CNA skills videos and tests

Each CNA licensing exam consist of 2 parts: written exam with 70 questions and allotted time of 2 hours and the second part – 5 skills with time allotment of 25 min for all five skills. In order to pass skills part of the exam the skills have to be performed according to steps outlined in Candidate handbook you received in the class.

The skills referenced above were reviewed and selected by Stillwater instructors to reflect the ways Stillwater prefers all our students to perform in order to pass Colorado state Board exam.

Please note that there are hundreds of videos on Youtube that shows skills differently. This is so because each state has its own requirements and set of skills. If you are using Youtube use only these videos below for Colorado State test. If you are testing in any other state these skills and steps might not be accurate.

Disclaimer: These videos represent steps as close to requirements as possible. Some of the skills may have extra steps that you didn’t learn with your instructor. Follow guidance of your instructors, the videos are just for references.

HAND HYGIENE (HAND WASHING)

APPLIES ONE KNEE-HIGH ELASTIC STOCKING

ASSISTS TO AMBULATE USING TRANSFER BELT

ASSISTS WITH USE OF BEDPAN

CLEANS UPPER OR LOWER DENTURE

COUNTS AND RECORDS RADIAL PULSE

COUNTS AND RECORDS RESPIRATIONS

DONNING AND REMOVING PPE (GOWN AND GLOVES)

DRESSES CLIENT WITH AFFECTED (WEAK) RIGHT ARM

FEEDS CLIENT WHO CANNOT FEED SELF

GIVES MODIFIED BED BATH (FACE AND ONE ARM, HAND AND UNDERARM)

MEASURES AND RECORDS BLOOD PRESSURE

MEASURES AND RECORDS URINARY OUTPUT

MEASURES AND RECORDS WEIGHT OF AMBULATORY CLIENT


PERFORMS MODIFIED PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION (PROM) FOR ONE KNEE AND ONE ANKLE

PERFORMS MODIFIED PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION (PROM) FOR ONE SHOULDER

POSITIONS ON SIDE

PROVIDES CATHETER CARE FOR FEMALE