Is the GENERAL exam different depending on which state you take it in?

Same boat a few months ago. Here's what I'd tell myself:

The GENERAL exam is more concept-focused than the study guides suggest. They test whether you understand GENERAL, not just whether you can define it.

My tip: when you see a scenario question, mentally walk through it step by step before looking at the answers. The wrong answers are designed to catch people who jump to conclusions.

Good luck — the fact that you're doing this level of prep means you're going to be fine.

Great discussion. One thing nobody mentions: sleep the night before matters more than one more study session. Went in fully rested for my general-cna-practice and felt sharper than expected.

Failed first attempt, came back to this thread. The consensus on general-cna-practice practice test being the make-or-break area is right. Focusing almost exclusively on applied questions this time around.

I can actually speak to this from experience because I failed my first attempt thinking the same thing you are — that "General" meant the same everywhere. Turns out the core competencies are standardized through the NNAAP framework, so the clinical skills and knowledge base don't really change state to state. What tripped me up wasn't state variation, it was just gaps in specific care areas I hadn't drilled enough. The second time around I got really focused on weak spots, like I spent a lot of extra time on general cna practice restorative care and rehabilitation because that section has more questions than people expect.

So honestly don't stress about the state thing too much. Your prep doesn't need a complete overhaul just because you're relocating. The written portion is the same and the skills checkoff follows the same national standards. Just make sure you know which testing vendor your new state uses (Pearson VUE vs Prometric) because the scheduling and check-in process is different, but the exam content itself wasn't anything that surprised me once I'd actually filled in my knowledge gaps.