Skills to Know as a Certified Nursing Assistant

The National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) is an industry certification that was developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to assess understanding of nurse aide skills. The NNAAP exam is composed of two parts: a written (or oral) portion, which is offered in both English and Spanish, and a skills demonstration portion. As a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), there are skills that are essential to know to be successful on the job.

During the skills portion of the exam, the exam proctor will give you a list of five skills to perform. These are selected at random and pulled from a list of skills. Hand washing will always be one of the five skills. Other skills that may be assessed may include:

Donning and Doffing Gown and Gloves
Positioning in Fowler’s Position
Positioning in Lateral Position
Transferring from Bed to Chair Using a Gait Belt
Assisting the Resident in Walking Using a Gait Belt
Making an Occupied Bed
Passive Range of Motion on the Upper Body
Passive Range of Motion on the Lower Body
Brushing Dentures
Mouth Care
Upper Body Partial Bed Bath
Lower Body Partial Bed Bath

Providing a Back Rub/Massage
Female Perineal Care
Shaving
Fingernail Trimming
Assisting Dressing with an Immobile Arm
Serving and Feeding a Paralyzed Patient
Assisting with Bedpans
Measuring Height
Measuring Weight
Recording Radial Pulse
Recording Respirations
Recording Blood Pressure

Since the proctor pulls from the skills list at random, it is important that you study and understand how to perform all of them. If you graduated from Voyager Nurse Aide Program and need a refresher before your skills exam, you can schedule an appointment to meet one on one with one of our CNA School Instructors to brush up on the skills you learned during labs. At this time, you can ask questions and discuss and perform skills you don’t feel comfortable with. The CNA School Instructor can critique and correct any skills that are performed wrong and demonstrate how to perform them correctly.

The NNAAP exam only allows three attempts to pass. If you fail the exam three times, you will be required to repeat a CNA program. This could be the CNA program that you graduated from or another program of your choice. To prevent failure of the state exam, revisit CNA skills and study, study, study. And if you’re a graduate of Voyager Nurse Aide Program, call or text us at (719) 900-5555 today to set up an appointment for additional skills practice.

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Skills to Know as a Certified Nursing Assistant

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