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title: "The Skill Evaluation"
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# The Skill Evaluation

Details the skills evaluation component for the NNAAP Examination in North Carolina.

## Skills Evaluation Overview – NNAAP®

### What to Expect

-   The evaluation simulates a real caregiving environment with all necessary equipment.
-   Conducted by a Nurse Aide Evaluator who will show you how to use the equipment before the evaluation.
-   Arrive 30 minutes early and plan to spend the entire day.

### Who Will Act as the Client

-   A candidate volunteer will play the role of a weakened elderly person.
-   You should speak to the volunteer as you would to an actual client in a caregiving setting.
-   No help is allowed during the evaluation, and you must communicate in English.
-   If help is given or received, or if a language other than English is spoken, the evaluation will be stopped.

### Candidate Volunteer Requirements

-   As a volunteer, you will act as a nursing home patient.
-   Wear:
    -   Flat, slip-on, non-skid shoes
    -   Loose-fitting top with short sleeves (that can be rolled up) or a tank top
    -   Loose-fitting pants (that can be rolled up)
    -   A gown over your clothing
-   No removal of clothing down to undergarments is allowed.
-   Inform the evaluator about: 
    -   Any food or latex allergies
    -   Sensitivities to skin soaps or lotions
    -   Any physical limitations (range of motion)
-   No open wounds or sores should be present on the skin. If so, reschedule the evaluation.

### The Skill Tasks

-   The NNAAP® skills list in the handbook includes tasks you may need to demonstrate.
-   Critical Element Steps (highlighted in bold) are vital steps for passing a skill. Failing to complete these correctly means failing the skill.
-   5 skills will be assessed in 30 minutes, including hand-washing skill and a measurement skill (eg., blood pressure, weight, etc.). 
-   You must perform the skills in the order listed on the instruction card you are given.

### Correcting Mistakes

-   If you make a mistake, admit it and say which step needs correction.
-   Exceptions:
    -   Failing to properly put on or remove gloves after a reminder will result in no credit for that correction.
    -   If an order-dependent step is corrected incorrectly (without specifying its sequence), no credit will be given.
-   You cannot go back to correct previous skills once you begin a new skill.

### During the Evaluation

-   The evaluator will not answer questions during the evaluation.
-   You may not receive help from anyone.
-   After completing the evaluation, you will be asked to wash your hands, though this will not affect your score.

### Recording a Measurement

-   A Recording Sheet for Measurement Skills will be provided digitally, and notated digitally through the Nurse Aide Evaluator's tablet.
-   Measurement skills include:
    -   Electronic Blood Pressure
    -   Weight of Ambulatory Client
    -   Urinary Output
    -   Radial Pulse
    -   Respiration

Make sure to accurately record your measurement after performing it.

### Tips for Success

-   Perform the skills as if in a real nursing home setting.
-   Water usage: Use running water when required.
-   Hand Hygiene: You will need to perform this skill. You don’t need to wash your hands after each skill but should tell the evaluator when you would do so.
-   For measurement skills, you must perform the measurement and record it correctly.
-   Know how to use non-digital scales for weight measurement.
-   Do not bring your own equipment (e.g., transfer belts) to the test site.
-   Place the call signal within the client’s reach whenever you leave them.