Ohio STNA Skills Test: Headmaster Tasks, Key Steps, and How to Prep

This guide is for Ohio State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA) candidates preparing for the Headmaster / D&S Diversified skills test. Ohio is not Credentia NNAAP and not Prometric. For the state overview and official resource cards, start at Ohio CNA. For a vendor-agnostic skills rehearsal method, use CNA skills test.

Confirm live task lists, timing, fees, and attempt rules in the current Ohio Candidate Handbook PDF linked from the Headmaster Ohio CNA home. Schedule through the Ohio TMU portal. Registry context: ODH Nurse Aide Registry and registry search.

What is the Ohio STNA skills test?

The skills test is the hands-on half of Ohio competency evaluation. An RN Test Observer scores you against the Ohio handbook skill tasks. You must pass skills in addition to the knowledge exam (typically 79 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes per the handbook).

Per the Headmaster Ohio Candidate Handbook (verify the latest PDF before exam day):

This page does not reprint the Ohio skill checklist. Memorize steps from the live handbook only.

Pro Tip: Handbook versions change. Always download the PDF currently linked from the Headmaster Ohio page before you rehearse.

Where do Ohio candidates get the official checklist?

1. Open Headmaster Ohio CNA home
2. Download the current Candidate Handbook
3. Complete demographics and payment in Ohio TMU
4. Rehearse only the skill tasks printed in that handbook
5. After you pass both parts, confirm listing via ODH registry resources

For knowledge-exam subject counts, use the handbook subject table and the mapping on Ohio CNA.

How should you rehearse Ohio skills?

1. Shell habits: introduce yourself, explain, protect privacy, keep the call light in reach, and protect safety before every transfer. Details: CNA skills test.
2. Key steps first: bold critical/key steps fail the task if missed. Drill those until automatic.
3. Timed mocks: run the number of tasks your handbook assigns for skills day, graded only against Ohio handbook 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 Ohio STNA the same as NNAAP / Credentia?

No. Ohio uses Headmaster subject areas and an Ohio-specific skills task list. MedCertPrep national practice overlaps on themes but is not a Headmaster clone bank.

Can MedCertPrep replace the Ohio handbook?

No. MedCertPrep provides supplemental written practice and a rehearsal method. Scored skills steps come only from the current Headmaster Ohio Candidate Handbook.

Next step for Ohio skills week

1. Open Ohio CNA and download the latest Candidate Handbook PDF.
2. Complete TMU demographics and confirm your schedule.
3. Drill bold critical/key steps, then run timed full-task mocks.
4. Support weak knowledge themes with Physical Care while you keep the handbook subject table nearby.

Ohio skills success is handbook fidelity under time pressure. Rehearse from Headmaster, protect critical/key steps, and use MedCertPrep for study structure around that official core.