Kansas CNA study plan
Kansas CNA · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Safety and Emergency Response & Personal Care Skills
Identify five fall-risk factors in a resident's room and state one correction for each, without notes
Demonstrate the sequence for assisting a resident to ambulate with a gait belt, narrating each safety check aloud
List the steps of a bed bath and perineal care in correct order, including privacy and draping measures
Recite the priority actions for choking, fire, and seizure emergencies in the correct order
Perform hand-and-body mechanics for safe repositioning and transfer of a dependent resident
Your checkpoint
A handwritten one-page emergency action card covering choking, fire, seizure, and fall response, self-quizzed to 100% accuracy
Basic Nursing Skills and Observation & Care of Residents with Cognitive Impairment
Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure accurately on a practice partner, within accepted ranges
Describe how to obtain a clean-catch urine specimen and a stool specimen, including labeling and transport steps
Explain three behavior triggers common in dementia and match each to a redirection technique
Demonstrate a validation-based response to a resident insisting on going home
Distinguish normal age-related change from a finding that must be reported immediately
Your checkpoint
A completed vital-signs practice log with 10 full sets of measurements plus a written report-versus-record decision list
Infection Control and Standard Precautions & Personal Care Skills
Sequence the full chain of hand hygiene and demonstrate it at five scripted moments of resident contact
Select the correct personal protective equipment for six given care scenarios and justify each choice
Explain standard precautions versus transmission-based precautions for contact, droplet, and airborne cases
Perform a simulated catheter care and a simulated dressing change without breaking sterile technique
Identify three ways to protect resident dignity while performing personal care
Your checkpoint
A scored self-assessment of 10 timed hand-hygiene demonstrations with a written PPE decision table for all six scenarios
Resident Rights and Promotion of Independence & Communication and Interpersonal Skills
State each of the federally protected resident rights and give a caregiving example of honoring it
Explain how to report a suspected rights violation through the correct chain, including ombudsman referral
Demonstrate three communication accommodations: hearing loss, aphasia, and a resident who speaks limited English
Rewrite five patronizing phrases into person-first, respectful alternatives
Describe how to support a resident's right to refuse care while keeping the nurse informed
Your checkpoint
A resident-rights scenario packet: five short scenarios, each with the right at stake and the correct CNA action
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on a 25-item self-test covering Domains 2, 4, 5, and 8, and perform vitals plus one transfer skill correctly from memory
Week 4: Score at least 85% on a 40-item mixed self-test across Domains 1 through 6, and pass a hand-hygiene check with zero missed steps
Week 6: Complete a timed 60-item practice exam at 80% or better with every missed item corrected and logged
Week 8: Complete two full-length practice exams at 85% or better and demonstrate all core skills once each without prompting