

oops I meant or can one step forgotten fail you*

Kitsey · Apr 15, 2011

I got a little booklet at the start of class that had all the test info in it. All the possible skills were listed step by step. Some of the skills had bolded steps, those bold steps had to be completed correctly to pass the skill. They were things like locking the wheels on the wheelchair, making sure the bed rail was up when turning a patient, etc., just safety issues. I believe you need to get an 80% or better on each skill to pass it (on the non-bolded steps). The random partner I was paired up with for my test failed because she didn't lock the wheels on the chair. Everyone else passed that day though.

tomc5555 · Apr 16, 2011

Our instructor told us she thought a lot of us would fail the skills test; because we didn't seem to know the skills. This was the second to last day when all of us were tired and stressed. EVERYONE passed the skills test.

For me it was easier pretending I was taking care of a real resident and talking to them rather than reciting the steps I was taking.

One of the testers, a nursing student, couldn't fold the washcloth into a mitt, couldn't operate the scale properly, didn't lock the bed, and didn't use the sharps container for the razor-and she passed the skills!

My weakest skill was range of motion and that's what I got. Practice your weakest skills and watch the Youtube videos.

You must demonstrate the critical element of the skill, like privacy for bed bath. They may be lenient on some things but not the critical elements.

I'm sure you will do just fine.

sunshine100 · Apr 16, 2011

There are some skills that must be done. One is to wash your hands before you do anything and also if you drop anything on the floor, get a new one. Most test books will have stars next to what needs to be done. Also, while taking your test you can talk while doing it so the tester knows exactly what you are doing and why. You don't have to talk, but I made it very clear to my tester so there was no misunderstanding because it was so important to pass the first time for me.

gymguy · Apr 16, 2011

The booklet you get during your class will give you all the steps for the skills the State is looking for.If you do a skill and forget to do something ,IE (forget to raise the bed up to 60 degrees to feed) you can go back and tell them your doing that.But once you think your done with that skill and you open the curtain and tell them your done thats it.So go thru your skills in there,nd practice even of you have to use props at home to do that.Thats what I did for a week and went in there,be calm and remember the little things,interacting with the actor.You'll do fine.

chi449rk · Apr 16, 2011

I just finished my second week of clinicals, with two more to go before our skills test. When looking at the outlines of the steps that we're going to be tested on, the textbook is much more detailed. What I love about working clinicals is the hands on practice of the skills. I don't know about anyone else's training, but I feel very lucky that I chose the program that I did. There are 14 of us in my class and there are three instructors that rotate and focus on different areas. Our first day we were on the isolation unit. Nothing like starting strong, right?

My second day, the patient I was assigned was pretty independant and mainly needed socializing. So I took my time with his bath and we talked. Spending that time with him, encouraging him to do what he could, taking those visual cues when I could see that something was beyond his range of motion, all of that is part of the skills that when you really think about it is just a combination of proper proceedure and common sense. There is a natural order to all of it. That's what I've remembered.

Another way of thinking about it is this. You wouldn't take the trash, stick your hand in there and push wet garbage down, then wipe your hands with a dry paper towel, then start shaping hamburger patties and putting the raw meat on the same plate you're going to eat off.

So in that sense, if you come in and you have to change the person and their bed linens, you'll do those tasks in the skills outline, or logical order. All the while making sure you change your gloves, wash your hands and put on fresh gloves after each of those steps where you finish a soiled step, moving into a sanitary step.

The thing that has been beneficial to me is the encouragement by our instructors to take the initiative. When I was finished with my guy for the time being and while he was in physical thearapy, I went around and helped out other students. If no one needed help, then I went to the nurses and said, do you need help. If there was nothing there, then I went and checked to see if unoccupied beds needed to be made.

There's a lot of steps to remember, but the actual practice of these skills is what gets it into your body. When you find yourself washing your hands at home the way it's outlined in the skills, then that's when you know it's in your body, not just something you're trying to commit to memory in your head.

Good luck from another fellow CNA student. You'll be awesome.

gymguy · Apr 16, 2011

Yeah the clinicals where good,they put us in a wing where most of the residents needed help,incontinence,helped shower,I even for the first time got to do nail care on a lady who had a stroke,that was fun.But yes when you do the skills all the time it becomes second nature,and if you to wash your hands at home like they ask you to do in the skills you'll do fine. Thanks Chi.

Aaron-Ball · Apr 16, 2011

I think they are technically suppose to fail you for missing any necessary step during your skills exam. However, I think they choose very simple skills to ask you to perform and I think they are very lenient and almost encouraging you to remember to complete everything that is required. I wouldn't stress about it too much, but be aware of the guidelines. :up: