Nursing Assistant

CNA can be a fulfilling, life-long vocation or the first step in your health care career.

CNA 1 Training

Lane Community College's nursing assistant program provides the student with the skills to perform basic level nursing care. Content includes introduction to health care facilities, role of the nursing assistant, communication, medical terminology, basic body structure and function, patient needs, basic growth and development, preventing infection, body mechanics, and much more. This course is approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

Upon successful completion of the class, students may sit for the Oregon State Board of Nursing certification exam for nursing assistants (CNA 1) at an additional fee payable to the testing agency.

Classes are offered every term with day and evening classes usually available. The one-term class consists of 150 contact hours including 75 hours of lecture and lab and 75 hours of clinical experience. Clinical hours begin about the fourth or fifth week of the term and are normally done at local hospitals and nursing homes. Approximate length of the course is 11 weeks.

Tuition and fees are $849 with additional costs of approximately $200 which include textbook, state exam fee, uniform and shoes. Uniforms are not required until clinicals begin. Also required are a watch with a second hand, a criminal background check, measles immunization and current TB test.

Completion of the Nursing Assistant Orientation is required before a student will be allowed to register for the Nursing Assistant course. This free, one-hour session will introduce you to the realities of the job and the skills and training needed to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. Orientation sessions are offered near the end of each term to allow students to participate in time to register for a Nursing Assistant course the following term. 

CNA 2 Training

New in Fall 2007, CNA 2-Acute Care training consists of 64 classroom and 24 clinical hours at a cost of $559. By Oregon State Board of Nursing regulations, the course is restricted to those who hold a current, unencumbered Oregon CNA 1 certificate and have their name listed on the CNA Registry. For permission to register, send Lane Student ID number (L#), CNA License number and name to Lida Herburger or fax to (541) 463-3984.

In assisting licensed nursing personnel in the provision of nursing care, a CNA 2 - Acute Care will be able to provide opportunities for optimal client independence and support behaviors that promote positive healing and to demonstrate to peers the correct methods and model behavior needed to address patient care needs on an individualized basis.

See current class schedule for class dates and times.

For additional information contact: Lida Herburger