ldowell55

Continuing Education credits needed to stay certified. Each state has their own requirements. Besides the CEU's we have to work at least 8 hours in a 2-year period.

Thank you Theodore! I am only worried about the practical part not the written. We have to perform 5 skills for the proctor. I have the rest of this month and the first week in December to practice, practice, practice. Our instructor said it is "perfect practice" that perfects one skills. Have you found a job yet? Did you get the additional Home Health Aid certificate? I am not sure why if one is a licensed/certified nursing assistant, that one would need an additional certificate to work in home health. I plan to take an acute care CNA course next spring in order to better my chances of getting a hospital position.

Congrats on passing your state CNA exam. I am currently taking a CNA course and take my state exam 12/7. I am pretty nervous about it but have 33 hours of practicing my skills thus far. The only requirement for practice is 16 by 11/27 so I will have more hours to practice. I am doing clinicals 2 days a week, and it seems like the CNA's at the facility do not work by "the book." Our instructors gave us a similated state exam to pass to proceed to clinicals, and 4 passed out of 30 students. Of course, all the 26 re-took and passed on the skills that they failed, including me....It was my nerves and everyone else's nerves for the first fail. Do you have any advice how to stay cool under pressure? Our teachers that tested us put on a very stern face to intimidate us, and it worked! LOL Are the state examiners as stern and nerve wracking as instructors? Someone that took the state exam but let her certificate lapse said the state examiners were a lot nicer than our teachers. Was that your experience too?