Nevada CNA study plan
Nevada CNA · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Physical Care Skills
Identify each link in the chain of infection and demonstrate correct hand-hygiene and PPE donning/doffing sequences for three written resident-care scenarios
Measure and record temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, stating the accepted range for each and the threshold at which to report to the nurse
Describe safe body mechanics, alignment, and the step sequence for bed-to-chair, chair-to-bed, and bed-to-stretcher transfers
Explain fall-risk factors and list at least six fall-prevention measures a nurse aide can initiate without a new order
Your checkpoint
A completed vitals-and-safety workbook: five recorded vital-sign sets checked against answer ranges, three PPE sequences scored, and a 10-item written transfer checklist with zero critical-step omissions.
Physical Care Skills
Sequence the steps of a bed bath, oral care, and perineal care, stating the infection-control reason for the order of each step
Calculate and record intake and output, and state when a fluid restriction or a low-output finding must be reported
List the steps for applying anti-embolic stockings and for performing passive range of motion at each major joint
Identify at least five skin-integrity risk factors and the repositioning and skin-care measures used to prevent breakdown
Describe the nurse aide's role in assisting with meals for a resident with dysphagia, including positioning and aspiration precautions
Your checkpoint
A self-scored personal-care skills checklist covering 10 procedures, with no more than one critical step missed on any single procedure.
Physical Care Skills & Role of the Nurse Aide
Apply fall-prevention, restraint-alternative, and safe-environment measures to five written care scenarios and justify each choice
Sequence the correct immediate response for choking, fire, and a sudden change in a resident's condition
Differentiate nurse aide tasks from tasks that must be performed by or reported to the licensed nurse across 10 delegated assignments
Explain how resident rights (privacy, dignity, choice, refusal) shape the way physical care is delivered in three example situations
Your checkpoint
A 25-item mixed Domain 1 and Domain 3 quiz, written and self-graded, scored at 80% or higher with every missed item rewritten as a corrected statement.
Role of the Nurse Aide
State the nurse aide's legal and ethical obligations, including scope of practice, confidentiality, and accuracy of documentation
Identify the categories of abuse, neglect, and misappropriation and state the reporting chain and immediacy requirement for each
Describe the stages of the care-planning process and the nurse aide's role in observing, reporting, and contributing to the plan
Outline the nurse aide's responsibilities during admission, transfer, and discharge, including inventory of belongings
Explain how the ombudsman, resident council, and grievance process protect residents
Your checkpoint
A one-page reference sheet covering scope of practice, abuse-reporting steps, and resident rights, reproduced from memory and checked against notes with at least 90% accuracy.
Psychosocial Care Skills
Adapt communication for residents with hearing loss, vision loss, aphasia, and dementia, demonstrating at least three techniques for each
Describe the stages of grief and loss and select appropriate supportive responses for four written scenarios
Identify common defense mechanisms and explain how to respond without arguing or shaming
Describe non-pharmacologic approaches to agitation, wandering, and repetitive behavior in a resident with dementia
Explain how to respect cultural, spiritual, and sexuality-related needs while delivering routine care
Your checkpoint
A written response guide for eight psychosocial scenarios, each with a chosen technique and a one-sentence rationale, reviewed against course notes for accuracy.
Psychosocial Care Skills & Role of the Nurse Aide
Demonstrate how to set limits and redirect behavior while preserving a resident's dignity and rights in five scenarios
Describe constructive ways to respond to family concerns, complaints, and conflict within the nurse aide's role
Identify signs of caregiver stress and burnout and list three personal stress-management and time-management strategies
Explain how to report a psychosocial change in condition and what to document versus what to leave to the nurse
Your checkpoint
A 30-item mixed Domain 2 and Domain 3 quiz scored at 80% or higher, with a written correction for each missed item.
Physical Care Skills & Psychosocial Care Skills & Role of the Nurse Aide
Complete two timed full-length practice exams and log every missed item by domain
Re-teach each missed concept in one written paragraph and re-test on that concept until correct
Rehearse the skills most likely to appear on the state skills evaluation until each is performed in the correct order without prompting
Rank your three weakest sub-areas and build a prioritized review list for the final week
Your checkpoint
An error log of at least 30 missed items, each tagged by domain with a written correction and a follow-up re-test score.
Physical Care Skills & Psychosocial Care Skills & Role of the Nurse Aide
Complete one final timed 100-question simulated exam and score 85% or higher
Recite scope-of-practice limits, abuse-reporting obligations, and resident rights from memory without notes
Walk through every skill on the state skills checklist in sequence, twice, with no critical-step errors
Confirm test-day logistics: identification requirements, arrival time, and what to bring
Your checkpoint
A final simulated exam score of 85% or higher plus a self-audit sheet documenting two clean run-throughs of every checklist skill.
Milestones
Week 2: Recorded vital signs within accepted ranges on four of five attempts and passed all 10 personal-care procedures on the self-scored checklist with no repeated critical-step errors.
Week 4: Scored 80% or higher on the Domain 1 quiz set and 80% or higher on the Domain 3 quiz, and reproduced the scope-of-practice and abuse-reporting reference sheet at 90% accuracy from memory.
Week 6: Scored 80% or higher on the Domain 2 quiz and 75% or higher on a full-length 60-question mixed exam, with at least one attempt logged per domain.
Week 8: Two consecutive full-length practice exams at 80% or higher, a final 100-question simulated exam at 85% or higher, and two clean run-throughs of every state skills checklist item.