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congratulations Helena, I will be taking my CNA test soon ,do you know how many skills you need to learn?? thank you in advance

@@fsiu74 thanks for asking me. During the Exam they will give u 3 skills to perform. They are vary. My # 1 advice to u is don’t be afraid. Pray against the spirit of, and all will be well with u.

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@txcnaskills2599 I passed my written on Oct 30th, and I just passed my clinicals yesterday, Nov 13th. Thank you so much for your videos Dr. Lee!

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Hello, The blood pressure measurement is not required in Texas.

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@@txcnaskills2599 I'm in copperas cove tx

congratulations! on how many skills in total do they tested you , I heard 6

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Hello Liz, You can raise the HOB during this skill.

Hello, If you look at the instruction for this skill, Prometric requires the student to put on three things. (Shirt, pants, and sock) You must know who the testing agency is for your state. It sounds like you were viewing a Credentia site. I just checked the internet and the state of Washington test under Prometric. Double check this please. My instructions on this KZfaq site is for Prometric.

Hello Sr. Maggie, When you arrive at the test site, the evaluator will give you a card with your skills listed. The card will indicated if the client has a weak right or left arm.

The nurse aide exam has 5 steps.

Hello, Gloves are not mandated for this skill. In healthcare, a professional does not have to wear gloves every time he/she touches a patient. We need gloves on if the skin is open or there is a chance of contacting body fluids. Take care.

Hello HTowngurl17, Great question. The bed safety check is not required when transferring the patient from the bed to the wheelchair. This is different from the Pearson Vue guidelines. When you go to take your test, the evaluator will have the bed wheels locked before your partner gets into the bed for that person's safety. Therefore the wheels are already locked.

Hello Kaylee, Prometric in Texas is still not testing the oral skills due to Covid.

@@txcnaskills2599 thank you so much, i test tomorrow and watching your videos has really helped me understand alot !

Hello, I have a video on handwashing.

Hello, Yes, you can raise the bed to your waist level for this skill. Be sure to put the bed down before you complete the skill.

Hello Michael, Good Questions. If there is a chance that the top sheet will get wet, I suggest using a bath blanket to cover the patient so that you will leave the patient with dry linen. If you have to undress the client, a top sheet is thin and will not keep the elderly patient warm. Again, because elderly people are often cold I suggest using a bath blanket.

Prometric does not tell us to use a bath blanket or a sheet to cover the client. The instructions do state not to expose the client. Ask yourself, can you see a body part under a sheet when bathing or dressing a client. If you can a body part that is normally covered, the client is exposed. I would use this as my deciding factor for using a bath blanket or sheet.

Putting on the pants and socks can be done in any order. You must put on the shirt first.

Hello Angela, Prometric does not care is you use a blanket or the top sheet. The primary thing you will be graded on is keeping the patient covered. This will be graded under patient's rights for indirect care.

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Yes, absolutely, you can raise the HOB to place the shirt behind the patient's back. Don't put the patient on the side of the bed.

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Hello Michael, Placing the patient in fowlers or semi-fowlers position will definitely make putting the shirt on much easier. Keep in mind the patient will be in a supine position when starting the skill.

@@txcnaskills2599 this skill doesn't require gloves when removing dirty gown?

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Yes, either way, is acceptable as long as the patient stays covered

Hello Morgan, Yes, you can sit the client up.

Hello, Safety checks are not required in Texas or for Prometric.

I appreciate you ma’am.

Cool. Thanks Hyacinth. Most states that test with Prometric will do things the same.

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Hello Rosangela, If a student raises the level of the bed, then, the bed should be lowered before the skill is over.

Hello Atheena, Placing your hands through the shirt is a Prometric requirement. www.prometric.com/sites/default/files/NAClinicalSkillsChecklist.pdf See page 4 for the skill (PAY ATTENTION TO STEP 8) Dress a resident who has a weak arm The candidate is asked to put a long-sleeved button-front shirt, pants, and socks on a resident who is lying in bed. The resident is not able to help with the dressing and has a weak arm. A mannequin is used for the role of the resident Does the candidate: 1 Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self? (IC) 2 Provide explanations to resident about care before beginning and during care? (IC) 3 Include resident in decision-making about clothing to wear? 4 Collect all garments before removing hospital gown? 5 Support affected arm while undressing and dressing? 6 Remove hospital gown? 7 Dress affected arm first? 8 Gather up sleeve to ease pulling over affected arm? 9 Dress resident by putting on pants, shirt with sleeves, and socks?

Hello LaQueasha, When we check Prometric guidelines and the Indirect Care Sheet, gloves are not required for the dressing skill.

