Nurse Aide Registry
Training Program & Test Site Calls
Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH) Nurse Aide Registry (NAR) staff offers a series of informational webinars for nursing assistant training programs and test sites approved by MDH.
If you require an accommodation for disability to participate in the meeting, such as captions or other services, please contact the Nurse Aide Registry at least five days in advance of the training session.
- Phone: 651-215-8705 or toll-free within Minnesota at 1-800-397-6124
- Email: health.fpc-nar@state.mn.us
Schedule
All calls will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time on the scheduled day. Agendas are posted on this page closer to the date of the webinar.
Jan. 13, 2025
Agenda will be added before the webinar.
Nov. 18, 2024
Agenda
- Question of the day
- Test Site Reminders
- RN Test Observer Responsibilities: correct name spelling of candidate
- TMU updates
- Cheating incidents
- Survey Findings
- Third quarter testing data
- Website updates
- Modernization updates
- NAR chat
- Resources
- Call Recording
Presentation Slides: 2024-11-18 NAR Informational Call Presentation (PDF)
Sept. 9, 2024
Agenda
- Testing changes
- Feeding a Dependent Resident Skill Task resumed Aug. 5, 2024, review testing data
- Nurse Aide Knowledge Test passing score changed Aug. 5, 2024
- Training program review
- Instructor and other personnel requirements, roles, and responsibilities
- Role in TMU
- Test sites
- Required supplies
- Role in TMU
- Review of F728 - Facility Hiring and Use of Nurse Aide
- Questions from August call
- Second quarter testing data
- Resources
Presentation Slides: 2024-09-09 NAR Informational Call Presentation (PDF)
Aug. 12, 2024
Agenda
- Testing changes
- Feeding a Dependent Resident Skill Task resumed Aug. 5, 2024
- Nurse Aide Knowledge Test passing score changes Aug. 5, 2024
- Back to the Basics
- Training program responsibilities
- Test site responsibilities
- Nurse Aide Training and Competency Exam
- Testing time frame
- Mandatory and random skills test tasks
- Questions from June call
- Second quarter testing data
- Resources
Presentation Slides: 2024-08-12 NAR Informational Call Presentation (PDF)
June 10, 2024
Agenda
- Skills update
- Feeding a Dependent Resident Skill Task Implementation, Aug. 5, 2024
- Required supplies and responsibilities
- Candidate handbook and mock skills update
- Training Programs
- Supervised Practical Training (SPT) and lab
- Registered Nurse (RN) supervision
- Roles and qualification of other personnel
- Nurse Aide Training Competency Exam
- Testing timeframe
- Mandatory and random skills test tasks
- Questions from May call
- Minnesota State Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Curriculum, discontinued July 1, 2024
- First quarter testing data
- No July training and test site call
- Resources
Presentation Slides: 2024-06-10 NAR Informational Call Presentation (PDF)
Nurse aide training program and test site informational call (June 10, 2024) (YouTube): This video will be available until September 2024.
May 13, 2024
Agenda
- Skills update
- Feeding a Dependent Resident Skill Task Implementation, Aug. 5, 2024
- Top five knowledge and skills areas for improvement
- Survey findings / Top deficiencies update
- Questions from April call
- Minnesota State Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Curriculum, discontinued July 1, 2024
- First quarter testing data
- Nurse aide modernization updates and clarifications
- No July training and test site call
- Resources
Presentation Slides: 2024-05-13 NAR Informational Call Presentation (PDF)
Nurse aide training program and test site informational call (May 13, 2024) (YouTube): This video will be available until August 2024.
April 8, 2024
Agenda
- Skills update
- Modified bed bath — face and one arm, hand and underarm
- Feeding a dependent resident
- Skills to be performed on live person
- Top five missed knowledge and skills test questions
- TMU — TestMaster Universe
- Two server system
- Instructor and student clarification
- Minnesota State Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide curriculum
- Discontinued 7/1/24
- Questions from March call
- Test site map
- First quarter testing data
- Nurse aide modernization updates and clarifications
- Resources
Presentation Slides: 2024-04-08 NAR Informational Call Presentation (PDF)
Nurse aide training program and test site informational call (April 8, 2024) (YouTube): This video will be available until July 2024.
March 11, 2024
Agenda:
- Knowledge Exam
- Time Frame
- Skills Update
- Modified Bed Bath — face and one arm, hand, and underarm
- TMU
- RN instructor requirements
- Duplicate accounts
- Running reports if candidates testing in both servers
- Questions from February call
- Test site map
- Quarterly testing data (skills and knowledge)
- In-facility sites testing options
- NAR modernization
- Resources
Feb. 12, 2024
Agenda:
- Knowledge Exam
- Time frame
- Skills Update
- Modified bed bath — face and one arm, hand, and underarm
- Candidate handbook/mock skill update
- Questions from January call
- Survey findings
- Supervised Practical Training (SPT) documentation
- Tuberculosis (TB) testing for SPT
- Curriculum completion hours documentation
- Skills Exam reminders
- Candidate exit survey
- Test site map
- Quarterly testing data (skills and knowledge)
- NAR modernization
- Search for nurse aides
- Update registry status
- Printing of Nurse Aide Certificate
- Adding new provider users
- MN State curriculum transfer
- 1/22/2024: Minnesota State Nurse Aide Curriculum information session recording available
- Resources
Jan. 8, 2024
Agenda:
- Skills Update
- Feeding a dependent resident (on hold)
- Modified bed bath — face and one arm, hand and underarm
- Mouth Care — brushing resident teeth
- Questions from November call
- Headmaster staff
- Survey findings
- Supervised practical training
- Test site map
- Quarterly testing data (skills and knowledge)
- NAR modernization
- MN State curriculum transfer, effective Jan. 1, 2024
- Resources
Nov. 13, 2023
Agenda:
- Updated candidate handbook
- Updates to skill tasks
- Update in-facility and MN State-specific language
- Candidate disputes
- Questions from October call
- Headmaster staff
- Survey findings
- Incorrect training program codes
- Knowledge test time frame
- In-facility testing update
- Quarterly testing data
- NAR Modernization
- Resources
Oct. 9, 2023
Agenda:
- Updated candidate handbook
- Updates to skill tasks
- Update in-facility- and MN State-specific language
- Candidate disputes
- Survey findings
- Four month rule, F728
- Knowledge Test time frame, October 2023
- In-facility testing update
- Quarterly testing data
- Resources
Sept. 11, 2023
Agenda:
- Nurse Aide Testing final date, 1135 waiver
- Survey findings
- Results of Test Advisory Panel
- Updated candidate handbook
- Curriculum and supervised practical training hours in TMU
- In-facility testing site update
- Follow-up questions from August NAR call
- Resources
September 11 presentation (PDF)
July 13, 2023
In-facility testing information call
This presentation is part of an informational call offered for training programs who are interested in becoming an in-facility test site for nurse aide candidates. More information and a link to join the July 27 session can be found on the In-Facility Testing page.
2023-07-13 In-facility testing informational call presentation (PDF)