Pass your CNA exam — and be ready for day one
CNA Ready walks you through every NNAAP clinical skill, written-exam strategy, and real-world care scenario so you show up to test day — and your first shift — with total confidence.
"My job isn't just to teach you the steps — it's to make sure you understand them deeply enough that nothing on that exam, or in that patient room, catches you off guard."— Tracy Burke
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Pass the written and skills portions of the state CNA certification exam on the first attempt
- Perform the 25+ NNAAP clinical skills — from vital signs to catheter care — with correct technique and safety steps
- Apply infection control and standard precautions correctly in real patient-care situations
- Communicate professionally with patients, families, and nursing staff using proper medical terminology
- Understand patients' legal and ethical rights, including HIPAA, dignity, and informed consent
- Manage time and prioritize tasks effectively during a typical CNA shift in a long-term care or hospital setting
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 29 lessons
The CNA Role & Healthcare Foundations
Establishes the professional identity, workplace context, and core communication skills every CNA needs from day one.
- 1.1What CNAs Do: Roles, Settings & the Care TeamIncluded
- 1.2Medical Terminology for Patient CareIncluded
- 1.3Professional Communication with Patients, Families & StaffIncluded
- 1.4Legal & Ethical Responsibilities: HIPAA, Dignity & ConsentIncluded
- 1.5Shift Management & Task PrioritizationIncluded
Infection Control & Safety
Builds the habits and procedures that protect patients, co-workers, and the CNA from infection and injury.
- 2.1Standard Precautions & the Chain of InfectionIncluded
- 2.2Hand Hygiene: Handwashing & Alcohol-Based RubIncluded
- 2.3Personal Protective Equipment: Selection & Donning/DoffingIncluded
- 2.4Isolation Precautions: Contact, Droplet & AirborneIncluded
- 2.5Workplace Safety: Body Mechanics, Fall Prevention & Hazard ReportingIncluded
Patient Care Fundamentals
Covers the essential hands-on care tasks CNAs perform every shift to maintain patient comfort, hygiene, and dignity.
- 3.1Bedmaking: Occupied & UnoccupiedIncluded
- 3.2Personal Hygiene: Bathing, Oral Care & GroomingIncluded
- 3.3Dressing, Positioning & Transferring Patients SafelyIncluded
- 3.4Nutrition, Hydration & Feeding AssistanceIncluded
- 3.5Elimination: Toileting, Incontinence Care & Specimen CollectionIncluded
Clinical Skills & Vital Signs
Develops precise technique in the 25+ NNAAP clinical skills, with a focus on measurement accuracy and safety steps.
- 4.1Measuring & Recording Vital Signs: Temperature, Pulse & RespirationsIncluded
- 4.2Blood Pressure & Oxygen Saturation MeasurementIncluded
- 4.3Catheter Care, Urinary Output & Drainage BagsIncluded
- 4.4Wound Care Basics, Elastic Stockings & Non-Sterile DressingsIncluded
- 4.5Range-of-Motion Exercises & Restorative CareIncluded
Special Populations & Psychosocial Care
Prepares CNAs to adapt care approaches for patients with cognitive, emotional, and age-related needs.
- 5.1Caring for Older Adults: Age-Related Changes & Common ConditionsIncluded
- 5.2Dementia & Alzheimer's Care: Communication & Behavior StrategiesIncluded
- 5.3Mental Health, Emotional Support & Recognizing AbuseIncluded
- 5.4End-of-Life Care, Comfort Measures & Postmortem ProceduresIncluded
CNA Exam Mastery & Test-Day Readiness
Consolidates all content into targeted test preparation so students pass both the written and clinical skills exam on the first attempt.
- 6.1Written Exam Blueprint: Content Areas, Question Types & StrategyIncluded
- 6.2High-Yield Topics: Rapid Review of Must-Know ConceptsIncluded
- 6.3Clinical Skills Exam: Evaluation Criteria & Common MistakesIncluded
- 6.4Skills Simulation: Timed Practice & Self-Evaluation ChecklistsIncluded
- 6.5Test-Day Logistics, Mindset & What to Do After You PassIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
Career changers
Ready to leave their current field for meaningful work in healthcare and need a structured, from-scratch path to certification.
Recent high-school graduates
Looking for a fast, affordable entry point into a healthcare career and want clear guidance through every step of the certification process.
Home health aides
Already providing hands-on care but ready to formalize their skills, fill in clinical knowledge gaps, and earn their CNA credential.
Exam re-testers
Didn't pass on the first attempt and need a more strategic, skills-focused approach to feel truly prepared the second time around.
Patient care technicians
Working in a support role in a hospital or clinic and want CNA certification to advance their career and expand their scope of practice.
Returning-to-work adults
Re-entering the workforce after time away and drawn to healthcare's stability, purpose, and demand for compassionate, skilled caregivers.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Tracy Burke
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're somewhere between excited and overwhelmed right now. You know you want to become a CNA — maybe you've known it for a while — but when you look at everything you're supposed to learn before the exam, it can feel like a lot. Clinical skills. Medical terminology. HIPAA. Infection control. Vital signs. And then you have to perform all of it in front of an evaluator while someone is timing you. I hear you. That feeling is real.
Here's what I also know: every single person who has ever passed a CNA exam once sat exactly where you're sitting. They didn't have some special gift for healthcare — they learned the material, practiced the skills, and walked in prepared. That's what I built CNA Ready to help you do.
I designed this school because I've seen what happens when aspiring CNAs study from dense textbooks or scramble through disconnected YouTube videos. They memorize facts but don't understand the why behind a skill. They practice vital signs but don't know what the evaluator is actually marking them on. They walk into the written exam without a strategy for the tricky question types. And then they're surprised when they don't pass — even though they worked hard. I wanted to change that.
CNA Ready takes you through everything in the right order and in plain language. We cover your legal and ethical responsibilities, infection control, every hands-on patient care skill from bedmaking to catheter care, and the psychosocial side of the job — caring for older adults, supporting patients with dementia, and being present at end of life. Nothing is skipped because everything shows up somewhere: on the exam, or on your first shift, or both.
The last unit of this school is the one I'm proudest of. It's a full exam-readiness experience — a breakdown of the written exam's structure and question strategies, rapid review of the highest-yield concepts, timed skills simulations with self-evaluation checklists, and real talk about test-day mindset. By the time you get there, you won't be hoping you're ready. You'll know you are.
You chose a career where you show up for people on their hardest days. That matters enormously. Let me help you get there. I'll be with you every step of the way.
— Tracy Burke
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