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Kentucky Medicaid Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation (State Registered Nurse Aide test)
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Questions75 multiple-choice written test items (task-list based); an oral/audio read-aloud version may be substituted for candidates with documented literacy limitations
Testing timeWritten test: 2-hour time limit; the separately administered skills test is untimed (the full appointment "may take several hours")
ScoringWritten/oral: at least 70%; Skills: demonstrate at least 5 procedures with 70% accuracy, with critical (bold) steps requiring 100% accuracy; both parts must be passed
Exam feeUSD 40 written (USD 55 oral/audio) plus USD 95 skills; fees non-refundable (pricing as of 7/1/24)
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- Who runs it
- KCTCS
- Category
- Nurse Aide & Nursing Assistant
- Current version
- Current specification with no public exam version label; testing administered under the July 2026 KCTCS Testing Procedures Manual and Study Guide (revision 7.14.26)
- Where it applies
- US-KY, United States
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- D&S Diversified Technologies LLP (Headmaster) — TestMaster Universe (TMU) testing platform, under KCTCS
- Format
- Computer-based on the TestMaster Universe (TMU) platform at KCTCS regional test sites, with an oral/audio read-aloud option
- Availability
- By appointment at any Kentucky test site via the TMU portal; students can schedule themselves once their course is completed; candidates may test at ANY testing location
- Results
- Results viewable in the candidate's ky.tmutest.com account within 72 hours of testing (email notification); names forwarded to the Kentucky Nurse Aide Registry within 30 days
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
Two parts: (1) a 75-item multiple-choice written test (or oral/audio substitution) drawn from the state-approved task list, and (2) an in-person skills demonstration of at least five procedures randomly selected from a pool of evaluation items, scored step-by-step with critical steps marked
Where rules vary
Kentucky's OBRA-based state nurse aide competency evaluation; passing names are forwarded to the Kentucky Nurse Aide Registry maintained by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Eligibility
Completion of a state-approved 75-hour nurse aide training course (program coordinator submits the candidate for testing), or eligibility via the nursing-student SRNA Challenge; training expires one year after completion
Retake policy
A failed part may be retaken at the next available test date (written-only retake if only the written was failed; all five skills repeated if the performance test was failed); employed individuals get 3 attempts within the initial 4-month employment period, non-employed 3 attempts within one year of training completion