The CNA Virtual Skills Evaluation Program is an initiative within the University of Georgia’s Institute for Disaster Management (IDM). The program was developed to address the shortage of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) in the state of Georgia that is due, in part, to barriers in the testing process. Through this project, IDM’s goal is to streamline the skills portion of the CNA testing process by utilizing a regulatory-compliant virtual evaluation platform.
Spearheaded by our qualified Nursing Evaluator Coordinators, skills evaluations are conducted in the facility/classroom of an approved Nurse Aid Training Program skills laboratory. Skills are chosen at random and evaluated based on certain criteria compliant with state and federal regulations. Evaluations are proctored by an RN or LPN of the facility training program, who operates the camera and assists with the validation of the measurement skills.
It is our hope that virtually facilitating the testing process will reduce some of the barriers of entry to the CNA career path, therefore lessening the strain on resources and increasing the supply of qualified CNAs over time.