No you don’t need gloves because there is no blood or body fluids involved. Remember gloves are worn mostly for standard precautions, right?

Prometric requires 100% passing with the skills.

"affected side" would be better

The state has the skill listed as the weak arm. You may want to take that up with the state.

Hello Clancy, The evaluator WIll NOT fail you for having the client roll from side to side when putting on the long sleeve shirt. Remember is you roll the client not to get the person near the edge of the bed.

@@txcnaskills2599 thank you, I passed my skills and written!

Hello El, Prometric requires us to put on the shirt first. After that, it does not matter if you put on the socks or pants next.

Hello Aiko, Prometric does not require gloves with this skill. Gloves are only required with open skin, rashes, or peri care is involved. With all of the skills we must tell the patient what we are going to do BEFORE you perform the skill.

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Hello, You can wear street cloths. The only requirement is close toe shoes during the state exam.

Correction gloves?

Hello, Under Prometric guidelines you don't have to raise the bed to your waist level or use siderails.

Hello Stacey, Check page 4 of the skills checklist. Prometric uses the word "WEAK"

The very first skill when you start the exam will be handwashing. The evaluator will tell you that at the test site.

Hello Barbara, Prometric does not care which item the student puts on the client first. You will not loose points for putting the pants, socks, or shirts on first. What is important with this skill has to do with the shirt. Always undress the strong arm first. The student should place the shirt (dress the client) on starting with the weak arm first.

@@txcnaskills2599 Thank you for taking the time to thoroughly answer my question I appreciate it I was also wondering would you happen to have any idea how many mistakes were allowed to make on the clinical and still pass?

Each candidate can have 30-41 minutes for the skills exam.

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Hello Kimberly, If you are testing through Prometric, you will be required to put the client on (1) a long-sleeve button-up front shirt, (2) a pair of pants, and (3) a pair of socks. The evaluator will tell you which side is the weak side during the exam. Therefore, the candidate does not know the weak side ahead of time. If you are testing through Pearson Vue, you will only need to put a button-up shirt on the client. Pearson Vue tells the candidate the weak side will be on the right. The evaluator will tell each candidate how much time he or she has to complete their exam.

@@txcnaskills2599 thank you . Yes I am testing with Prometric .

Also how many skills do you have to do with prometric ?

@@kimberlylester2804 Hello Kimberly, when testing through Prometric you will be graded on 5 skills. Each person will have handwashing as their first skill. Each person will be graded on indirect care skills. There will also be three additional skills that the candidate will not know until the evaluator tells him or her during the test.

thank you that is helpful. My skills test is tomorrow it says on the acceptance letter it is 240 mins long is that for just the skills part cause I have already taken the written part i just have to take the skills part? Thank you so very much for all of your videos it is so greatly appreciated and so helpful and for answering all of the questions also . Also will I know the results that day? Do you have any updated videos on foot care sitting in a chair or mouth care with dentures i couldn't find any updated videos on those from any one ? Sorry about all of the questions just need to pass this time and I am so nervous

Hello, the dressing skill will be done with the mannikin in the bed.

Hello Edna, The state will grade you by which arm you remove the shirt from First and which arm you put the shirt on first. Those are the important steps. Now to answer your question, I would not turn the patient to the side and then back to the other side to put on a shirt. That is too much turning for me.

@@txcnaskills2599 thank you so much Dr Lee. Do you guys provide for exams?

Hello, Correct, gloves are NOT needed for the dressing skill.

Hello Sandy, Which skill are you speaking of when you say Fowler's position video? There is no skill called Fowler's position.

Hello Natalie, The evaluator will tell you that the mannequin has a weak arm. It will be important to know which side is weak during the dressing exam. So, are you planning on sitting the mannequin up in bed into a fowlers position? To me this will be very hard to put the pant on the mannequin while sitting up.

Hello Gullymuma Jen, The skills I teach are according to Prometric guidelines. In the state of Colorado the students TEST under Credentia guidelines. In your state, the student is told ahead of time which arm will be the weak arm. This is not the case with Prometric. You might want to find videos related to Credentia so that you will not be confused. Again, these videos are related to Prometric guidelines.

Hello Wild Frontier, Where does Prometric have listed in the guidelines for testing to check if this is the right person? I have NEVER seen that requirement.

@@txcnaskills2599 in one of your other reply’s to someone else’s comment you commented the pro-metrics guidelines for this skill and it says greet resident, address guest by name, introduce self. First step and a very important one I was taught in my CNA school.

No, Prometric just says to place the client in a button down long sleeve shirt properly. Therefore, you should button all of the buttons even the ones at the cuffs.