So disappointed in the testing situation here in Florida.

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:confused:man, i don't know about all you other cna people taking the state exam, but south florida is really being tough. last week 4 failed, 4 passed. yesterday when i went, 1 passed out of the 8 who went before me. then i failed. my three tasks were range of motion of knee, hip and ankle, measuring and recording weight and dressing (shirt, pants, socks) of a patient with a weak right side. i was failed because and only because, she says i forgot to set the scale back to zero before i weighed my patient. all the rest of my tasks were done perfectly. however, i had started my task and after i started weighing the patient the instructor said "wait, start over, i was not looking". so i went back to the beginning but the patient stayed on the scale so i picked up from where i left off. failed!!!!. i am so very very mad. after spending 600.00 on a course and 127 dollars for the test and to be failed for a technicality is rediculous. however, i must say that were people there on their third try and still did not pass for small piddly little crap. makes you wonder if they just are looking to make money off people or what. i think i am done with it. i have been in the medical field for 20 years and this is so very disappointing. and yes..........i have written a letter to prometrics, but do not expect anything much to happen.
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I am so sorry :(

It really makes you wonder what their motivation is: to get people started in their health careers, or make money.I know setting the scale to zero is one of the checking points of the task, as I'm looking at my Prometric study guide right now. But I was told that notes about performance on skills are entered into a computer, then scored; failing on one thing out of 3 skills is too ridiculous.

I hope you hear back from Prometric and get this resolved. $167 is not a small amount by any means. Good luck. :)

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Specializes in LTC/Rehab.

In my $1,400 course, my teacher specified the importance of making sure the scale was set at zero before weighing the patient even though the step is not written in bold in my handbook. If I failed because I missed a step I wouldn't look to blame anyone else except myself. I'd be disappointed, but not discouraged. The event would just motivate me to study harder and practice more until I passed the exam.

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You would think that this would signal something in the state's and school's minds.

If THAT MANY people are failing, shouldn't it be obvious that something in their training program is deficient??

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Wow I must say reading this post has definitly got me a little scared. I take my test June 2nd and I have been practicing but hearing this has definitly shaken me up a little I guest I need to make sure I do everything at a ok pace so I won't miss a step I have been practicing on my hubby so far as far as the ROM, foot care etc.... I have not done the getting him dress or anything I just looked at things like that first nature but I guess you could never be too sure! Hey Smlpkg122 when u weighed the pt did you put a napkin on the scale for them to stand on?

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Were you in Miami when you failed?

The day I tested the exact same thing happened to a girl that was there, luckily I passed but it sucks to see that such an idiotic thing is bad enough to fail for some of these instructors.

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I took my test today and I passed I had the cathter care, emptying drainage back and ROM thank goodness I passed. I tested at nursing unlimited in Miami gardens Florida

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Specializes in LTC.
If I failed because I missed a step I wouldn't look to blame anyone else except myself.

That's true, but she did set the scale to 0 initially. The person testing her should have been paying attention.

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Specializes in LTC/Rehab.
That's true, but she did set the scale to 0 initially. The person testing her should have been paying attention.

I didn't read where the OP stated that she initially set the scale to 0. I read that the instructor failed her for 'forgetting to set the scale back to 0 before weighing the patient.' Even if the OP were to re-weigh the patient from the beginning, like they claimed they did, the patient shouldn't still continue to be on the scale and be 'picked up from they left off.' If I were to re-start that skill from the beginning, I would have started from step 1. Like I said, if I failed because I miscalculated a skill, I wouldn't blame anyone else but myself. That's just me. I would have licked my wounds, and studied harder for the next time I test. If you complete a skill step by step, like it is mentioned in the handbook, then there would be no excuse to fail.

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When I tested, my partner failed on blood pressure and fingernail care. We were both so nervous because our instructor was stern-faced and intimidating. I think I passed by luck alone. I had to stop what I was doing, and retrace steps like four times. :smackingf It sucks your instructor wasn't paying attention, but if I was going to reweigh my partner, I'd ask her to step off the scale, set it to zero, and then reweigh her. That's probubly why you failed. When you started over, you had your partner on the scale already (to weigh) before you set it to zero. If you take the test again, I hope you pass.

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