Certified Nursing Assistant Level 1

Nursing 95

The course covers basic nursing assistant level one care and effective communication skills for clients in acute and long-term care facilities.  Issues of confidentiality, client rights and role of the nursing assistant are discussed.

Upon successful completion of the course, students are eligible to sit for the Oregon State Board of Nursing-sanctioned CNA Level 1 examination.

Criminal Background

 A history of criminal conviction may prohibit a student from entering the nursing profession.  Students with a conviction history should investigate their personal status prior to registering for Nursing 95.  See Related Links for more information.

Registration Steps

To register for the course, students must complete the following steps:

1.  Apply for admission to COCC (if not already enrolled).  Information is available at Getting Started at COCC

2.  Print out and carefully read the Nursing 95 Registration Packet for the term you wish to register for - see Related Links

3.  Obtain Departmental Clearance to Register by turning in the signed copy of the Letter of Agreement for Department Clearance (last page of the Nursing 95 Registration Packet) prior to the start of registration.  Allow 3 business days for processing.

4.  Verify Departmental Clearance for Nursing 95 is visible on your Can I Register? page in your Bobcat Web Account prior to the start of registration.

5.  Verify that you have fulfilled your COCC Advising requirement, and your advising hold has been removed on your Can I Register? page.

6.  Registration for students with Departmental Clearance is first-come, first-served, as determined by the COCC Priority Registration Schedule which is available on the How To Register web page.  Departmental Clearance does not guarantee a spot in the class.  You may attempt to register on your assigned registration date and time, which is available on your Can I Register? page.

7.  If successfully registerd in the class, submit all documentation by required deadlines as listed in the Nursing 95 Registration Packet.

8.  If waitlisted in the class

• watch your COCC Email for notification of being tranferred from the waitlist into the class if space becomes available
• follow the waitlist documentation and attendance requirements as outlined in the Nursing 95 Registration Packet.

9.  If you have not been moved off the waitlist and into the class before the term starts, you may still attend class the first day to see if any spots have become available at the last minute.