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Missouri CNA Skills Test: Every Skill and Critical Step

Missouri’s CNA skills test is given by D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster). Below: the test format, every skill on the list, and one skill in full.

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The test

Tested by
D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster)
Skills on the test
3-4 tasks
Time allowed
30 minutes
Skills on the list
21
Critical steps marked
33

How it is scored: Pass 100% of assigned tasks: on each task, miss no key (bold) steps and score 80% or higher on the non-key steps.

Hand hygiene: Every task includes scored hand hygiene. The first task is always one of four mandatory tasks that end with soap-and-water hand washing (no re-contamination is the key step); other tasks use hand-sanitizer hand hygiene at the start and end.

The 21 skills on the list

  1. Abbreviated Bed Bath: Whole Face and One Arm, Hand, and Underarm
  2. Ambulation from Bed to Wheelchair Using a Gait Belt
  3. Ambulation from Wheelchair to Bed Using a Gait Belt
  4. Catheter Care for a Female Resident, with Hand Washing
  5. Denture Care: Clean an Upper or Lower Denture
  6. Don a Gown and Gloves, Empty a Urinary Drainage Bag, Measure and Record Urine Output, Doff the Gown and Gloves, with Hand Washing
  7. Dress a Dependent Resident in Bed
  8. Feed a Dependent Resident in Bed
  9. Foot Care: One Foot
  10. Mouth Care: Brush a Resident's Teeth
  11. Mouth Care for a Comatose Resident
  12. Nail Care: One Hand
  13. Perineal Care for a Female Resident, with Hand Washing
  14. Perineal Care for a Male Resident, with Hand Washing
  15. Pivot-Transfer a Weight-Bearing, Non-Ambulatory Resident from Bed to Wheelchair Using a Gait Belt
  16. Pivot-Transfer a Weight-Bearing, Non-Ambulatory Resident from Wheelchair to Bed Using a Gait Belt
  17. Position a Resident on Their Side in Bed
  18. Range of Motion for the Hip and Knee
  19. Range of Motion for the Shoulder
  20. Vital Signs: Count and Record a Resident's Pulse and Respiration
  21. Vital Signs: Take and Record a Resident's Manual Blood Pressure

One skill in full: Abbreviated Bed Bath: Whole Face and One Arm, Hand, and Underarm

  1. Knock on the door.
  2. Introduce yourself to the resident.
  3. Clean your hands with hand sanitizer: cover every surface of both hands and rub until completely dry.
  4. Explain the procedure to the resident.
  5. Pull the privacy curtain.
  6. Fill a basin with warm water.
  7. Raise the bed.
  8. Cover the resident with a bath blanket.
  9. Fan-fold the bed linens to at least the waist, or move them to the other side.
  10. Put on gloves.
  11. Take off the gown without exposing the resident.
  12. Put the soiled gown in the designated laundry hamper.
  13. Wash the face WITHOUT SOAP.
  14. Pat the face dry.
  15. Put a towel under one arm, exposing only that arm.
  16. Wash the arm, hand, and underarm with soap and water.
  17. Rinse the arm, hand, and underarm.
  18. Pat the arm, hand, and underarm dry.
  19. Help the resident put on a clean gown.
  20. Empty, rinse, dry, and put away the equipment.
  21. Put soiled linen in the designated laundry hamper.
  22. Remove gloves inside out and discard them in the designated container.
  23. Clean your hands with hand sanitizer: cover every surface of both hands and rub until completely dry.
  24. Lower the bed.
  25. Place the call light or signal device within easy reach of the resident.
  26. Maintain respectful, courteous interaction with the resident throughout.

Steps are written in our words from D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster)’s candidate handbook (Missouri Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook, Updated September 2026 per hdmaster.com Missouri page), in the same order, with critical steps as the handbook marks them. The handbook is the final word.

Also for the Missouri exam

Practise the written part with the Missouri CNA practice test, and check a certification on the Missouri nurse aide registry.