The Nursing Assistant Competency Exam is offered to qualified candidates seeking placement on the Minnesota Department of Health Registry which is required for employment in most nursing homes. State and federal laws require that most candidates for testing have completed a Minnesota state-approved nursing assistant or home health aide training program of 75 hours or more. The competency exam includes a knowledge portion and hands-on demonstration of nursing assistant skills and abilities. The exam is scheduled by registration only.
Your exam will consist of the following:
Knowledge Exam
You will have a maximum of 120 minutes to complete the 70 question Knowledge Test. (written exam)
Skills Exam
The purpose of the Skill Test is to evaluate your performance demonstrating Minnesota Department of Health-approved nurse aide skill tasks. Each of your randomly selected three (3) or four (4) tasks will have scenarios associated with them. You will be allowed a maximum of thirty (30) minutes to complete your three or four tasks.
Cost
The total cost for the exam is $250, due at the time of the registration
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$250.00
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