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Correct answer: C. 24 months

Correct. Candidates must pass both the Written and Clinical Skills tests within 24 months of completing their DPH-approved nurse aide training program.

• A: 6 months is shorter than the window Connecticut actually allows candidates.
• B: 12 months understates the allowed window; Connecticut gives candidates longer.
• D: 36 months overstates the allowed window for completing both exam portions.

Correct answer: A. 100 hours

Correct. Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-13-D8t requires DPH-approved nurse aide training programs to consist of at least 100 total hours of instruction.

• B: 75 hours is only the core-training portion of Connecticut's 100-hour program, not the full requirement.
• C: 40 hours is far below Connecticut's actual 100-hour minimum.
• D: 175 hours describes Missouri's separate two-part training structure, not Connecticut's 100-hour requirement.

Correct answer: B. 25 hours

Correct. The 100-hour program is composed of 75 core hours plus 25 hours of specialized instruction in managing challenging behaviors, per DPH's nurse aide training program requirements.

• A: 10 hours understates the specialized-instruction component; Connecticut requires 25 hours.
• C: 50 hours overstates the specialized component; combined with the 75 core hours it would exceed the 100-hour total.
• D: 16 hours is the federal OBRA minimum for supervised practical training under 42 CFR 483.35, not Connecticut's behavior-management instruction requirement.

Correct answer: C. In a licensed Chronic and Convalescent Nursing Home (CCNH) or Rest Home with Nursing Supervision (RHNS) setting

Correct. The clinical component of Connecticut's nurse aide training program must be provided in a licensed Chronic and Convalescent Nursing Home or Rest Home with Nursing Supervision setting, where trainees work directly with residents under supervision.

• A: An emergency department is an acute hospital setting, not the licensed long-term care setting the regulation specifies for the clinical component.
• B: A private residence chosen by the trainee is not a DPH-licensed clinical training site and does not satisfy the supervised-clinical requirement.
• D: A fully online, simulation-only format does not satisfy the requirement for in-person supervised clinical training in a licensed facility.

Correct answer: D. A Registered Nurse with at least two years of nursing experience

Correct. Connecticut's nurse aide training program must be coordinated by a Registered Nurse who has at least two years of nursing experience, including experience in a licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home setting.

• A: An unlicensed designee does not satisfy the requirement; a licensed RN with the specified experience must coordinate the program.
• B: A nursing home administrator credential does not substitute for the RN licensure and clinical experience the rule requires of the program coordinator.
• C: A CNA, no matter how experienced, does not hold the RN licensure required to coordinate a state-approved training program.