WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR PROMISSOR / Pearson-Vue C.N.A. TEST DAY

This information is for those who have ALREADY taken a state approved C.N.A training course and are now scheduled to take the state test.

If you need to take a state approved C.N.A course contact your state Board of Nursing for a list of approved training programs.

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 licence test CALL your state Board of Nursing.

THE PROMISSOR / Pearson-Vue WRITTEN TEST

If your state uses Promissor as their C.N.A. testing agency (see the bottom of our "home" page to see which states use Promissor testing agency) then you can go to promissor.com and take a free practice test.

If you need a copy of the skills you need to know for the test you can find it on Promissor's web site. Go to Promissor's site and click on "nurse aide" when you are on that page find your state on the drop down menu and click. Find " Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook" and click. Near the end of the handbook will be all the skills.

The practice test is 60 multiple-choice questions. Of course none of the questions that are on the practice test will be on your real C.N.A test BUT the questions on the practice test are the same TYPE of questions and the same LEAVE of difficulty that you will have on your C.N.A state test. How you do on the practice test will give you a good indication on how you will do on your state test and how much more you need to study before you take the C.N.A test.

You have 2 hours (in most states) to complete the written part of the C.N.A test. This is more then enough time so take your time, read the questions carefully. Most mistakes are from reading to fast. Remember, if you are not sure of an answer your FIRST choice of an answer is usually your best choice, DON"T go back and change it UNLESS you are SURE you were wrong the first time. After you are done with your written test you can hand it in and leave.

You can take the written test orally. You have to make that choice on the application you sent into your test agency. If you did not make that choice and want to take the written test orally call your test agency and talk to them. If you are taking it orally they will give you a tape recorder and headphones, that is how they administer an orally test. If you don't know if you would do better orally or by reading the quiestions yourself, practice at home. Take a practice test (we have some you can buy below) and do it by reading and answering the questions. Then take a test by having someone read the questions and answers to you. Grade them both and see which test you did better on.

THE PROMISSOR / Pearson-Vue SKILLS TEST

For your skills test you will be asked to perform 5 skills in a closed room with only the Evaluator and someone in the bed playing your client. The first skill for everyone is Handwashing so practice that skill well because you know you will be performing it. The next 4 skills are picked at random from your skills handbook. Those 4 skills can be ANY 4 of the 20+ skills in your C.N.A handbook so you must study all of them. Studying the skills or watching someone else perform the skills WILL NOT be enough for you to pass the skills part of your state test. YOU MUST practice the skills for yourself. Performing the skills over and over will help you feel confident in performing them in front of the Evaluator on test day. Even if you do not have anyone willing to play the part of your client in bed you can use a doll or even a pillow and still go through all the steps of each skill.

Before you begin your promissor c.n.a. skills test the Evaluator (remember he or she is a RN so act professionally) will show you where everything is that you will need to perform your skills. She will show you how to use any equipment, such as the bed controls. Everything you need to perform your skills will be in the room. When the Evaluator is done showing you around she will ask if you have any questions. You must ask any questions BEFORE the test begins. The Evaluator will NOT answer any questions after the test begins.

You have 25 minutes (in most states, check your C.N.A handbook to be sure it is the same in your state) to complete the 5 skills. The Evaluator will give you a written list of the skills that you can refer to after you finish each skill. If you make a mistake in a skill tell the Evaluator " I made a mistake" she will ask you what the mistake was. Ask her if she wants you to continue with your skill on the step you are on OR if she wants you to go back to the step you made the mistake on and go from there. This is the ONLY time she can talk to you and answer a question. If you make another mistake after that just keep on going. You can only correct ONE mistake in each skill. Remember, you do not have to perform all the skills perfectly to pass. You can make some mistakes and still pass your test. What kind of mistakes and how many no one knows.

Pearson-Vue SKILLS TEST TIPS

1. Wear scrubs to your test. You will look more professional.



2. If you have long hair TIE IT BACK. It is easy for long hair to get in you way while you perform your skills.



3. Take off rings (wedding rings are OK) and long earrings or large hoop earrings and bracelets. All these things could get in your way.



4. 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.



5. 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.



6. You can do more steps in a skill 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).



7. Be on time for your test, if you are late you loose your test time and money.



8. 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 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 PRACTICING YOUR SKILLS CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO BELOW OR ON THE HOME PAGE.

Avanza Education's skills video and other products are not associated with or approved by Pearson-Vue 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 check also Pearson-vue  

This video follows Promissor's C.N.A. handbook.

(For our video following Headmaster Thomson Prometric testing agency nurse assistant handbook please see the menu to the left)

The video demonstrates each skill in the C.N.A Candidate Handbook step by step, slowly and clearly narrated so that the C.N.A student can follow along in their handbook as they watch the VHS or DVD as often as necessary. Watching it several times the day before the nurse assistant test has proven to be very helpful.

There are twenty-four C.N.A. skills demonstrated in the video:

• What to expect the day of your test
• Tips to help you pass your nursing assistant test the FIRST time.
• How to properly remove gloves
• Proper use of a Bathblanket

1. Washing your hands
2. Measuring and recording a clients weight
3. Providing mouth care
4. Dressing a client with an affected arm
5. Transferring a client from bed to a wheelchair
6. Assisting a client to ambulate
7. Cleaning and storing dentures
8. Performing passive range of motion for a shoulder
9. Performing passive range of motion for a knee and ankle
10. Measuring and recording urinary output
11. Taking and recording a clients blood pressure
12. Assisting client with using a bedpan
13. Providing perineal care for an incontinent client
14. Providing catheter care
15. Taking and recording radial pulse, and counting and recording respiration
16. Taking and recording clients blood pressure (one-step procedure)
17. Putting on knee-high elastic stocking on a client
18. Making an occupied bed
19. Providing foot care
20. Providing fingernail care
21. Feeding a client who cannot feed themselves
22. Positioning a client on their side
23. Giving a modified bed bath
24. Shampooing a clients hair in bed.

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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

Three Practice Tests, 70 questions on each test, with answer sheet Plus the Common Abbreviations and the Thermometer and Aneroid Sphygmomanometer Resding Tests: $15.00

There are no refunds on the practice tests.

Abbreviation 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.

Practice Tests and Bonuses, shipping: $15.00