How Do You Finish Your Skills Exam On Time On A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification Exam?
• Know what to expect. • Depending on your state of residence, the skills portion of the CNA certification test will consist of three to five skills chosen at random. Hand-washing is usually one of them so you have one down already. • You will be given twenty-five to thirty minutes to complete all of the clinical skills required of you. Twenty-five minutes doesn’t sound like much time, but in actuality it is a sufficient amount of time to get your work done. It is likely that you will have time to spare, as long as you have had adequate preparation. So with that said, don’t be hasty! Take your time and be thorough. Exams have been failed due to examinees forgetting the simple act of raising a bed rail, or locking the wheelchairs. • If you break down the skills according to time, you will start to realize that you will have sufficient time to complete your skills, and hopefully that will ease some of your stress. • Potential Scenario: (1) Hand washing (1 minute), (2) Blood pressure (1-2
