14.3 Exam-Day Checklist
Key Takeaways
Bring an original, valid government photo ID with first and last names matching registration, plus your original Social Security card.
The current Ohio handbook calls for check-in 20 minutes before the scheduled test start; follow the appointment instructions.
Wear the required testing attire for both knowledge and skills components, including clinically appropriate, closed-toe shoes. All wristwatches are prohibited.
On the written test, read the verb and the resident situation before the options; answer every question and follow the current tutorial’s navigation and review controls.
Ohio exam-day checklist
Review the current handbook and appointment confirmation before traveling. The handbook calls for check-in 20 minutes before the scheduled test start. Allow extra travel time as your own planning choice; do not confuse that buffer with a different official check-in requirement.
Bring an original, valid government-issued photo ID whose first and last names match registration, and your original Social Security card. Follow the required testing attire for both knowledge and skills components, including clinically appropriate, closed-toe shoes. All wristwatches are prohibited, including a watch with a second hand. Do not bring one because an old study guide suggests using it for pulse or respiration counts.
Knowledge component
Use the official 79-question, 90-minute format to set your own pacing checkpoints. Read the resident situation and the action requested before choosing an answer. Use only the navigation and review controls described in the current test tutorial and instructions.
Skills component
Ohio assigns 3 or 4 tasks in 35 minutes: one specified mandatory task with embedded handwashing, then 2 or 3 randomly selected additional tasks. Perform the published steps rather than narrating a generic routine. Every task requires all bolded key steps and at least 80% of all non-key steps.
Do not label privacy, locked wheels, call-light placement or other general care habits as automatically scored key steps on every task. Use each task's actual checklist. Follow explicit BEFORE/AFTER wording, task-specific reporting rules and any expressly permitted verbalization exception. An actual correction must occur before time expires or you declare completion.
Stay organized while performing the task
Before a practice attempt, identify the task, supplies, bolded key steps, non-key checklist and any BEFORE/AFTER instruction. Rehearse with the current checklist, then review omissions after the attempt. This is a study routine, not an additional official scoring rule.
At the evaluation, demonstrate the assigned steps. A spoken intention does not replace a physical action unless the task explicitly allows verbalization. If you notice an omission, actually correct the step while the handbook permits it; do not merely explain what you intended to do.
For knowledge questions, connect the answer to the exact resident situation and the aide's role. Set a personal pacing plan from the official duration, and follow the tutorial's controls. No study strategy guarantees a pass.
When providing range-of-motion (ROM) exercises for a resident at the skills station, the STNA should:
Move the joint quickly to increase flexibility
Move the joint slowly to the point of resistance without causing pain
Force the joint beyond its normal range to maximize benefit
Perform ROM only after the resident reports stiffness
What is the most important rule about your photo ID on Ohio STNA exam day?
Any expired ID is acceptable as long as it has a photo
The first and last names on the ID must match your exam registration
A student ID from your training program is sufficient
You only need an ID for the skills test, not the written test
Sections you finish are checked off in the contents.