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No matter what provider you're taking your CNA exam with (Prometric, Pearson Vue, Headmaster etc), you'll be asked to present 5 of these 22 practical Certified Nursing Assistant skills during the Skills Evaluation part of your CNA exam. The skills test usually takes 25-30 minutes depending on you provider. Videos courtesy of Prism HealthAide.
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Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
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Communication and Interpersonal Skills
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Legal & Ethical Behaviors
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Mental Health and Social Services Needs
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What is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam?
The CNA exam is a certification test for those who wish to become a certified nursing assistant. The CNA exam will consist of two parts: a written portion (also known as a knowledge exam) and a clinical skills test. The written test is intended to measure a candidate's mastery of nursing assistant knowledge and skills. The test consists of 60 multiple choice questions, with 90 minutes to complete them. The clinical skills test requires candidates to perform nursing tasks in front of an evaluator. You'll be asked to demonstrate five duties in 30 minutes.
Who administers the CNA exam?
Every state in the USA administers their own CNA certification exam. Usually it's a two-part exam consisting of a written knowledge test (a set of multiple-choice questions) and a skills evaluation. Depending on your state of residence, your CNA exam will likely be administered by one of the following third-party exam certification providers:
Pearson Vue's National NNAAP
The National Nurse Assistant Assessment Program (NNAAP) is the nation's largest CNA exam assessment program. Their written knowledge exam is 70 multiple-choice questions with four answer options.
You can take the NNAAP Nurse Aid exam in the following jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, DC, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington.
Prometric's CNA Exam (Nurse Aide exam)
You'll be given 90 minutes to complete a 60-question written examination, and 30-40 minutes - to complete the clinical skills exam.
If you live in one of the following states, your CNA exam will most likely be administered by Prometric: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma.
HeadMaster (D&S Diversified Technologies)
Just like the other test providers, the Headmaster CNA exam is administered in two stages: a written exam and a manual skills exam. The written CNA examination is 75 multiple-choice questions while the clinical skills exam is 3-4 selected skills.
The following states use HeadMaster to administer their CNA exam: Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin.
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There will be questions in the following categories:
- promotion of function and health of residents (health maintenance, psychosocial needs, personal care),
- role of the nurse aide (communication skills, personal responsibilities, roles of team members),
- basic nursing care the nurse aide provides (acute emergencies, routine needs, etc.),
- promotion of safety (comfort and safety, infection prevention, common injuries),
- specific care provided for residents with changes in health (care of the dying resident, physical and psychological problems).
The CNA Plus Academy is designed to help you pass your Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) test with little or no classroom instruction involved.
The site provides free and premium practice tests that simulate the official exam. All test questions are based on the 2020 National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®), which is the written test that most states use.
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Pearson Vue’s NNAAP Written Exam Outline
Topic | Content Outline | |
Weight of Topic (approximate) | # of Questions (approximate) | |
I. Physical Care Skills | ||
A. Activities of Daily Living | 14% | 9 |
1. Hygiene | ||
2. Dressing and Grooming | ||
3. Nutrition and Hydration | ||
4. Elimination | ||
5. Rest/Sleep/Comfort | ||
B. Basic Nursing Skills | 39% | 23 |
1. Infection Control | ||
2. Safety/Emergency | ||
3. Therapeutic and Technical Procedures | ||
4. Data Collection and Reporting | ||
C. Restorative Skills | 8% | 5 |
1. Prevention | ||
2. Self Care/Independence | ||
II. Psychosocial Care Skills | ||
A. Emotional and Mental Health Needs | 11% | 6 |
B. Spiritual and Cultural Needs | 2% | 2 |
III. Role of the Nurse Aide | ||
A. Communication | 8% | 4 |
B. Client Rights | 7% | 4 |
C. Legal and Ethical Behavior | 3% | 2 |
D. Member of the Health Care Team | 8% | 5 |
Total | 100% | 60 |
Prometric's CNA Written Exam Outline
Topic | Weight of Topic (approximate) | # of Questions (approximate) |
I. Role of the Nurse Aide | 18% | 11 |
A. Personal responsibility | ||
B. Nurse aide as a member of the health care team | ||
C. Interpersonal relations/communication skills | ||
II. Promotion of Safety | 18% | 11 |
A. Potential hazards in the healthcare environment | ||
B. Common injuries of residents | ||
C. Risks related to common injuries | ||
D. Safety and comfort | ||
E. Safety devices (e.g., wanderguard, alarms) | ||
F. Infection prevention and control | ||
G. Emergencies | ||
H. Fire prevention and safety | ||
III. Promotion of Function and Health of Residents | 24% | 14 |
A. Personal care skills | ||
B. Health maintenance/restoration | ||
C. Age-related changes | ||
D. Psychosocial needs of residents | ||
IV. Basic Nursing Care Provided by the Nurse Aide | 26% | 16 |
A. Routine, chronic, non-life threatening situations | ||
B. Acute emergency situations | ||
V. Providing Specialized Care for Residents with Changes in Health | 14% | 8 |
A. Physical problems | ||
B. Psychological problems | ||
C. Care of the dying resident and post-mortem care | ||
Total | 100% | 60 |
HDMaster CNA Written Exam Outline
Topic | # of Questions (approximate) |
Safety | 7 |
Infection Control | 8 |
Personal Care | 9 |
Mental Health | 4 |
Care Impaired | 4 |
Resident Rights | 5 |
Communication | 7 |
Data Collection | 7 |
Basic Nursing Skills | 9 |
Role and Responsibility | 7 |
Disease Process | 4 |
Older Adult Growth & Development | 4 |
Total | 75 |