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NAT1180: Nurse Aide Training

(ANC-NAT1180.AB1)
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1

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Communicating on the Job
  • Observations, Reporting, and Recording
  • Common Terminology in the Workplace
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Client Education
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
2

Infection Control

  • The Chain of Infection
  • Medical Asepsis
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Gloving, Masking, and Gowning
  • Cleaning Equipment and the Patient Unit
  • Standard Precautions and Isolation Procedures
  • Handling Infectious Waste
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
3

Environmental Safety, Accident Prevention, and Disaster Plans

  • General Safety Rules
  • Preventing Common Accidents
  • Introduction to Body Mechanics
  • Restraints
  • Fire Safety and Prevention
  • Disaster Plans
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Case Study: Client Education
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
4

Emergency Situations

  • The Nursing Assistant’s Role in an Emergency
  • Recognizing Life-Threatening Situations
  • Automated External Defibrillator
  • Treating the Unconscious In-Facility Patient
  • Choking
  • Seizures
  • Falls
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Showing Cultural Awareness
5

Special Skills in Long-Term Care

  • Working in Long-Term Care
  • The Effects of Aging
  • Care for Residents Who Have Cognitive Impairments
  • Reducing the Effects of Cognitive Impairments
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
6

Introduction to Health Care

  • Health Care in the United States
  • Types of Health Care Organizations
  • How Health Care Organizations Are Monitored
  • How Health Care Facilities Are Structured
  • The Nursing Team
  • The Patient Plan of Care
  • The Role of the Nursing Assistant
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Collaborative Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
7

The Nursing Assistant

  • The Job of the Nursing Assistant
  • Ethical and Legal Issues
  • Personal Qualities of the Nursing Assistant
  • Planning Work Assignments
  • Self-Care of the Nursing Assistant
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Patient Confidentiality
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
8

Relating to Your Patients

  • Basic Human Needs
  • The Stress of Illness
  • Relating to the Patient’s Family
  • Cultural Diversity, Illness, and Communication
  • Communicating with Special Populations
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Communication
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
9

Body Systems and Common Diseases

  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
  • Common Diseases, Signs, and Symptoms
  • AIDS
  • Cancer
  • The Respiratory System
  • The Patient with Breathing Problems
  • The Circulatory System
  • The Patient with a Heart Problem
  • The Gastrointestinal System
  • The Patient with an Ostomy
  • The Urinary System
  • The Endocrine System
  • The Patient with Diabetes
  • The Reproductive System
  • The Integumentary System
  • The Musculoskeletal System
  • The Patient with an Orthopedic Condition
  • The Nervous System
  • The Patient Who Has Had a Stroke
  • Patients with Disabilities
  • Mental Health and Psychological Disorders
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Case Study: Health Promotion
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
  • Anatomical Atlas
10

Vital Signs

  • Taking a Patient’s Vital Signs
  • Measuring Body Temperature
  • Measuring Pulse and Respiration
  • Measuring Blood Pressure
  • Measuring Weight and Height
  • Measuring Pain
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
11

Positioning, Moving, and Ambulation

  • General Guidelines
  • Positioning a Patient in Bed
  • Positioning a Patient in a Chair
  • Moving a Patient
  • Transporting a Patient
  • Assisting with Ambulation
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
12

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

  • Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Procedures
  • Admission
  • Transfer
  • Discharge
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
13

The Patient’s Environment

  • The Patient Unit
  • Bedmaking
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
14

Hygiene and Grooming

  • Daily Hygiene and Grooming Needs
  • Bathing the Patient
  • Person-Centered Care
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Daily Shaving
  • Daily Hair Care
  • Providing Foot Care
  • Daily Nail Care
  • Back Rubs
  • Caring for Eyeglasses and Hearing Aids
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
15

Special Skin Care

  • Pressure Injuries
  • Preventing Pressure Injuries
  • Prevention Devices
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
16

Nutrition

  • Principles of Nutrition
  • General and Therapeutic Diets
  • Liberalized Diets
  • Assisting Patients with Eating
  • Supplementary Food and Fluids
  • Principles of Fluid Balance
  • Alternative Feeding Methods
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Client and Family Education
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
17

Elimination Needs

  • Normal Elimination
  • Toileting
  • Perineal Care
  • Catheter Care
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Health Promotion
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
18

Specimen Collection and Testing

  • Specimen Collection
  • Urine Specimens
  • Stool Specimens
  • Sputum Specimens
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
19

AM and PM Care

  • Rest and Sleep
  • AM Care
  • PM Care
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
20

Restorative Care and Rehabilitation

  • Restorative Care and Rehabilitation
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Assistive Devices
  • Prostheses and Orthotics
  • Bowel and Bladder Retraining
  • Range-of-Motion Exercises
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
21

Additional Patient Care Procedures

  • Heat and Cold Treatments
  • Assisting with a Physical Examination
  • Enemas
  • Disposable Rectal Tube with Connected Flatus Bag
  • Rectal Suppositories
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
22

