Stna
Straight answers about nurse aide training, state testing and healthcare careers in Ohio, written by the people who teach our classes.
STNA State Exam in Ohio
Instructors of STNA Classes in Columbus Ohio or the NATCEP Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program please inform your STNA class students that D&S Diversified Technologies LLC at www.hdmaster.com, the company contracted with the state of Ohio to conduct the STNA state test, is the entity responsible for all STNA test scheduling, STNA test confirmation, and STNA test resulting including questions regarding STNA test applications, as well as eligibility to take the STNA state test.
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Frequently Asked Questions about STNA Classes
I’d like to address some common questions Alia Heath Career Services gets from the STNAs of our own classes as well as from callers from the outside who would like to get current information about their status on the Nurse Aide Registry. You can call the Nurse Aide Registry at (800) 582-5908 (in-state) or (614) 752-9500 (out-of-state) for status information. You can also fax your request to (614) 564-2461, or perform an online inquiry through the Nurse Aide Registry website at: odhlogin.odh.ohio.gov Finally, you can write to the Registry at: The Ohio Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry 246 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215
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5 Ways to Prepare for an STNA Job Interview
When you find out you passed your STNA exams, you deserve to celebrate. Your hard work paid off, and now you're eligible to apply for jobs and begin your career in healthcare.
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Exam Day
Students who take STNA classes in Columbus Ohio have been sent home by the D&S exam evaluator after arriving to take their STNA state exam in non-clinical attire. The nurse evaluator is NOT affiliated with Alia Healthcare Services in any way, we are simply hosting the location at which to test for the convenience of students.
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STNA vs CNA vs Nurse Aide Trainee
Search for nurse aide work in Ohio and you will see the same job advertised three different ways: STNA, CNA, and nurse aide trainee. Two of those mean the same thing. The third means you are not certified yet, and that difference decides whether you can be hired, what you are paid, and what you are allowed to do on a shift.
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Proctor Shortages and Your STNA Test Date
You finished your training weeks ago and you are still waiting to test. It is the most frustrating part of getting certified right now, and the hold-up usually is not your paperwork. It is that there are not enough people qualified to run the exam. Here is what that actually means and how to lose the least time to it.
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