Changes to the Nurse Aide Skills Test, effective Aug. 5

Nurse aide candidates will resume testing on the Feeding a Dependent Resident skill task 30 mL to 60 mL

Beginning Monday, August 5 nurse aide candidates will resume testing on the Feeding a Dependent Resident task, and should be prepared for it to be included as a required task on the Nurse Aide Skills Test.

Update

• Feeding a Dependent Resident skill, step 20 — the candidate's calculation must be within 60 mLs of the RN Test Observer. This is a change from the previous 30 mLs.
• Information about the task and the steps required to perform the task successfully are listed on page 43 of the Minnesota Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook. The handbook will be updated to reflect this skill. 
• Test sites should also review the instructions for sanitizing cups after the Feeding a Dependent Resident skill task that have be posted on the Nurse Aide Registry Testing Information page of the MDH website.

Please review the Candidate Handbook on the MN Headmaster website for additional information. The website will identify that these documents were updated. These changes will also be noted on the first page of the handbook and will be highlighted in the text for easy identification.

Contact information

If you have questions, please contact health.fpc-nar@state.mn.us, 651-215-8705
or 800-397-6124 (toll-free).