New Hampshire LNA Skills Test: Excel Testing Tasks, Bold Steps, and How to Prep

This guide is for New Hampshire Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) candidates preparing for the Excel Testing clinical skills exam. New Hampshire is not Credentia NNAAP, not Prometric, and not Headmaster. For the state overview and official resource cards, start at New Hampshire CNA. For a vendor-agnostic skills rehearsal method, use CNA skills test.

Confirm live task lists, timing, fees, and retake rules in the current New Hampshire Nurse Aide Competency Test Guide (PDF) linked from exceltestingnh.com. Schedule through Excel Testing registration. Confirm approved testing agencies on the OPLC competency testing page.

What is the New Hampshire LNA skills test?

The skills test is the hands-on half of New Hampshire LNA competency evaluation. A test observer scores you against Excel guide skill steps. You must pass skills in addition to the written/oral exam (typically 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes; pass at 70% or higher).

Per the Excel Competency Test Guide (verify the latest PDF before exam day):

This page does not reprint the Excel skill checklist. Memorize steps from the live guide only.

Pro Tip: Excel bold steps are immediate fails. Protect bold steps first, then keep non-bold errors under four across the skills set while you also nail indirect care habits.

Where do New Hampshire candidates get the official checklist?

1. Open exceltestingnh.com and download the current Competency Test Guide
2. Register at Excel Testing registration and upload program completion or expired license proof as required
3. Rehearse only the skill tasks printed in that guide
4. Bring two forms of ID (one photo), uniform, and any other exam-day items listed in the guide
5. After you pass both parts, complete LNA licensing steps through OPLC

For written-exam outline percentages, use the mapping on New Hampshire CNA. Outline weights from the guide (Role 23%, Safety 7%, Human Needs/Development 10%, Basic Nursing Skills 30%, Personal Care/ADLs 30%) must be confirmed in the live PDF.

How should you rehearse New Hampshire skills?

1. Shell habits / indirect care: knock, privacy, ID check, introduce yourself, explain, infection control, call bell, and safety on every skill. Details: CNA skills test.
2. Bold steps first: bold steps fail immediately if missed. Drill those until automatic, then protect the four-error non-bold threshold.
3. Four-skill mocks: run full Excel-guide mocks under a 30-minute clock, graded only against New Hampshire wording.

Support overlapping knowledge themes:

• Physical Care
• Psychosocial Care
• Role of the Nurse Aide
• Free diagnostic: Try CNA

How this guide connects to MedCertPrep

Frequently Asked Questions

Is New Hampshire LNA the same as NNAAP / Credentia?

No. New Hampshire uses the Excel Competency Test Guide outline and skills list. MedCertPrep national practice overlaps on themes but is not an Excel clone bank.

Can MedCertPrep replace the Excel guide?

No. MedCertPrep provides supplemental written practice and a rehearsal method. Scored skills steps come only from the current Excel Competency Test Guide.

Next step for New Hampshire skills week

1. Open New Hampshire CNA and download the latest Competency Test Guide.
2. Complete Excel registration and required uploads.
3. Drill bold steps, then run four-skill mocks that also score indirect care habits.
4. Support weak knowledge themes with Physical Care while you keep the outline percentages nearby.