This course studies the role of the nursing assistant, which includes basic nursing skills, emergency procedures, and laws and regulations affecting nursing assistants. The course consists of classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences needed to become a nursing assistant. After completing this course, students are eligible to take the Washington State Certificate Exam, making them employable in many settings such as hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities (long term care and rehab), and assisted living facilities. To meet the hours of education required by the state, attendance for all classes and clinicals is mandatory. This program is approved by the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Classes are held in the evenings for 6 weeks and there are also 40 required clinical hours which take place at clinical partner sites, generally over two weekends. There is a summer course that runs during the day for three consecutive weeks. Students are required to provide their own transportation to clinical sites. Hours of class and clinical will be between the hours of 6am to 9pm depending on the rotation. Clinical sites are in both Port Angeles and Sequim.