What to Expect?

On our first day we had to take a test on reading and simple (very simple) math skills. This I think was just to weed out the folks who didnt speak very good english or maybe didnt know how to read. After taking the test she let us go home early then the next class she passed out books and just started going over the material. I too was very nervous on my first day. You will be fine, and you will probably make a lot of new friends too!!

The first day of my class consisted of introducing ourselves and an overview of the next 12 weeks, then we had to do a preliminary criminal background check in order to do our clinicals. We were required to have placement testing done in advance. I know I was there for five hours but I don't remember much beyond that. I will say that if your CNA training is classroom/lab followed by clinicals, you have no reason to be nervous. Just listen, do the required reading (I never did, I just skimmed) and when you get into the lab stand in a place where you can see the demonstrations.

I suspect the reason your instructor didn't reply (I asked my instructor if we had to wear scrubs during the class and she didn't answer -- we didn't) is because CNA training is less about classroom learning and more about hands on. You can study books, but watching skill videos on you tube will be more helpful. Someone loaned me their book. I think the price was right considering how much I relied on it.

I bought a CD from Avanza with demos of skills. They weren't exactly like what my state required, but the CD was helpful. Go to your state board of nursing website, go to your testing authority's website. You'll get a lot of info about what's expected of a CNA from those two sources. If you're lucky you'll get a big head start on the final testing too.