CNA I Program
Central Portland Workforce Training Center | 503-731-6633 | Program Director: Linda Schneider, RN | cnatrain@pcc.edu
The Nursing Assistant Training Program is an Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) approved program. It consists of 75 hours of required classroom and lab skills demonstration, and 75 hours of required clinical practice in a Skilled Nursing Facility. We offer both day and evening classes, as well as westside and eastside clinical sites. We also offer, for those who qualify, a 3 day hospital rotation as part of the clinical experience. This training allows students to obtain employment in many areas of the medical field; such as Assisted Living Facilities (ALF), Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), and Hospitals. By state regulations a student may be employed at a nursing facility, either ICF or SNF, after only 40 hours of classroom completion. All of our clinical sites hire our graduates. This class also qualifies the student to enter the CNA 2 program, and upon state certification for CNA 1, to obtain state certification with a CNA 2.
Please review our detailed brochure pictured on the right. You may also send an email to CNAtrain@pcc.edu to request that the brochure be sent as an email attachment, or sent through the mail. Please specify how you would like to receive the brochure and be sure to include your mailing address if you would like it mailed.
Certificate
Upon graduation the student will receive a certificate of completion and be recognized as a Nursing Assistant (NA). Upon successful completion of the required OSBN exam the student will be a Certified Nursing Assistant 1 (CNA 1). Our students have a higher passing percentage than the Oregon average and we offer State testing in our building for our students to have a more comfortable experience with the test.
Program Overview
Students must attend a mandatory orientation and fingerprinting session prior to the first day of class. Attendance is required for all class/lab hours as well as clinical hours. Make-up class/lab and clinical days are made available for an extra charge. OSBN requires each student to have a current Adult CPR card from either Red Cross or American Heart Association prior to the start of clinicals. This can be either a general or Health Care Provider level Adult CPR. American Heart Association CPR classes are offered at our building. The required textbook (Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 6th ed.) and supplies (gait belt and stethoscope) are available at Sylvania and Southeast Center bookstores. Students will be given other instructional materials on the first day of class including a lab skills packet. Homework is:
- reading the required text and skills
- practicing the skills prior to lab times
- one written skill
- and one 5 minute disease presentation to be given to the class orally.
What's Next?
- Review our detailed brochure featured above, or by emailing CNAtrain@pcc.edu.
- Attend a mandatory 3 hour orientation and a fingerprinting session prior to the start of class.
- Register for both the classroom and clinical portions of the program. See the class schedule and catalog for more information.
- Purchase textbook and other supplies for the class (listed and for sale at PCC bookstores).
Note: Reading assignments are given out at the orientation.