NNAAP® Candidate Exam Day Guidelines
⚠️ Mandatory Identification Rules (CDPH Requirement)
Candidates are required to bring two (2) forms of valid, non-expired, official signature-bearing identification to the testing environment (one must feature a current photo identification)[cite: 1]. Names on your government IDs, Social Security card, or CDPH paperwork must exactly mirror your exam profile entry[cite: 1]. Photocopies are strictly rejected; lack of correct parameters immediately forfeits testing attempts[cite: 1].
Required Equipment Metrics
- Machine Parameters: Desktop, laptop computer, or Chromebook device with an integrated single monitor display (cellular phones/tablets are prohibited for testing execution).
- Isolation Space: A private room closed off from distractions or external entry bounds. You can cross-reference infrastructure compliance parameters at credentia.com/online-exams.
- Secondary Scanning Device: A mobile phone or functional tablet interface to execute a 360-degree testing environment area sweep.
Step-by-Step Launch Timeline
- Prepare Your Environment: Confirm the space is isolated, fully lit, free of ambient background sounds, and empty of disallowed objects.
- ID Documents Deployment: Lay your physical original signature-bearing photo identity and your master Social Security Card flat on your test desk surface.
- Machine Connectivity Checklist: Plug devices into direct power lines. Utilize a hard-wired ethernet network hookup over Wi-Fi when accessible (secure at least 3Mbps and confirm room nodes are isolated). Shut down backup screens, secondary computing monitors, third-party software applications, active system firewalls, or corporate VPN clients. Wired audio headsets are mandatory if sitting for Oral testing parameters.
- Initiate Verification Sweep: Fire up the designated ExamRoom AI utility tool on your phone to complete your automated environment room scan.
- Access Check-In Interface: Check-in services unlock precisely thirty (30) minutes ahead of your confirmed schedule. Log directly into your profile panel link and select “Start Exam” to clear onboarding gates.
Arrival Deadlines & Testing Lockouts
- The 30-Minute Check-in Window: You must report to the physical testing site thirty (30) minutes before your scheduled timeframe for BOTH the Written testing component and the clinical Skills evaluation.
- Lockout and Forfeiture Clause: Late arrivals are barred from access immediately, and all associated registration entry fees are strictly non-refundable.
- Separate Ingestion Gates: Document validation checkpoints must be cleared individually for both the text blocks and lab performance checks.
Permitted Testing Materials
Only these explicit tools can be carried past testing center boundaries:
- Two (2) authorized, current variants of formal legal personal identity documents.
- Three (3) sharp No. 2 graphite pencils alongside a separate clean error eraser tool.
- An analog wrist watch item displaying a functional sweeping seconds hand feature (digital screens or smartwatches are banned).
Administrative Procedures & Guidelines
Profiles must be built directly online at credentia.com/test-takers/canorth. Upon verification approval, select your target platform style or location via the live interactive calendar dashboard. On-site exam slots must be finalized at least two (2) calendar days prior to testing dates. Once paid, all processing fees remain non-transferable.
Federal regulations state that any candidate currently assigned to restricted physical placement or light-duty conditions is completely barred from sitting for the physical Skills Evaluation. These restrictions do not impact your authorization to sit for the computerized Written Exam block. Unrestricted medical clearance documentation must be uploaded to unlock clinical skills rescheduling permissions.
Excused tracking waiver requests must be logged through your portal within fourteen (14) days of a missed exam. Legitimate parameters include immediate personal/family medical emergencies, jury service alerts, or mandatory military assignment notices. Cancellations or delays caused by severe weather tracking risks are pushed to candidates via automated phone calls and email alerts.
Any exchange of assistance during practical Skills evaluations terminates testing runs immediately. Instances are reported straight to the regulatory enforcement framework for official background validation review, and metrics will not be scored. Testing questions and documentation content are fully copyrighted materials owned exclusively by Credentia; duplication or removal will trigger formal criminal prosecution.