Georgia Department of Education



Program Concentration Area: Healthcare Science

|Career Pathway: |Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order to sit for the End-of-Pathway |

|Therapeutic Services: |Assessment: |

|Nursing |25.52100 Introduction to Healthcare Science |

| |25.52200 Application of Therapeutic Services |

| |25.56100 Nursing Essentials |

|Credentialing Exam: |Certified Nursing Assistant or (Aide) (CNA) through an approved Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) |

| |NOTE: CNAs must complete a training program (Nurse Aide Training Program) that includes a minimum of 85 |

| |hours of classroom and clinical education. The Nurse Aide Training Program must be an approved program |

| |through the Georgia Medical Care Foundation. An approved program can provide training to secondary students |

| |at the high school or at a technical college through dual enrollment. Training is completed when the nurse |

| |aide student successfully passes a written and skills competency exam. For information on establishing a |

| |Nurse Aide Training Program in your system, go to: |

| |to view Policies and Procedures for NATPs, or contact the Georgia Nurse Aide Program at 678-527-3482. |

|Testing Agency: |Georgia Medical Care Foundation in collaboration with Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Service (NACES) |

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| |Testing Dispensed by Pearson VUE Testing Agency: |

| |Website: |

|Exam Blueprint: |For a list of competencies covered on the written/oral and skill competency exams, go to the Georgia Nurse |

| |Aide Candidate Handbook at |

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| |See page 13 for written/oral content outline and pages 24-39 for skill competency listing. |

|Exam Cost: |$107.00 |

|Duration of Exam: |Written or Oral: 2 hours |

| |Skill Competency: 25 minutes |

|Number of Questions: |Written or Oral: 70 questions |

| |Skill Competency: Consists of a total of five (5) skills performed by nurse aide |

|Exam Cut-Score: |Not published |

|Test Ordering Information: |The Georgia Nurse Aide Program has an outside testing agency to administer the written/ oral and skills |

| |competency examination. The nurse aide candidate must receive a Georgia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook and |

| |testing application from the testing agency (Pearson Vue) at the following link: |

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| |or by contacting the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry at 678-527-3010 or 1-800-414-4358. The candidate handbook |

| |will have the following information needed for testing: |

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| |a. Introduction of the testing agency- currently utilizing Pearson Vue Testing Agency; |

| |b. Eligibility Requirement; |

| |c. Application and Scheduling Requirements; |

| |d. Cancellation and Rescheduling Requirements; |

| |e. Requirements for the Written or Oral Examination; |

| |f. Sample Written/ Oral Questions- sample test (in the Candidate Handbook) are also provided on the website |

| |at: |

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| |g. The Skills Evaluation Requirements; |

| |h. Listing of the Skills along with the Procedure Breakdown; |

| |i. Exam Results; |

| |j. Registry Information; |

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| |The testing applications must be submitted to the address on the application along with all the requested |

| |information and fees. It will take twelve (12) business days to process all applications. Once the |

| |application is reviewed and processed, the candidate will receive an admission ticket with instructions |

| |regarding examination location and time of examination. |

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| |Established testing locations around the state of Georgia are also provided at the above link. |

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| |For schools that are interested in establishing their school location as a testing site, the site must have |

| |an approved Nurse Aide Training Program and five or more candidates taking the Certified Nurse Aide exam. To|

| |apply to become a testing site, contact the Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Service (NACES) by calling |

| |1-866-432-2865 to receive the necessary criteria (lab and equipment requirements) for establishing a testing |

| |site. |

|Proctoring Guidelines: |If exam is taken at a Pearson Vue Testing Location, all proctoring activities are handled by testing |

| |location. |

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| |If a school has established its lab as a testing site through NACES; a NACES representative will act as the |

| |proctor for the exam. |

|Testing Format: |Written: paper/pencil |

| |Skill Competency (performance) |

|Required Computer Software Specifications: | N/A |

|Test Availability: |Check availability dates through Pearson Vue Testing Agency |

|Testing Agency Contact: |NACES Plus Foundation |

| |1-866-432-2865 |

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| |Pearson VUE, Georgia NNAAP |

| |1-877-244-1694 |

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| |Alliant|Georgia Medical Care Foundation |

| |Nurse Aide Training Program Contact |

| |Anita Perkins |

| |(678) 527-3482 |

| |anita.perkins@ |

| |1455 East Lincoln Parkway, Suite 750 |

| |Atlanta, Georgia 30346 |

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| |Alliant|Georgia Medical Care Foundation |

| |Nurse Aide Registry |

| |General Information: |

| |(678-527-3010 or 1-800-414-4358) |

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|GaDOE Contact for Credentialing: |Name: Mamie Hanson |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279 |

| |Email: mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us |

|GaDOE Contact for Curriculum Area: |Name: Phyllis Johnson |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 463-6404 |

| |Email: pjohnson@doe.k12.ga.us |

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