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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Yesterday, February 15, 2018, the Board approved the recommendations from the December 2017 Test Advisory Panels. We will be posting new versions of the CNA and CMA candidate handbooks with the
changes, by the end of this month, for testing after July 1, 2018. There will be two candidate handbooks, one for individuals testing before July 1, 2018, and one for those testing after July 1, 2018. Training program faculty will determine when their cohort
will be testing and use the relevant handbook during instruction. Same process used previously when changes have been made to the exams.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">At the April testing workshops for faculty members, we will be demonstrating the new CNA skill and answering questions. Due to the high demand for these workshops, we are adding another date,
Tuesday, April 10, 2018. We are looking for a location between Portland and Salem. More details to follow in the near future.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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:black">Debra K. Buck, RN, MS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Policy Analyst- Training & Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Board of Nursing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Portland, OR 97224-7012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(971) 673-0636<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(971) 673-0685 (main office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(971) 673-0684 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><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:black">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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