FAQs:
What is an NA?
What is an NAR?
What is an NAC?
Is an NAC the same thing as a CNA?
How long does the training program take?
If I’m busy and can’t attend class during the day how can I make it up?
What types of payments are accepted?
What are vouchers?
Can I make payments to pay my registration deposit and tuition?
How old do I have to be to attend the program?
Is there a dress code?
What do I need to bring with me the first day of class?
Where can I purchase a transfer belt?
How long is my training good for in Washington State?
Is my training good from another state?
Can I challenge the state test?
Can I apply if English is not my first language?
Q: What is an NA?
A: NA stands for
‘nursing assistant’. An NA will register with the state to become an
NAR in order to work in certain
health care facilities.
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Q: What is an NAR?
A:
NAR stands for ‘nursing assistant-registered’. This means you
have applied to the
Department
of Health-Nursing Commission for a nursing assistant-registration license
to be eligible to begin working in
health care, and/or while
attending a training
program.
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Q: What is an NAC?
A: NAC stands for
‘nursing assistant-certified’. This means you have successfully
completed a nursing assistant
training program and have also passed both the written
and skills test required by the
state and have been issued a license to practice as an
NAC.
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Q: Is an NAC the same
thing as a CNA?
A: Yes. In the past
nursing assistants were referred to as a certified nursing assistant but
the state now lists the
profession first then the credential.
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Q: How long does
the training program take?
A:
Class & lab time approximately three weeks & scheduling of facility-based
clinical training hours can be from the fourth to eight week depending
on many variables
and scheduling issues including the student, instructors, and nursing
homes.
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Q: If I’m busy and
can’t attend class during the day how can I make it up?
A: Attend the
evening class. Frequently students do part days and part evening classes.
If you’re not available to
attend your normally scheduled time then make plans to
come in for the opposite time.
An absence may prevent a certificate of completion
until the training hours are
made up. One way to do this is to attend the missed
training the following class.
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Q: What types of
payments are accepted?
A: At the
school: cash, money
orders, personal checks, vouchers, credit & debit cards.
On-line: credit & debit cards.
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Q: What are
vouchers?
A:
Tuition payments made by programs such as service alternative, WIA, or
organizations assisting in retraining & back to work.
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Q: Can I make payments
to pay my registration deposit and tuition?
A: No. The
non-refundable registration deposit of $200.00 is due at the time of
registration, and the balance
of $525.00 is due no later than the first day of class.
If necessary a person can
extend a payment by doing a postdated check with a
check cashing company, like the
‘Money Tree’ or ‘Check X-change’ to make sure
the tuition is paid on time.
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Q: How old do I have to
be to attend the program?
A: 16 years old. May
need parent/school written permission.
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Q: Is there a dress
code?
A:
Street clothes the
first week then scrub-set starting the second Monday
of the session. Scrubs need to be a
solid-color of choice; no prints or
patterns. Logo t-shirt can be worn in
class only, not while in
facility-based training.
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Q: What do I need to
bring with me the first day of class?
A:
Any payment due towards tuition; any documentation of a current
CPR
certification, current Tuberculosis skin
test (within last 6 months) or
negative chest x-ray; and/or verification
of a criminal background inquiry
(within the last 6 months).
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Q: Where can I
purchase a transfer belt?
A:
A transfer belt, also called a ‘gait’ belt, is required and is
available at any medical
supply or uniform store.
Also available at the school for a fee.
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Q: How long is my
training good for in
A:
Two years but if you have not taken the state examination within six
months a
refresher course may be
necessary secondary to changes required for
successful testing.
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Q: Is my training
good from another state?
A:
This depends on the number of hours and curriculum, and whether, or
not, you
received a license to
practice as a nursing assistant.
The State of
the previous state for
verification.
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Q: Can I
challenge the state test?
A:
Normally you cannot although there may be extenuating
circumstances such
as training in another state when the
number of hours meet or exceed the
minimum Washington State requirement and
curriculum coverage.
This question best answered by the
Department of Health-Nursing
Commission, Their number is 1-360-236-4700.
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Q: Can I
apply if English is not my first language?
A:
Yes. ESL is acceptable as long as the applicant can read, write,
speak and
comprehend English well enough so that a patient would be able to
understand
directions being given during care.
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