Certificate of Completion (COC)

Nursing Assistant

About The Program

The Nursing Assistant Certificate provides the content and experiences for students to achieve mastery of the state-defined competencies required to assist in giving basic nursing care to residents/clients under the supervision of a licensed nurse.

For a roadmap that identifies the preferred sequencing of courses and other specific recommendations from faculty, please see the corresponding program map(s):

Nursing Assistant - COC

Program Requirements

NURS 090

Nursing Assistant

Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Catalog located at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.

Total credits required to earn this degree: 7

NOTES:

Nursing 090 is open to all students.
Call 360.442.2860 for registration information.
This course meets Washington Department of Social and Health Service’s requirements as an approved Nursing Assistant course. Students who successfully complete this course are eligible to take Washington State written and skills tests to become an NA-C.

Students completing this program should acquire the following skills and abilities:

Demonstrate mastery of competencies and standards of practice as listed in WAC 246-841-400 required to assist in giving basic nursing care to residents/clients under the supervision of licensed nurse.

Revised July 2023 (Effective Summer 2023)

Notes:

Program planning is based on information available at the time of preparation. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with their LCC advisor and with an advisor at the college to which they plan to transfer for specific requirements. Consult the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements. Most four-year universities require one year of a single foreign language as a graduation re quirement.