First Class Caregiving: These are additional nurse aid courses Part 2

ADDITIONAL NURSE AID COURSES

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Module 1

• Professionalism & Work Ethic
• CNA / nurse relationship

Module 2 – Patient Rights

• Maintaining Confidentiality
• Patient Bill of Rights
• Understanding & Supporting Advance Directives

Module 3 – Communication/Interpersonal Skills

• Being Assertive
• Special Communication Needs
• Dealing with Family Members
• Conflict in the Workplace
• Customer Service in Healthcare
• Being a Preceptor

Module 4 – Prevention and Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrences

• Disaster Planning
• Fire Prevention & Safety

Module 5: Safety

• Taking Care of Your Back
• Mechanical Lift Use & Safety
• All about OSHA
• Preventing Medical Errors
• Understanding Medical Machines
• Preventing Employee Falls

Module 6: Medical and Surgical Asepsis

• Standard Precautions
• Handling Biomedical Waste

Module 7: Weights and Measures

• No course option

Module 8: Patient Care Skills

• Common Cardiac Conditions
• Common Respiratory Conditions
• Common GI Disorders
• Client-Centered Care
• Helping Clients with Mobility
• Understanding Pain Management
• Perineal & Catheter Care
• Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
• Understanding Dementia

Module 9: Patient Care Procedures

• Helping with Activities of Daily Living
• Bathing Tips
• Performing Mouth Care –
• Dressing & Grooming Tips
• Understanding Ostomies and Ostomy Care

Module 10: Vital Signs

• A Vital Signs Update
• Understanding Hypertension
• An Overview of the Human Body

Module 11: Nutrition

• Basic Nutrition & Hydration
• Feeding Your Clients
• Fluid & Electrolytes Made Easy

Module 12: Emergency Procedures

• Basic First Aid
• A CPR Update

Module 13: Long-Term Care Resident

• Helping New Clients Adjust
• Emotional Losses in the Elderly
• Handling Complaints
• Adult Failure to Thrive
• Using Technology with Seniors
• Reducing & Preventing Readmissions to the Hospital
• Intimacy in the Elderly
• Maintaining Your Client’s Dignity
• Understanding Restraints & Alternatives
• Caring for Bedbound Clients
• Understanding Common Medications

Module 14- Rehabilitative Nursing

• Understanding Restorative Care
• Caring for Clients After Orthopedic Surgery
• What You Should Know about Surgery

Module 15: Observation and Charting

• Recognizing & Reporting Abnormal Observations
• Reporting & Documenting Client Care
• The Care Planning Process
• Enhancing Attention to Detail
• Medical Terminology

Module 16: Death and Dying

• Talking about Death
• End-of-life Care
• Understanding Pastoral Care

Module 17: Patient/Resident Abuse 

• Understanding Abuse
• Understanding Neglect
• Understanding Domestic Violence
• Understanding Substance Abuse
• Understanding Suicide

Module 17: Infection Control

• Understanding C-Diff
• Understanding Drug Resistant Bacteria
• An Infection Control Update
• Understanding MRSA
• Handwashing