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Nov 08, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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AHS 114 - Nursing Assistant Description: Preparation for the role of a nursing assistant in a long term care facility. Basic nursing assistant skills and emergency procedures; client needs and rights; written and verbal communication; ethical and legal aspects; safety and infection control. Includes classroom and clinical instruction. Application required with the following documentation: Skin test or chest X-ray negative for TB, or equivalent within 12 months; current DPS fingerprint clearance card and CPR for the Healthcare Provider. Must be at least 16 years old.
Prerequisites: MAT 082 (or a satisfactory score on the mathematics skills assessment). Reading Proficiency.
Credits: 5 Lecture: 4 Lab: 3
Course Content:
- Communication, interpersonal skills and documentation
- Infection control
- Safety and emergency procedures
- Client independence
- Client rights
- Abuse, mistreatment and neglect
- Basic nursing assistant skills
- Age specific mental health and social service needs
- Cognitively impaired client care
- Basic restorative care skills
- Role as a health care team member
- Legal aspects of nursing assistant practice
- Body structure and common diseases
Learning Outcomes:
- Apply basic nursing assistant skills safely. (7, 10)
- Use restorative care skills and emergency procedures safely. (3,10)
- Utilize infection control principles and procedures. (2)
- Identify and report changes in the client's condition. (1, 3, 6, 8, 9,13)
- Describe and protect client rights. (5,6)
- Assist and promote client independence. (4,10)
- Apply the legal and ethical aspects of the nursing assistant role. (5,6,11,12)
- Employ effective written and verbal communication skills. (1,7,9)
- Adapt to individual client behaviors and needs. (1,3,7-10)
- Adapt to the unique needs of the client with cognitive impairment. (9)
- Describe the role of the nursing assistant as a member of the health care team. (11, 12)
- Explain basic body structure and function. (13)
- Identify the signs and symptoms of common diseases. (13)
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