Preoperative and Postoperative Care

  • Preoperative Care
  • Postoperative Care
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
23

Subacute Care

  • Understanding Subacute Care
  • Key Skills in Subacute Care
  • Guidelines for Taking Vital Signs
  • Documentation of Care and Discharge of the Patient
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Observational Skills
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness
24

Death and Dying

  • The Psychology of Death
  • Meeting Spiritual and Emotional Needs
  • Care of Dying Patients
  • Organ/Tissue Donation
  • The Physiology of Death
  • Postmortem Care
  • Summary
  • Case Study: Person-Centered Care
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Using Resources Efficiently
  • Being a Team Player
  • Practicing Cultural Awareness

1

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

  • Understanding Beginning Procedure Steps
  • Understanding Ending Procedure Steps
2

Infection Control

  • Understanding Hand Hygiene
  • Understanding the Steps of Wearing a Face Mask
  • Understanding the Steps of Applying a Gown
  • Understanding Removal of Personal Protective Equipment
  • Understanding the Process of Removing Gloves
  • Terminal Cleaning of the Patient Unit
3

Environmental Safety, Accident Prevention, and Disaster Plans

  • Applying a Vest/Waist Restraint
  • Making a Half-Bow Knot
4

Emergency Situations

  • Understanding Heimlich Maneuver
5

Special Skills in Long-Term Care

  • Promoting Residents’ Rights
6

Introduction to Health Care

  • Understanding Chain of Command
  • Understanding Care Plan
7

The Nursing Assistant

  • Learning Ethical Behavior for Nursing Assistants
8

Relating to Your Patients

  • Understanding the Needs of Patients
9

Vital Signs

  • Understanding Temperature Measurement Methods
  • Measuring Temperature with an Electronic Thermometer
  • Understanding Temperature Parameters
  • Measuring the Apical Pulse Rate
  • Measuring the Respiratory Rate
  • Measuring the Radial Pulse Rate
  • Understanding Normal Pulse Rate Ranges
  • Measuring Blood Pressure
  • Measuring the Height of a Bedbound Patient
  • Understanding Digital Scales
  • Measuring Weight and Height
  • Measuring Pain
10

Positioning, Moving, and Ambulation

  • Moving a Dependent Patient Up in Bed Using a Turning Sheet
  • Turning a Patient Toward You
  • Turning a Patient Away From You
  • Understanding Logrolling
  • Understanding Body Positions
  • Assisting a Patient to The Edge of the Bed
  • Transferring a Patient between Chair and Bed
  • Understanding How to Position in Chair/Wheelchair
  • Using a Mechanical Lift
  • Understanding Gait Belt
  • Taking Care of a Falling Patient
  • Assisting to Ambulate With a Gait Belt
  • Assisting to Ambulate Using a Cane or Walker
11

The Patient’s Environment

  • Understanding How to Make Unoccupied Bed
  • Making an Occupied Bed
12

Hygiene and Grooming

  • Assisting with a Tub Bath or Shower
  • Assisting with Bathing in a Tub or Shower
  • Giving a Partial Bed Bath
  • Giving a Complete Bed Bath
  • Giving a Bed Shampoo
  • Providing Oral Hygiene for an Unconscious Patient
  • Assisting with Denture Care
  • Assisting with Routine Oral Hygiene
  • Shaving a Male Patient
  • Assisting with Daily Hair Care
  • Giving Nail Care
  • Giving a Back Rub
13

Nutrition

  • Serving Food
  • Feeding a Dependent Patient
  • Measuring and Recording Fluid Output
  • Measuring and Recording Fluid Intake
14

Elimination Needs

  • Assisting the Patient to the Bathroom
  • Assisting with the Use of a Bedside Commode
  • Assisting with the Use of a Urinal
  • Assisting with the Use of a Bedpan
  • Understanding Perineal Care
  • Emptying the Urine Drainage Bag
  • Providing Catheter Care
15

Specimen Collection and Testing

  • Collecting a Routine Urine Specimen
  • Collecting a Stool Specimen
  • Collecting a Sputum Specimen
16

AM and PM Care

  • Providing AM Care
  • Providing PM Care
17

Restorative Care and Rehabilitation

  • Dressing a Patient
  • Understanding Special Eating Devices
  • Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises
18

Additional Patient Care Procedures

  • Applying a Dry Cold Treatment
  • Assisting with a Sitz Bath
  • Applying an Aquamatic Pad
  • Giving a Commercial Oil-Retention Enema
  • Giving a Cleansing Enema
  • Giving a Commercial Cleansing Enema
  • Using the Disposable Rectal Tube with a Connected Flatus Bag
19

Preoperative and Postoperative Care

  • Applying Elasticized Stockings
  • Assisting with Deep-Breathing Exercises
  • Assisting the Patient with Initial Ambulation
20

Death and Dying

  • Understanding Physical Signs of Approaching Death
  • Providing Postmortem Care

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