Free LNA Practice Test Vermont 2026 — NNAAP Exam Prep Guide

Here is what every Vermont LNA candidate needs to know before sitting for the exam — confirmed directly from Excel Testing's own 2023 candidate guide: • Training required: 80 hours • Exam vendor: Excel Testing, on behalf of the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation • Written exam: 60 questions, 90 minutes, 70% passing — not the 70-question/2-hour format most states use; an oral version is available via audio CD • Skills exam: 4 randomly selected clinical skills (not 5), 30 minutes, fully performed (not simulated) — you'll fail if you accumulate 4 or more non-key "skills errors," or miss any single bolded critical step • Exam fee: $200 combined for the Written Test and Skills Test • Retest: you may retake any portion you failed, but must wait at least 1 day between attempts — Excel Testing's guide states no overall attempt-count cap • Registry: Vermont Nurse Aide Registry, maintained by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, listing you as a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) If you've studied using a generic "70 questions in 2 hours, 5 skills" practice test, recalibrate — Vermont's real exam is 60 questions in 90 minutes with only 4 skill tasks.

In Vermont, nurse aides are called Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs) — not CNAs. To become an LNA in Vermont, you must complete a state-approved training program and pass the Vermont Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation administered by Excel Testing on behalf of the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation. Vermont requires a minimum of 80 hours of LNA training. The exam has two parts, both given the same day: • A written (or oral) knowledge test: 60 multiple-choice questions, 90 minutes, 70% passing • A clinical skills evaluation: demonstration of 4 randomly selected nurse aide skills, 30 minutes You must pass both parts to be listed on the Vermont Nurse Aide Registry as a Licensed Nursing Assistant.

Vermont doesn't use the national NNAAP content outline — Excel Testing's own Vermont test plan breaks the 60 questions into 5 content domains: • Basic Nursing Skills (30%) — infection control, vital signs, positioning/moving/ambulation, admission procedures, data collection, reporting, disease process, abbreviations • Personal Care / Activities of Daily Living (30%) — resident's environment, skin care, bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care, nutrition, urinary/bowel elimination, restorative care, death and dying • Role of the Nursing Assistant (23%) — healthcare system structure, communication, resident rights/abuse, legal and ethical issues, personal and career care • Human Needs / Development (10%) — cultural, spiritual, and emotional/mental health needs, aging process • Safety (7%) — restraints, body mechanics, environmental safety, accident prevention, emergency care Basic Nursing Skills and Personal Care together make up 60% of the exam — the two biggest single study priorities, not the Physical Care Skills category most national practice materials assume.

The Vermont LNA written exam is administered by Excel Testing at testing centers in the state: • Burlington • South Burlington • Rutland • Barre • Montpelier • St. Johnsbury • Brattleboro • Bennington To find the nearest testing center and available exam dates, contact Excel Testing (exceltestingvt.com) or your training program for registration instructions. Burlington has the most testing availability — candidates in rural Vermont should register early.

The clinical skills exam is taken one skill at a time with a test observer, immediately after the written exam. You'll be assigned 4 randomly selected skills to fully demonstrate — not simulate — and your resident will be played by another candidate from your test group. Each skill has steps highlighted in bold that count as an immediate failure if performed incorrectly, plus other "skills errors" — accumulate 4 or more skills errors across all 4 tasks and you fail. If you make a mistake, tell the test observer and repeat the step correctly. You're also tested on indirect observations throughout — knocking, providing privacy, checking the resident's ID, introducing yourself, leaving the call bell in place, and following infection control and safety practices — not just the named skill itself. Plan for up to 6 hours total at the test site: the written portion can take up to 90 minutes, and if you're last in a group of 8 candidates for the skills exam, you could finish 5.5 hours after the test begins.

Vermont's 60-question, 90-minute format with only 4 skill tasks is meaningfully different from the generic national template. 1. Take a full 60-question diagnostic practice test before studying. Review your scores across Vermont's 5 content domains — Basic Nursing Skills and Personal Care together make up 60% of the exam. 2. Practice under timed conditions — 90 minutes for 60 questions. 3. Drill full, start-to-finish skill demonstrations, including the "indirect observation" steps (privacy, ID check, introductions, call bell placement) that are scored on every task, not just your 4 named skills. 4. Target 80% or higher on practice tests before your real exam. CertPrepAcademy.com offers a free NNAAP-style practice test with 500+ questions — no signup required.

After passing both the written/oral and skills tests, you're eligible for a Vermont LNA license — provisional if your background check is still pending, or traditional once both the exam and background check are complete. Your test results state pass or fail only; Excel Testing does not send percentage scores. Your LNA coordinator, the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, and the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living are all notified of your results automatically. Registry status can be verified through the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation.