Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training & certification requirements vary considerably across the U.S. In some states, the requirements go beyond the federal minimum while in other states requirements are nearly identical to the federal standards.
This page displays Wyoming CNA Requirements as of February 2023.
To see requirements in other states, visit nursinghome411.org/cna-reqs.
Wyoming CNA Requirements
- Eligibility/Screening Requirements
- Have committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action.
- Submit the fingerprint cards and required fees to obtain state and national criminal history record information;
- The results of both federal and state criminal background checks must be received by the board before a permanent license will be issued.
- Submit proof of lawful presence.
- Education & Training Requirement
- Individuals must complete a state approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program.
- Testing Requirement
- Individuals must pass both a written and skills test.
- A candidate who fails one or both parts of the examination and wishes to retake the failed part or parts of the examination shall be allowed to take the respective parts of the examination a total of five (5) times.
- Renewal & In-Service Requirements
- If employed for at least 400 hours in the past 2 years you do not need to complete any additional CEUs (continuing education hours).
- If employed 200 hours in the past 2 years you will need to complete 15 CEUs (continuing education hours).
- If employed less than 200 hours in the past 2 years you will need to complete 30 CEUs (continuing education hours).
- Submit evidence (a log) of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education relating to nurse aide practice in-service education in the past two (2) years.
- Hours
- 75 hours
- Curriculum
- Basic Nursing Skills:
- (A) Measuring and recording height, weight, intake, and output;
- (B) Measuring and recording vital signs, including blood pressure and fingerstick blood sugar;
- (C) Observing, reporting, and recording signs, symptoms, and changes from baseline data established by the licensed nurse;
- (I) Observing and reporting client or family comments in response to the care;
- (II) Observing and reporting environmental situations;
- (III) Observing and reporting behaviors related to the plan of care;
- (D) Caring for the client environment;
- (E) Caring for the client when death is imminent;
- (F) Measuring and recording food and fluid intake and output;
- (G) Using client protective devices;
- (H) Maintaining safety standards;
- (I) Using hand washing, universal precautions, and other infection control measures; and
- (J) Implementing basic emergency procedures including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Personal Care Skills.
- (A) Bathing including bed bath, tub or shower, and perineal care;
- (B) Grooming including sink, tub, or bed shampoo and oral hygiene and nail care;
- (C) Dressing;
- (D) Toileting;
- (E) Assisting with eating and hydration, including proper feeding technique;
- (F) Providing skin care including pressure ulcer decubitus prevention;
- (G) Ambulating, positioning, and turning;
- (H) Feeding, cutting up food, or placing of meal trays;
- (I) Socialization activities; and
- (J) Assisting with the self-administration of medications
- Basic Restorative Skills Assistance:
- (A) Activities of daily living;
- (B) Performing range of motion exercises;
- (C) Using assistive devices in transferring, positioning, ambulating, toileting, ambulation, eating and dressing;
- (D) Turning and positioning properly;
- (E) Transferring;
- (F) Assisting in bowel and bladder training;
- (G) Using and caring for prosthetic devices; and
- (H) Positioning of therapeutic devices.; and
- (I) Training the client/resident in self-care according to their abilities.
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Skills.
- (A) Recognizing developmental tasks associated with the life process;
- (B) Utilizing basic skills which support the patient in age-appropriate behavior and self-care;
- (C) Applying basic principles of behavior management in response to the client’s behavior;
- (D) Identifying characteristics that may put the client/resident at risk and providing care with consideration of:
- (I) The client’s cognitive level of functioning;
- (II) The client’s sensory deficits or impairments; The client’s family or concerned others as a source of emotional support;
- (III) Communication limitations; The client’s need for participation in social activities; and
- (IV) Altered level of consciousness; The client’s expression of grief or conflict.
- (V) Agitation or combativeness;
- (VI) The client’s ability to make personal choices;
- (VII) The client’s family or concerned others as a source of emotional support;
- (VIII) The client’s need for participation in social activities; and
- (IX) The client’s expression of grief or conflict.
- (E) Organizing the client’s environment to enhance well-being; and
- (F) Recognizing the client’s spiritual needs.
- Communication Skills:
- (A) Using appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication with clients, their families, and co-workers;
- (B) Recognizing non-verbal communication in clients, their families, and co-workers; and
- (C) Recognizing and maintaining boundaries, including sexual boundaries.
- Nursing Team Members Skills of the Certified Nursing Assistant:
- (A) Accepting delegation, instruction, and supervision from the licensed nurse and other appropriate licensed health professionals;
- (B) Accepting responsibility for actions;
- (C) Following the nursing care plan to guide delegated aspects of care;
- (D) Organizing work by priority assignments;
- (E) Informing the delegation nurse and appropriate health professional about ability or inability to perform tasks;
- (F) Observing, reporting, and recording data in a timely manner;
- (G) Reporting changes in the client to the nurse in a timely manner;
- (H) Participating with other members of the healthcare team to provide optimum care;
- (I) Contributing to the planning of care;
- (J) Reporting unsafe, neglectful, or abusive care;
- (K) Conducting assigned tasks without discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, lifestyle, national origin, disability or disease;
- (L) Protecting the dignity and rights of clients regardless of social or economic status, personal attributes, or nature of health problems;
- (M) Protecting the individual’s right to privacy and the maintenance of confidentiality;
- (N) Protecting the property of the client, family, significant others, and the employer; and
- (O) Providing care which maintains the client free from abuse and/or neglect.
- Basic Nursing Skills:
- Wyoming CNA Program
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- WY Admin Code
- Stat. Ann. § 33-21-129