HELPFUL HITS FOR HEADMASTER C.N.A. TEST DAY

 C.N.A and Certified Nursing Assistant Test Tips

 

This information is for those who have ALREADY taken a state approved CNA training course and are now scheduled to take the state test. thinking about tests If you need to take a state approved CNA (certified nursing assistant) course contact your state registery (see our main menu to your left) for the number for your state. We DO NOT give the state test or have applications for the state test or teach the CNA class online. For information on taking your states CNA license test CALL your state Board of Nursing.

THE HEADMASTER  TEST

If your state uses Headmaster as their C.N.A. or certified nursing assistant agency (see the bottom of our "home" page to see which states use Headmaster testing agency) then you can go to hdmaster.com to find out more about your C.N.A. test.
If you need a copy of the skills you need to know for the test you can find it on Headmaster  web site. Go to Headmaster  site and click on your state then on the left-hand side click Candidate Handbook. Near the end of the handbook will be all the skills.

TIPS FOR THE HEADMASTER C.N.A. SKILLS TEST

  1. Wear scrubs to your test. You will look more professional. If you have long hair TIE IT BACK. It is easy for long hair to get in you way while you perform your skills.
  2. Take off rings (wedding rings are OK) and long earrings or large hoop earrings and bracelets. All these things could get in your way.
  3. If you have long acrylic nails you need to take them off for test day. Some Evaluators will not let you test with long nails. Long nails can scratch clients. 
  4. As you practice your skills for your test any questions that come to your mind, write them down. The Evaluator will answer any question you have BEFORE the skills test begins.
  5. You can do more steps in a skill (except range of motion. Only perform the range of motions described in your candidate skills handbook) then are in the skills handbook, example: some skills require that you provide privacy for your client, some skills do not. I don't want to have to remember which skills need privacy and which do not SO I will just provide privacy in EACH skill. I will not be counted off for doing MORE. I will only get counted off if I FORGET a step in a skill. You can do the same with putting on gloves. If you think you might forget to put on gloves in a skill that requires them then just put on gloves for every skill (except "feeding a client" no one wants to be helped to eat with someone wearing gloves).
  6.  Be on time for your test, if you are late you lose your test time and money.
  7. You must perform every step in a skill. The Evaluator has a check list of each step in the skill you are performing. So you must do every step in a skill. But remember, you do NOT have to do the steps in the exact order they are written. As long as you do the step the Evaluator can check it off as done. Also, you can do more steps then are in the skills handbook (except range of motion. Only do the range of motion that is described in your skills handbook)and you will NOT be counted off. You CAN make mistakes and still pass the test, how many mistakes, no one knows.

 

 

 

IF YOU NEED HELP ON YOUR HEADMASTER CNA SKILLS TEST

Below you will find the information on our CNA Skills test video. All the skills you will be taught in you training program and all the skills you need to know for your State CNA Licensing Test. You WILL NOT receive a copy of this skills test video in any CNA class you attend. You can only get it from us. It is an invaluable tool! We wish you the best of luck in your new career.

HEADMASTER SKILLS SHOWN:

  • Hand Washing
  • Elastic Stockings
  • Ambulation with a Transfer Belt
  • Take and Record Blood Pressure
  • Use a Bedpan
  • Measure Output
  • Help with Catheter Care
  • Emptying a Catheter Bag
  • Cleaning Dentures
  • Help Dress a Resident
  • Help With Feeding a Resident
  • Brushing a Resident's Teeth
  • Nail Care
  • Foot Care
  • Making an Occupied Bed
  • Helping a Resident with a Bed Bath
  • Perineal Care
  • Donning and Removing PPE
  • ROM
  • Helping a Resident from the Wheelchair to the Bed
  • Vital signs, Pulse, Respiration and Temperature
  • Weighing a Resident
  • Shampooing a Residents Hair in Bed

These skills are demonstrated according to the Colorado Candidate Handbook. They will be very similar to your state's skills.

HEADMASTER SKILLS NOT INCLUDED:

  • Using a Walker
  • Using a Cane
  • Shaving a Resident
  • Making an Unoccupied Bed
  • Giving a Back Rub
  • Grooming the Hair
  • Taking and Recording Axillary Temperature
  • Mouth Care for a Comatose Resident

FOR C.N.A. STUDENTS:

Now you have a video available around the clock, of all the skills that you can be tested on in your state C.N.A certification test! This video will help you to master each step of each skill so that you pass the state test the first time.

THIS 140+ MINUTE SKILLS VIDEO SHOWS:

  • INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU WILL SEE AND BE TOLD FROM THE TIME YOU ENTER THE SKILLS TESTING ROOM UNTIL YOU LEAVE.
  • HOW TO ESTABLISH YOUR OWN PACE TO PERFORMING EACH STEP OF EACH SKILL.
  • HELP IN GAINING CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM A SKILL WHEN TESTED.
  • EACH STEP OF EACH SKILL CLEARLY SHOWN AND VERBALIZED.

Kathi from Oregon said: "The DVD arrived....I DID pass my test...The DVD was exactly what I needed to see...watching and then practicing worked perfectly...Thank you so much". (She used the Promissor DVD for her state)

Order the skills DVD at the bottom of the page. Thank you!

For more information on the skills video click on the main menu: "Skills Video Frequently Asked Questions"

NEW

Three practice tests for the written part of your C.N.A test. $15.00 Plus 3 Bonuses.

The practice tests are made up of 70 multiple choice questions. These tests come from the NNAAP (National Nurse Aide Assessment Program) who are the ones that provide the test questions that all C.N.A. testing agencies use.

None of the questions you will receive will be on your actual C.N.A. state test. These questions are examples of the type of questions and the level of difficulty of the questions on your state test. If you do well on these practice tests then you KNOW you will pass your state test. You will receive 3 separate tests,70 questions on each test, with the answer sheet + an explanation on why the answer is correct.

Example of a test question:

An example of a special device to help prevent contractures is a (an):

  1. handroll
  2. doppler
  3. air mattress
  4. manometer

Answer: A handroll is placed in the palm of the hand to prevent the hand and fingers from contracting in the flexed position.

These tests will give you ample opportunity to test your knowledge and help you see how prepared you are for your state test.

PROVE TO YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE READY FOR YOUR C.N.A WRITTEN TEST.

WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE FREE: COMMON MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS and THERMOMETER READING TEST and READING AN ANEROID SPHYGMOMANOMETER

Example: NPO-nothing by mouth. qhs-every hour of sleep. We will include 81 more common medical abbreviations.

You will use medical abbreviations when you chart for your clients and you will need to know them to understand what other staff members have written about your client. Medical Abbreviations are like short hand. They are used throughout the medical community.

Test your accuracy in reading a Thermometer (which can be on your state test) and reading the blood pressure cuff's aneroid sphygmomanometer. These worksheet will help you make sure that you can read these measurements correctly.

Three Practice test plus a list of Common Abbreviations and Thermometer Reading Test and the Sneroid Sphygmomanometer Reading Test for $15.00.

You may order the practice tests at the very bottom of the page.

NOTE: Avanza Education's skills video and other products are not associated with  D&S diversified Technologies LLP dha Headmaster LLP.
All products are designed to assist the C.N.A. test applicant with their state C.N.A. test. If there is any question about the state test or any information needed regarding the state test please contact
Headmaster

Order the C.N.A Skills test video at the bottom of this page.

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU BUY: THIS VIDEO IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE C.N.A SKILLS TRAINING YOU WILL RECEIVE IN YOUR NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM. IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY STATE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT YOU MUST HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF PATIENT. IT IS NOT MEANT TO TRAIN YOU IN PATIENT CARE, THAT IS WHAT YOUR C.N.A TRAINING PROGRAM IS FOR. THIS VIDEO WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR C.N.A PROGRAM AND HELP YOU PASS YOUR STATE SKILLS TEST. THANK YOU.

THIS VIDEO IS FOR THOSE WHO ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR C.N.A STATE TEST AND WANT TO REVIEW THE SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW FOR THE STATE TEST. THIS IS NOT A TEACHING OR TRAINING VIEDO. IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A C.N.A TRAINING PROGRAM. CLICK on 'Skills Video Frequently Asked Questions' on the menu to the left to understand more about the video. Thank you

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SHIPPING

We ship the same day payment is made. To receive your video by PRIORITY MAIL (2-4 DAYS) the cost is $8.95.

Total: $58.95 (Add $15.00 for the practice tests and bonuses)

7 day refund less shipping on the video only. There is on refunds on the practice tests. Just send back the video within 7 days for a refund.

You may send a business check only (no personal checks, please) or money order to:

Avanza Education
636 N. Prospect St.
Colorado Springs, CO. 80903

Or call us at 719-520-3581 Hours: 10:00am to 4:00pm Mountain time M-F (Colorado is 2 HOURS EARLIER then the East Coast) We are closed on Sat. and Sun. We can only take a Visa or MasterCard over the phone. No "Pre-Paid" credit cards can be taken over the phone.

We do not give the state test or have applications for the state test or teach the C.N.A class online. For information on taking your states C.N.A license test call your state Board of Nursing. To learn more about the C.N.A test go to our page 'Nurse Aide Test Information'

 

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Helpful hints on practicing the skills at home

Find and room with a bed, it can be your own bedroom. If no one is willing to play the part of your client put a doll or teddy bear or pillow in bed. If you are practicing at home gather some supplies to use as props such as a bowl to use as a bedpan and a bowl or pan to use for water. Have several towels, washcloths, wipes, and gloves within reach of your bed. If you don’t have actual latex gloves use any pair of gloves. The idea is to go through the motions of putting on gloves at the proper time in a skill. You may also want to pin up a piece of fabric on one side of your bed to simulate a privacy curtain. For the call light (signal device) you can use an old computer mouse or a block of wood. Use a marker and write on it "call light". Be creative in setting up your room with everything you need to help you practice each step in each skill.

To save time instead of actually going to the bathroom to get water just pretend to get water. If you are using a bed where the head of the bed does not raise or lower, take a piece of paper and draw 2 buttons on it (an up and down button) and tape it somewhere within reach and when the step is read to raise or lower the head of the bed you can touch those buttons.

Once you have practiced the skills over and over then you can actually get water for washing or real food to feed to someone or really put toothpaste on a toothbrush and brush someone’s teeth, etc.

When you feel confident with your skills choose the amount of skills your state will require you to perform (some states it is 3 skills, some states it is 5 skills). Set a timer for the amount of time your state gives you to perform the skills and then go through your skills. When you are done check and see how much time you have left. This will help you feel at ease knowing how fast you need to work to finish your skills in the allowed time. Most people find they can work at a comfortable pace and finish on time. We wish you good luck. Thank you, Avanza Education