The skills test is where most candidates fall. Nurse Tiffany teaches every skill the way the evaluator scores it, checkpoint by checkpoint, with the numbers you have to hit and the mistakes that end a test.
Aprende en español. Prepárate para aprobar en inglés.
Every lesson you read and every check you pass is saved to your account, so you can study in ten-minute pieces on your phone and pick up exactly where you stopped, on any device.
Florida and Texas both offer the written test in Spanish. Both require the skills test in English: the evaluator's instructions, the resident, the form you fill in, and every word you say out loud.
That is exactly what this course is built for. You learn each skill in Spanish, then rehearse it in the English the evaluator will use, sentence by sentence, until the English is the easy part.
Only 74 of 100 candidates pass the pulse skill. Almost all of them know how to take a pulse. They lose it on the count, the fingers, or the paperwork. Module 1 fixes all three.
Your pulse must land within 4 beats of the nurse's count, respirations within 2. We drill the number, not just the technique.
Greet, explain, ask, gloves, comfort, rights, safety: seven checkpoints the evaluator watches in every skill you perform. Most courses never mention them. Module 2 is all about them.
Every lesson, figure, animation and check works on a phone, with big tap targets and no app to install. Ten minutes at a time adds up; your tracker remembers where you stopped.
Skills are practiced out loud, so the phone goes on the counter and you rehearse with your hands. That is how the test works too.
Every scored skill on the exam, the written-test domains, a module on test day itself, and two on what happens after you pass. Enroll once at $149; each module is added to your course the day it ships.
Pulse and respirations the way the evaluator scores them: the fingers, the full minute, the numbers you have to hit, and the form.
Ready nowThe seven checkpoints scored inside every skill, from the greeting to "I'm finished with this skill."
Ready nowThe six checkpoints, the twenty seconds, the towel on the faucet, and when to say "I would wash my hands now."
Ready nowWhat arrives in the mail, what happens in the room, the correction rule, the pause rule, and a practice card to deal yourself.
Ready nowBedpan, perineal care, catheter care and the drainage bag, with the output number you have to hit.
Ready nowTransfer belt, pivot, ambulation, side-lying and the occupied bed, with the five checks before anyone stands.
Ready nowFeeding a resident in a chair and dressing a weak arm, in the order the checklist scores, with the intake form.
Ready nowShoulder, elbow and wrist, hip, knee and ankle: read the card, support above and below, three repetitions, stop.
Ready nowPartial bed bath and back rub, mouth care, denture care, foot care and nail care, with the habits all five share.
Ready nowThe first written-test domain: reporting, resident rights and abuse, the registry, the care team, and the better reply.
Ready nowNormal and not normal, the fourteen emergencies on the outline, specialized care, and the end of life.
Ready nowResults, certificate, registry listing, what an employer must check, the folder you bring, and the first job.
Ready nowOrientation, the first shift, the first ninety days, in-service, renewal in your state, and looking after yourself.
Ready nowFor the states whose exam includes it: the manual cuff, the electronic cuff, and the recorded number.
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Module 12 covers finding the first job, the interview, and what a facility looks for on day one. Module 13 covers the registry, renewals, and the habits that keep a CNA certified and employed.
English and Spanish tracks share the same skills footage. Learn in the language you think in; rehearse in the language you will be tested in.
Questions from every module in the style of the real written test. Study mode explains each answer as you go; exam mode is timed and one question at a time, then scored. Unlimited retakes.
The numbers, the order of steps, and the words the evaluator uses. Tap to flip, sort into Got it or Again; the Again pile comes back until it is empty.
Every question and card can be read aloud in English or Spanish by your phone's own voice. Good practice for the oral version of the written test, and for the bus.
A scored check at the end of every module with an explanation for every answer, and a tracker that remembers where you stopped on any device.
The question bank and the decks grow with every module that ships. Enroll once; everything new lands in your account.
The details change by state, and they change often. Here is the shape of it, so nothing on test day is a surprise.
Not the federal government. Your state hires a testing company: Prometric (Florida, Texas, New York), Credentia (the NNAAP exam, in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and more), D&S Headmaster (Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, Massachusetts), or it runs its own, as Illinois does. Your training program or your state's nurse aide registry tells you which one is yours.
Two parts, usually on the same day. A written test of 60 to 85 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes to 2 hours, with an oral version read aloud if you ask for it. A skills test where you perform 3 to 5 nurse aide skills in front of an evaluator on a volunteer playing the resident, about 30 to 40 minutes. Handwashing is always in it.
At approved test sites: training schools, community colleges and regional testing centers, and in some states at the school you trained in. You pick a date on the vendor's website once your eligibility is approved. Fees are set by the state; a full retake in Florida runs about $155, which is more than this whole course.
In most states, yes: a state-approved training program of 75 to 140 hours before you can register (75 in North Carolina, 120 in Pennsylvania, 140 in Virginia). Florida is the exception. You can challenge the exam with no program at all, and only after three failed attempts does 120 hours become required. This course is exam prep; it does not replace a required program.
Registering, checking eligibility, choosing a date, and reading your results all happen online with the vendor. The written test is on a computer at the test site (Washington gives it online). The skills test is always in person, and it is always in English, even where the written test is offered in Spanish.
You retake only the part you failed. Most states allow three attempts within 24 months; Arizona allows unlimited tries within two years, Georgia three within one year, Massachusetts four written and three skills. Skills fail more candidates than the written test, which is why this course starts with skills.
Rules and fees change. Confirm the current ones in your state's candidate handbook or with your state's nurse aide registry before you schedule.
There is no single national CNA exam. Each state contracts one of a handful of testing companies, and each company scores a little differently. The hands-on skills are the same everywhere; what changes is the vendor, the number of questions, the time limit, which skills exist, and the form you fill in. We teach the skills once and layer your state on top.
5 scored skills including Handwashing and Indirect Care. 60 written questions. Spanish written exam available in Florida and Texas.
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5 skills drawn from 23, all five must pass. 70 written questions. Blood pressure is on the list, so Module 14 is built for you.
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3 to 4 tasks with handwashing built into the first one, key steps plus a percentage of the rest.
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Illinois runs its own test with 85 written questions and 5 of 21 skills. Same skills, different day.
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Not listed? Your state uses one of these systems too. Enroll now, learn the skills, and your state's page is added to your course when it ships, at no extra charge.
Nurse Tiffany holds a Master of Science in Nursing. She teaches every skill on camera the way the evaluator scores it, and she does not skip the boring parts, because the boring parts are where the points are.
Her rule for the course: if a step is scored, you will see it, hear it, and say it out loud before you ever walk into the test room.
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I'M A CNA! is an exam prep resource. It is not a state-approved nurse aide training program and does not replace one.