Nursing Assistant

The Nursing Assistant program is an approved training course by the Oregon State Board of Nursing to prepare you to perform basic nursing and patient care. The curriculum consists of healthcare team collaboration, communication, cultural aspects, infection prevention, safety and emergency procedures, activities of daily living, mental health and social services needs, technical skills, observation and reporting, documentation, and end-of-life care.

Upon successful completion of this non-credit course, you will be prepared to apply for the Oregon State Board of Nursing certification exam for nursing assistant.

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Special Admission

Nursing Assistant is one of LBCC’s programs with limited enrollment and special application deadlines.

View Nursing Assistant Application Guide

LBCC offers a 113-hour hybrid training course as approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN). It consists of 73 classroom hours of online learning combined with live skills labs and 40 hours of live clinicals in a long-term care facility. The clinical portion of this course is direct patient care, applying all of the technical skills and lecture material.

Nursing Assistant Level 1

The course is split into two sections:

First Section: Classroom
Students successfully completing the 41 hours of online learning and 28 hours of live skills lab participation as well as achieving a 75% or higher score on the final exam will progress to the second section.

Second Section: Clinicals
Students who have completed the classroom requirements will be assigned to 40 hours of live clinicals in a long-term care facility approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. The clinical portion of this course is designed to give students practice in direct patient care while applying all of the technical skills and lecture material.

Nursing Assistant is a non-credit program and has its own unique price structure. It is also not eligible for financial aid.

For a complete cost breakdown, view the Nursing Assistant Application Guide.

 

 

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