Yrs ago when I had finished bursting school there was a shortage of skills examiners & we were asked to help out. Only a 30 minute briefing, then we were independently testing CNA skills. I was shocked at how little education the CNA's had received.. They truly didn't even know how to take VS. I was extremely grateful my hosp (lrg pediatric hosp (my specialty was heme/ONC) hired only CNAs w/ minimum if 1 yr experience.. Shocking, isn't it?). Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com