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    The document discusses a clinical skills timing study conducted by Prometric to establish standardized timing for skills tests. Time ranges were determined for individual skills based on data from instructors and evaluators. Exam time is calculated based on the specific combination of skills assigned and ranges from 31 to 40 minutes. It includes separate allocations for handwashing, transitions between skills, and reviewing instructions. The evaluator informs candidates of the total time and monitors it to ensure all skills are completed or time expires.

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    The document discusses a clinical skills timing study conducted by Prometric to establish standardized timing for skills tests. Time ranges were determined for individual skills based on data from instructors and evaluators. Exam time is calculated based on the specific combination of skills assigned and ranges from 31 to 40 minutes. It includes separate allocations for handwashing, transitions between skills, and reviewing instructions. The evaluator informs candidates of the total time and monitors it to ensure all skills are completed or time expires.

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    Summary Clinical Skills Timing

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    TO: NurseAideTrainingPrograms

    FROM: TestDevelopment
    REFERENCE:ClinicalSkillsTimingStudy
    PrometriccompletedaTimingStudyinJuly2011,analyzingdataprovidedbybothnurseaideinstructorswho
    timedtheirstudentsperformingskillsandbynurseaideevaluators(NAEs)administeringactualtesting.The
    purposeofthestudywastoestablishtimingfortheupdatedClinicalSkillsTestformsthatisbasedonthespecific
    combinationofskills.Topromotebothstandardizationandfairness,testtimesarecalculatedbasedonthe
    specificskillsineachtesttoensureconsiderationforsomeskillstakingmoretimetoperformthanotherskills.
    Thechartbelowprovidesinformationonthetimeframesestablishedforeachskillbasedonthedataanalysis.
    Thesetimeframesareusedtoensureareasonableamountoftimeforthemajorityofcandidatestocompleteany
    skill;thesearenotbasedonanexpectationofspeedinessorahighdegreeofefficiency.
    Timeframes:
    ShorterTime
    45min
    ModerateTime
    811min
    LongerTime
    1215min
    LongestTime
    1719min
    ShorterTime

    Longertime
    ROMhip,knee,ankle Changeposition Mouthcarebrushteeth Perinealcare
    ROMelbow,wrist Feeding Footcare Partialbed bath
    ROMshoulder Measureurine Mouthcaredenture
    Ambulation Bedpan Dressing
    Pulse Transfer Changeoccupiedbed
    Respirations Handandnailcare Cathetercare
    HowisexamtimeestablishedfortheClinicalSkillsTest?
    ThetimeeachcandidatehasfortheClinicalSkillsTestvariesdependingonthespecificskillsonthetest
    assignedtothecandidate;thetimesrangefrom31to40minutes.
    Alltesttimesinclude3minutesallocatedforhandwashing,whichcandidatesareexpectedtoactually
    performatthebeginningofthefirstskill;thehandwashingskillisratedatthattime.
    Alltesttimesinclude5minutesallocatedforcandidatestotransitionbetweenskillsandtoreviewtheir
    SkillsInstructionCardduringthetest.
    Eachindividualskillisnottimed;all3skillsplushandwashingmustbecompletedintheallottedtime.
    Themajorityofcandidateswillcompletetestingbeforetimeexpires.
    Thenurseaideevaluator(NAE)administeringtheClinicalSkillsTestwillfirstadvisecandidatesofhow
    muchtimeisallocatedfortheirtestwhentheClinicalSkillsInstructionCardwiththelistofskillsis
    providedandreadtothecandidate.
    Whencandidatesarereadytobeginthetest,theNAEwillremindthecandidateoftheamountoftime
    andsetatimer.Thetestbeginsatthattime.
    Thetimingofthetestendseitherwhenthecandidatesays,Imdoneattheendofthethirdskillor
    whentimeexpires(whichevercomesfirst).

    ++++=
    Example:
    Handwashing
    Time(3min)
    Transition
    Time(5min)
    Skill1
    Time
    Skill2
    Time
    Skill3
    Time
    TOTAL
    EXAM
    TIME
    Skill1 Skill2 Skill3 Skill4
    Handwashing
    +
    ROMhip,
    knee,ankle
    +
    Feeding
    +
    Perineal
    care
    +
    Transition
    Time
    =
    38
    mins
    3min 4min 9min 17min 5min

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