{"id":2159,"date":"2021-04-28T09:49:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=2159"},"modified":"2022-06-23T17:40:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T00:40:11","slug":"nac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/adn\/requirements\/nac\/","title":{"rendered":"ADN Nursing Assistant Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/399\/2021\/03\/ADN-Banner-1024x137.png\" alt=\"ADN Nursing Assistant Requirements Header\" class=\"wp-image-2076 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/399\/2021\/03\/ADN-Banner-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/399\/2021\/03\/ADN-Banner-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/399\/2021\/03\/ADN-Banner-768x102.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/399\/2021\/03\/ADN-Banner-1536x205.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/399\/2021\/03\/ADN-Banner.png 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants to the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program must first complete Nursing Assistant training and\/or certification&nbsp;as Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C), or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)&nbsp;or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)&nbsp;<em>before<\/em>&nbsp;applying to the program. This is necessary for all applicants because nursing assistant skills and or MA-C, and EMT are the foundation for nursing education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can meet this requirement in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Complete your Nursing Assistant training at a Washington State Community\/Technical College.<\/li><li>Obtain your Washington State NAC Certification (can be expired or current).<\/li><li>Obtain MA-C to substitute for the NAC requirement.<\/li><li>Obtain EMT Licensure to substitute for the NAC requirement<\/li><li>Obtain LPN Licensure to substitute for the NAC requirement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants to the ADN program will be expected to be competent in all of the skills required of a Nursing Assistant before they apply to the ADN program. These skills are outlined in the Washington Administrative Code <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=246-841-400\">WAC 246-841-400<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-white-color has-bc-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\">Frequently-Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapsibles accordion\" id=\"accordion_17059354-af53-4461-ac55-784075e40592\">\n<div class=\"card bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_60fa238c-a9a6-4c5e-84db-d7ec4178b8cc\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_60fa238c-a9a6-4c5e-84db-d7ec4178b8cc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_60fa238c-a9a6-4c5e-84db-d7ec4178b8cc\">What if I use NAC skills in a different healthcare position?<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_60fa238c-a9a6-4c5e-84db-d7ec4178b8cc\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_60fa238c-a9a6-4c5e-84db-d7ec4178b8cc\" data-parent=\"#accordion_17059354-af53-4461-ac55-784075e40592\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doh.wa.gov\/LicensesPermitsandCertificates\/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate\/NursingAssistant\">petition to the state<\/a> to take the NAC certification exam (NNAAP) and apply for certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_2ab309d5-f2d5-4127-a838-a54f958d8397\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_2ab309d5-f2d5-4127-a838-a54f958d8397\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_2ab309d5-f2d5-4127-a838-a54f958d8397\">What if I completed my training and\/or was certified in another state?<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_2ab309d5-f2d5-4127-a838-a54f958d8397\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_2ab309d5-f2d5-4127-a838-a54f958d8397\" data-parent=\"#accordion_17059354-af53-4461-ac55-784075e40592\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>You must become certified within Washington State, as each state has different requirements for nursing assistants.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/licenses-permits-and-certificates\/nursing-commission\/nurse-licensing\/renew-or-reactivate-license\">From the DOH website<\/a>: &#8220;Any time after your license has been lapsed for three years or more, you must retrain and re-test unless you&#8217;re current on the OBRA registry in another state. If you&#8217;re current in another state then complete the reactivation application form and submit proof of license verification from the other state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-bc-dark-blue-background-color has-bc-dark-blue-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-default\"><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/options\/nac\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"56\">Take the NAC Program at Bellevue College.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/adn\/apply\/timeline\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1606\">Plan when to take your NAC training.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/adn\/apply\/documents\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1445\">Find out where to attach your NAC Certification.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/adn\/requirements\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1385\">Return to ADN Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applicants to the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program must first complete Nursing Assistant training and\/or certification&nbsp;as Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C), or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)&nbsp;or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)&nbsp;before&nbsp;applying to the program. This is necessary for all applicants because nursing assistant skills and or MA-C, and EMT are the foundation for nursing education. You can <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/adn\/requirements\/nac\/\">...more about ADN Nursing Assistant Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3118,"featured_media":0,"parent":1385,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3961,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2159\/revisions\/3961"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}