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Correct answer: A. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

Correct. MDH maintains the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry under Minn. Stat. § 144A.61, tracking training completion, competency exam results, and any substantiated findings of maltreatment for nursing assistants.

• B: Incorrect. DHS administers programs such as Medicaid and licensing of certain human services programs, but the nursing assistant registry itself is an MDH function.
• C: Incorrect. The Department of Labor and Industry oversees workplace safety and labor standards, not the nursing assistant registry.
• D: Incorrect. The Board of Nursing licenses RNs and LPNs; the nursing assistant registry is maintained by MDH, not the Board of Nursing.

Correct answer: B. A minimum of 75 total hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised clinical practice

Correct. Minnesota's approved nurse aide training programs must meet a minimum of 75 total hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised clinical practice with live patients, consistent with the federal nurse aide training minimum that Minnesota implements.

• A: Incorrect. Minnesota does set a minimum hour requirement for approved nursing assistant training programs.
• C: Incorrect. 20 hours with no clinical component falls far short of the required minimum and omits the mandatory supervised clinical practice component.
• D: Incorrect. 300 hours substantially overstates the standard minimum training requirement for nursing assistant certification in Minnesota.

Correct answer: A. A written/oral knowledge test and a hands-on skills evaluation

Correct. To be listed on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry, a candidate must pass both a knowledge test (written or oral) and a hands-on skills evaluation demonstrating competency in selected nurse aide skills.

• B: Incorrect. The Minnesota competency exam includes a knowledge component in addition to the skills evaluation; a skills-only exam does not satisfy the registry requirement.
• C: Incorrect. A written-only exam is insufficient; candidates must also demonstrate hands-on competency in a skills evaluation.
• D: Incorrect. A background check may be part of separate employment or licensure screening processes, but it is not a component of the two-part competency exam itself, nor is a physical fitness test.

Correct answer: B. 74%

Correct. Candidates generally must score at least 74% on the written knowledge test to pass that portion of the Minnesota nurse aide competency exam.

• A: Incorrect. 60% is also below the actual required passing score.
• C: Incorrect. 90% overstates the required passing threshold for the knowledge test.
• D: Incorrect. 50% is below the standard passing threshold used on the Minnesota knowledge test.

Correct answer: C. At least 8 consecutive hours of paid nursing or nursing-related work performed within the 24-month period

Correct. Minnesota generally requires documentation of at least 8 consecutive hours of paid nursing or nursing-related work within the 24-month renewal period to remain active on the registry without having to retest.

• A: Incorrect. Minnesota does impose an ongoing renewal requirement tied to recent paid work experience to keep registry status active.
• B: Incorrect. A four-year degree is unrelated to nursing assistant registry renewal requirements.
• D: Incorrect. A nursing assistant who maintains the required paid work hours generally renews without retaking the full competency exam; retesting is typically required only after a longer lapse without qualifying work.