What skills did YOU get at the CNA state exam?

[emily_ganshert]

What did you think was most difficult?

[Jen{NAR}]

I was super nervous and it took me like 30-45 minutes to do all of the skills needed -_-;;

-hand washing

-weight of a resident

-putting teds on

-nail care

-ROM

before I started the lady told me not to forget to put the residents shoes on when going to weight the resident...what did I do? I forgot to put their shoes on. I still passed first time though...took it about a year and a half ago.

[Safetymouse, LPN, LVN]

Handwashing, Partial Bed Bath, Feed the Patient, Measure Urinary Output, Put on PPE From what I remember my partner had: Handwashing, Count Respirations, Knee and Ankle RoM, Female Peri Care, and I can't remember...maybe ambulation or transfer to a wheelchair but I want to say it was something that did not involve me...

[Paws2people]

I took my NY state board a couple of days ago. Happy to say I passed! My skills were Handwashing, Indirect Care, Pulse, Foot Care, and Side-lying position. Super easy!!!! Good luck to all taking the test!

[WannaBNursey, ADN, ASN, RN]

First time, I failed btw I had range of motion, empty urinary drainage bag, and pericare on a female with an indwelling catheter. I was trained in Tennessee and challenged the test in Florida, in my training I never encountered the last two skills.

Second time I had super easy skills. Transfer from bed to chair, ambulate ten steps, and weight patient. Super easy, I passed with flying colors. The girl who was testing with me had bed pan, transfer from wheelchair to bed, and blood pressure. My arm was numb for a half hour after the test. She retried blood pressure three times on the same arm, needless to say, she failed.

[breezycna]

I believe I had radial pulse, ROM for shoulder/arm, and making an occupied bed.

In WI, we also had the 70 question test where only 60 were weighted and ten were questions to gauge answers for future tests.

[IsmeAmanda, LPN]

In Georgia we have a written test and preform 5 skills.

1) A Measurement (For me it was BP)

2) Hand washing (everyone has this)

3) Occupied Bed-Making

4) Peri-Care

5) Foot care

3-5 are randomly drawn.

[missie1]

I had: weight, transfer to wheelchair using gait belt, fingernail care, range of motion (leg and foot) and of course hand washing.

[zara ray]

In this order

1. Wash hands

2. Feed resident

3. Change position

4. Weight

5. Put on a tedhose (the hardest for me since I broke a nail the day before)

[nursetabitha]

In Georgia we have a written test and preform 5 skills.

1) A Measurement (For me it was BP)

2) Hand washing (everyone has this)

3) Occupied Bed-Making

4) Peri-Care

5) Foot care

3-5 are randomly drawn.

You got the two I dreaded. Lol! (Peri care and occupied bed). Here's what I got:

1) handwashing

2) blood pressure

3) ROM shoulder/arm

4) nail care

5) feeding a client

[Merced]

I'm interested: What state(s) only gives written exam?

[karrie79]

I got:

Handwashing

Mouth Care

Positioning on side

Ambulate using a transfer belt

Urinary Output

[karrie79]

I thought all states had written exam and skills exam.?