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All rights reserved. Revised 11112025  \nPrometric  \n6211 Greenleigh Avenue  \nSuite 400  \nMiddle River, MD 21220  \nCandidate Services: 800.805.9128  \nRecertification/Registry: 800.321.6443 Automated Registry: 800.918.8818  \nN E W Y O R K S T A T E N U R S I N G H O M E N U R S E A I D E E X A M I N A T I O N Contents  \nSet Up for Clinical Skills Exam 21  \nIntroduction 1  \nA Message from the NYSDOH ....................... 1  \nAt a Glance ............................................... 1  \nCriminal History Record Check 3  \nFingerprint Submission ................................ 3  \nConviction Categories ................................... 3  \nUnderstanding Certification Routes 4  \nCertification Route 1-New Nurse Aides ......... 4  \nCertification Route 2-Reciprocity/CNA from Another State ......................................... 4  \nCertification Route 3-Graduate Nurses ......... 5  \nCertification Route 4-RNs and LPNs Licensed in the U.S .................................................5  \nCertification Route 5-Foreign-Trained Nurses 5 Certification Route 6-Trained and Lapsed ..... 6  \nCertification Route 7-Lapsed-Other............ 6  \nScheduling Exams 8  \nCompleting the Application Form................... 8  \nExam Locations .......................................... 8  \nIn-Facility Exams..................................... 8  \nIn-Facility Testing ..................................... 8  \nRegional Exam Sites ................................ 9  \nFee Information.........................................10  \nRescheduling Your Exam.............................10  \nTesting Accommodations ............................ 11  \nOverview of the Exams 13  \nGeneral Information About Clinical Skills Exam............................................................. 13  \nResident Actor .......................................14  \nProcedures and Rules ........................... 15  \nUse of Gloves ...................................... 15  \nStopping the Clinical Skills 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........................... 25  \nYour Exam Results .................................... 25  \nPassing Results ..................................... 25  \nExam Results ........................................ 25  \nClinical Skills Exam Results ..................... 25  \nWritten (Oral) Exam Results.................... 26  \nRetesting ............................................ 27  \nTraining Program Pass Rates................... 27  \nRetraining........................................... 27  \nOptional Services .................................. 27  \nAppeals Process........................................ 27  \nNurse Aide Registry 29  \nRegistry Verification .........","cbCaieSviHALrAM9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieSviHALrAM9","pdf",1060334,51,"English","# Set Up for Clinical Skills Exam\n## Introduction\n## Criminal History Record Check\n## Understanding Certification Routes\n## Scheduling Exams\n## Fee Information\n# Overview of the Exams\n## General Information About Clinical 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