Exam Day Test Center

What to Bring

You must have the following items with you when you take the NNAAP Examination:

• Two (2) forms of official (current, not expired), legible, signature bearing identification, one of which must be photo identification.
• Three (3) No. 2 pencils (sharpened).
• Eraser.
• Analog watch with a sweeping seconds hand (not a digital or Smartwatch).

Note: No other materials will be allowed.

Proper Identification

Candidates are required to bring two (2) forms of current, not expired official U. S. government-issued signature-bearing identification (one of which must be photo-bearing) to the test site. Photocopies of identifications will not be accepted.

• One form of identification must be a U.S. government-issued Social Security (SS) card, signed and not laminated.
• A second form of identification must be any of the items listed below and must be photo-bearing. 

• Current, non-expired driver’s license

        a. Candidates who do not have their new license by exam day must bring their expired driver's license and their temporary permit.  

• Current, non-expired learner's permit
• Military Identification 

        b.Sponsor military identification and a dependent military identification may be used when present with a valid SS card. 

• State- or federal-issued identification card.
• Passport (US or foreign, current, non-expired). 
• Alien registration card.
• Employment Authorization Document (EAD) photo identification card (current, non-expired, federal-issued).

If a Candidate fails to present proper identification, then he or she will not be allowed to take the exam and the exam fee will not be refunded. 

The name listed on the identifications must be the same as the name used to register for the exam, including suffixes and hyphens. If your name has changed, then you must complete the steps below at least ten (10) calendar days before your scheduled exam. Be prepared to provide official government documentation of your name change. 

• Contact Credentia at 1-888-204-6249 if you are not on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry. 
• Contact Credentia at 1-888-204-6249 if you have already scheduled an exam. 
• Contact the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services at 1-919-855-3969 if you are on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.

Security

If you give help to or receive help from anyone during the examination, the examination will be stopped. The incident will be reported to the NC DHHS for review, and your examination will not be scored (see Testing Policies). 

Note: All examination questions, each form of the examination, and all other examination materials are copyrighted by and the property of Credentia. Consequently, any distribution of the examination content or materials through any form of reproduction, or through oral or written communication, is strictly prohibited and punishable by law.