Nursing Assistant

Program Description: This is an Oregon State Board approved course, designed to prepare students for the nursing assistant role in health care agencies. Emphasis is on the personal qualities, knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant to give quality basic nursing care under supervision of registered nurses. The course includes 75 hours of theory and lab practice as well as 80 hours of practicum at an assigned facility, beginning week 5 of this 10-week course. This practicum provides students the opportunity to practice basic nursing skills and procedures under the supervision of the instructors. This course runs for ten-weeks.