The 2024 National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®)

Written (Oral) Examination Content Outline

The revised content outline is based on the findings from the 2019–2020 Job Analysis and Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Study of Nurse Aides published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) in 2023. The examination content outline will be effective April 2024.

The NNAAP written examination is comprised of seventy (70) multiple-choice items; ten (10) of these items are pretest (non-scored) items on which statistical information will be collected. The NNAAP oral examination is comprised of sixty (60) multiple-choice items and ten (10) reading comprehension (word recognition) items.