Tennessee CNA case studies

The Tennessee Nurse Aide (CNA) competency evaluation is the assessment a candidate must pass to be listed on the state nurse aide registry and work as a nursing assistant in Tennessee long-term care settings. It is intended for people who have completed a state-approved nurse aide training program - often at a community college, technical center, or a nursing facility's own training course - and who are now ready to demonstrate that they can safely care for residents. The evaluation has two distinct parts: a written knowledge test, offered in multiple-choice form with an oral read-aloud option for candidates who qualify, and a hands-on skills demonstration in which a candidate performs selected nursing tasks while an evaluator observes. Content is built around six areas: basic nursing skills and infection control; personal care and activities of daily living; safety, emergency, and restorative care; communication and interpersonal skills; resident rights and independence promotion; and mental health, social service, and care of the cognitively impaired. The Tennessee CNA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,142 words.