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Wyoming CNA Skills Test: Every Skill and Critical Step

Wyoming’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
17
Critical steps marked
31

How it is scored: Score at least 80% on each task and perform every key (bold) step. Steps only said aloud or simulated do not count.

Hand hygiene: First task is one of 4 mandatory tasks with scored soap-and-water hand washing at the end; every other task starts and ends with scored hand-sanitizer hand hygiene.

The 17 skills on the list

  1. Apply an Anti-Embolic Stocking to One Leg
  2. Assist a Resident to Ambulate Using a Gait Belt
  3. Assist a Resident with the Use of a Bedpan with Hand Washing
  4. Catheter Care for a Female Resident with Hand Washing
  5. Denture Care: Clean an Upper or Lower Denture
  6. Don PPE (Gown and Gloves), Empty a Urinary Drainage Bag, Measure and Record Urine Output, and Doff PPE with Hand Washing
  7. Dress a Resident with an Affected (Weak) Side in Bed
  8. Feed a Dependent Resident in Bed
  9. Foot Care: One Foot
  10. Modified Bed Bath: Face and One Arm, Hand and Underarm
  11. Mouth Care: Brush a Resident's Teeth
  12. Passive Range of Motion Exercises for One Hip and One Knee
  13. Passive Range of Motion Exercises for One Shoulder
  14. Perineal Care for a Female Resident with Hand Washing
  15. Position a Dependent Resident in Bed on Their Side
  16. Transfer a Resident from Their Bed to a Wheelchair Using a Gait Belt
  17. Vital Signs: Count and Record Radial Pulse and Respirations

One skill in full: Apply an Anti-Embolic Stocking to One Leg

  1. Clean your hands with hand sanitizer: cover every surface and rub until completely dry.
  2. Tell the resident what you are going to do.
  3. Raise the bed.
  4. Give the resident privacy.
  5. Keep the resident private by uncovering only one leg.
  6. Roll, gather or turn the stocking inside out down to at least the heel.
  7. Put the stocking over the toes, foot and heel.
  8. Roll or pull the stocking up the leg.
  9. Check the toes for pressure from the stocking.
  10. Adjust the stocking if needed.
  11. Leave the stocking smooth, with no wrinkles. (critical)
  12. Lower the bed.
  13. Leave the call light or signal device where the resident can easily reach it.
  14. Stay respectful and polite with the resident the whole time.
  15. Clean your hands with hand sanitizer: cover every surface and rub until completely dry.

Steps are written in our words from D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster)’s candidate handbook (Wyoming Candidate Handbook Ver 2.0, effective October 1, 2024), in the same order, with critical steps as the handbook marks them. The handbook is the final word.

Also for the Wyoming exam

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