[Cnaprogram] Headmaster Candidate Handbook

[Penny Patterson]

To: Email Subscribers

From: Debra Buck

Date: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:35 AM

Subject: Updated Headmaster Candidate Handbook

Hello-

There is an updated version of the Headmaster NA Candidate Handbook as of June 7, 2010. The handbook is found at:

http://www.hdmaster.com/testing/cnatesting/oregon/orformpages/ORCandidateHandbook.pdf .

Please note that this version of the handbook contains a smaller, more focused list of steps for each of the skills. This information is being provided to help prepare students to take the skills portion of the CNA exam. The skill sheets that are currently being used to train students will go away on July 1, 2010. Trainers will use their textbooks and/or audiovisuals to teach the skills in the future. The training steps in the CNA test candidate handbook will provide guidance for the trainers in teaching the skills. This is an effort to reduce the confusion created by the textbook showing the skill being done one way, the audiovisuals used in the course showing another way, and the skill sheet describing yet another way.

The CNA Test Advisory Panel (TAP) did recommend the removal of weighing a client as a skill on the exam. Students will still be trained on taking a weight but they will not test on this skill on the state exam from today forward.

This new version of the Headmaster CNA test candidate handbook reflects the changes made by the CNA TAP. Every training program should be covering the information in the handbook with their students.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Debbie

Debra K. Buck, RN, MS

Nursing Assistant Program Consultant

Oregon State Board of Nursing

17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd

Portland, OR 97224

Phone:  (971) 673-0636

FAX:    (971) 673-0684

Email:   Debra.buck at state.or.us<mailto:Debra.buck at state.or.us>



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