Final-Week Study Plan and Exam-Day Checklist
Key Takeaways
- The final week should emphasize mixed scenarios, remediation of missed questions, Kansas-specific facts, and high-frequency care sequences.
- Candidates should know the Kansas anchors: KDADS oversight, 100 written questions, 75% passing score, 90-hour training pathway, and attempt limits.
- A missed-question log is more valuable than simply taking more questions without review.
- Exam-day pacing should protect accuracy: read the full stem, identify the resident risk, eliminate unsafe answers, and mark only after checking scope.
- The last 24 hours should be used for light review, logistics, rest, and confidence in decision rules rather than cramming new topics.
Final-week goal
The final week is not the time to reread every CNA topic from the beginning. The goal is to turn knowledge into reliable decisions on mixed questions. Each day should include short review, timed practice, and remediation. Remediation means naming why an answer was wrong, not just reading the explanation and moving on.
Keep Kansas facts automatic: KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing oversees the Kansas CNA process, the written test has 100 multiple-choice questions, the passing score is 75%, approved training is generally 90 hours, and course completers have limited attempts within the Kansas rule window. Confirm local testing instructions from the approved test site because day-of logistics can vary.
Seven-day review map
| Day | Main focus | Practice target | Remediation task |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kansas facts, scope, registry basics | 25 mixed questions | Mark Kansas fact misses |
| 6 | Resident rights, abuse, privacy | 30 scenarios | Rewrite unsafe choices as safe CNA actions |
| 5 | Infection control and personal care | 30 scenarios | Drill clean-to-dirty and hand hygiene triggers |
| 4 | Vitals, nutrition, elimination, reporting | 35 scenarios | List report-now findings |
| 3 | Mobility, falls, restorative care | 30 scenarios | Check care-plan clues in each stem |
| 2 | Dementia, psychosocial, documentation | 30 scenarios | Convert judgmental wording into objective notes |
| 1 | Light mixed review and logistics | 15 to 20 easy-medium questions | Stop early and review checklist |
Missed-question remediation grid
| Error tag | Ask yourself | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Did I choose a nursing decision? | Review CNA vs nurse responsibilities |
| Safety | Did I miss the immediate danger? | Practice first-action stems |
| Rights | Did I override choice or privacy? | Review refusal, dignity, confidentiality |
| Infection | Did I contaminate clean supplies or another resident? | Rehearse PPE, gloves, linen, hand hygiene |
| Reporting | Did I chart instead of notify? | Memorize report-now signs |
| Kansas fact | Did I use another state's rule? | Review KDADS and Kansas numbers |
Exam-day checklist
Bring required identification and any site-specific materials from your training program or approved test site. Arrive early enough to handle parking, check-in, restroom use, and nerves without rushing. Do not bring study clutter into the room unless the site allows it.
During the test, read the full stem first. Identify the resident, the change, and the risk. Eliminate answers that force care, ignore privacy, skip infection control, diagnose, treat without direction, move an injured resident, or delay reporting an urgent change. If two choices remain, choose the one that is safest, most respectful, and clearly inside CNA scope.
For pacing, avoid spending too long on one question. Mark your best answer, move on, and return if allowed. A calm 100-question pace is better than trying to prove every answer from memory. If allowed to review, revisit only marked items and watch for changed wording, not anxiety.
Last 24 hours
Review only high-yield lists: report-now findings, resident rights, PPE sequence, personal-care sequence, weak-side dressing, transfers, documentation rules, abuse reporting, dementia redirection, and Kansas exam facts. Sleep matters. A rested candidate is more likely to notice the one word in the stem that changes the answer.
During final-week review, a candidate gets 80% on topic flashcards but misses mixed scenarios about what to do first. What should the candidate change?
Which item belongs on a Kansas CNA final fact checklist?
On exam day, a candidate narrows a question to two answers. One is faster; the other protects privacy, follows the care plan, and reports a new change. Which should the candidate choose?
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