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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Hello-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">On November 17, 2016, the Board approved the 2016 Certified Medication Aide (CMA) Test Advisory Panel (TAP) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) TAP recommendations. Essentially, the CMA exam remained the same.
However, there were significant recommended changes to the CNA exam. The changes to the CNA exam will be implemented on July 1, 2017. Please refer to the
<i>Oregon Nursing Assistant Candidate Handbook effective July 1, 2017 </i>located at</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546A">
</span><a href="http://hdmaster.com/testing/cnatesting/oregon/orformpages/ORCandidateHandbook2017.pdf">http://hdmaster.com/testing/cnatesting/oregon/orformpages/ORCandidateHandbook2017.pdf</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><span style="color:#44546A">for anyone who will be taking the exam after June 30, 2017. For your convenience, the changes are highlighted in gray.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Nursing assistant training program faculty are encouraged to register for one of the Headmaster Testing Workshops in April 2017. There is no limit on how many faculty can attend from one program; however, we
will limit the registrations to 20 per session. Come prepared with your questions and ready to actively participate in the testing process. These workshops offer invaluable information and are only offered once a year. Contact Nancy Goodding at
</span><a href="mailto:nancy.goodding@state.or.us">nancy.goodding@state.or.us</a>
<span style="color:#44546A">or me at <a href="mailto:debra.buck@state.or.us">debra.buck@state.or.us</a> to register for a session. The scheduled workshops are from 9 am to 3 pm on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A">Thursday, April 6, 2017</span></b><span style="color:#44546A"> at Caregiver Training Institute, 12790 SE Stark St., Portland, OR 97233 -Suite 100, Room 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A">Friday, April 7, 2017</span></b><span style="color:#44546A"> at Clackamas Community College, 7738 SE Harmony Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A">Saturday, April 8, 2017</span></b><span style="color:#44546A"> at Lane Community College Downtown Campus, 101 W 10<sup>th</sup> Ave., Eugene, OR 97401- Room 327<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A">Monday, April 10, 2017</span></b><span style="color:#44546A"> at Klamath Community College, 7390 S 6<sup>th</sup> St., Klamath Falls, OR 97603- Building 6, Room H214<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A">Candidates testing prior to July 1, 2017 will continue to be tested according to the current
<i>Oregon Nursing Assistant Candidate Handbook effective October 2015. <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#44546A">Debra K. Buck, RN, MS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Policy Analyst- Training & Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Oregon State Board of Nursing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Portland, OR 97224-7012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">(971) 673-0636<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">(971) 673-0685 (main office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">(971) 673-0684 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A"><a href="mailto:Debra.buck@state.or.us">Debra.buck@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#44546A">Our Mission: To safeguard the public's health and well being by providing guidance for, and regulation of, entry into the profession, nursing education, and continuing safe practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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recipient's directions. The named recipient is responsible for the confidentiality of the message. Please notify the sender should any part of the following document(s) fail to transmit correctly. Please destroy incorrectly transmitted documents immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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