Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 129 - Certification Of Programs For Training And Testing Nurse Aides, Medication Aides And Feeding Assistants › Subchapter II - Nurse Aide Training and Testing › Section DHS 129.08 - Standards for nurse aide competency evaluation programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXAMINER
				  QUALIFICATIONS. The examiner conducting the clinical competency program of a
				  student shall be an RN with at least one year experience caring for the elderly
				  or chronically ill of any age.
(2)
				  WRITTEN OR ORAL EVALUATION COMPONENT.
(a) The
				  RN examiner will give each student instructions for the written or oral
				  evaluation component. After the student's written or oral evaluation has begun,
				  the RN may designate another person to proctor the written or oral
				  evaluation.
(b) The competency
				  evaluation program shall develop a pool of test questions that addresses all 6
				  content areas and their components under s.
				  DHS
				  129.07(1). The test questions shall
				  include enough questions to form 3 separate and complete
				  examinations.
(c) The competency
				  evaluation program shall develop written and oral examinations from the pool of
				  test questions. The content of the written and oral examinations shall reflect
				  the content and emphasis of the training program approved by the
				  department.
(d) The competency
				  evaluation program shall provide students with written and oral examinations in
				  English. If the student will be working in a provider setting in which the
				  predominant language is other than English, the program may not refuse to test
				  in the language that is predominant in that work setting.
(e) The competency evaluation program may
				  develop an oral examination for nurse aides with limited literacy skills. To do
				  so, the program shall adapt the written examination for oral testing. The oral
				  examination shall cover the same subject areas included in the original written
				  examination adapted for oral testing, and shall include a component to
				  determine the aide's ability to read basic, objective, job-related information,
				  such as reading a client's name band or a client's flow sheet.
(f) A minimum of 50 written or oral questions
				  shall be asked in each examination. The questions shall cover at least the 6
				  care areas under s.
				  DHS
				  129.07(1) and shall be selected
				  randomly from the following areas:
1. A
				  minimum of 4 questions in the area of interpersonal communication and social
				  interaction.
2. A minimum of 7
				  questions in the area of basic nursing skills. Of these 7 questions, at least
				  one question shall address each of the following areas:
a. Observation, reporting and documentation
				  of changes in client status and services furnished.
b. Recognizing and reporting change of client
				  condition and status to supervisor.
c. Knowledge of emergency
				  procedures.
d. Knowledge of
				  infection control procedures.
e.
				  Maintenance of a clean, safe and healthy environment.
3. A minimum of one question in the area of
				  personal care skills.
4. A minimum
				  of 3 questions in the area of basic restorative services.
5. A minimum of 5 questions in the area of
				  client rights. Of these 5 questions, at least one question shall address each
				  of the following areas:
a. Right to
				  respect.
b. Right to privacy and
				  confidentiality.
c. Right to
				  maintain personal property.
6. A minimum of 5 questions in the area of
				  dementias.
(g) To
				  successfully complete the written or oral portion of the competency evaluation
				  program, the student shall obtain satisfactory scores as identified in par.
				  (f).