Transcript title
Nursing Assistant
Credits
7
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
130
Lecture hours
40
Lab hours
30
Other hours
60
Prerequisites
Department approval based on proof of holding a current American Heart Association, BLS Provider CPR card, passing a criminal history check, passing a urine drug screen, and meeting immunization and TB test requirements.
Course Description
Covers basic nursing assistant care and effective communication skills for clients in acute and long-term care facilities. Discusses issues of confidentiality, client rights, and role of the nursing assistant. Students are eligible to sit for the Oregon State Board of Nursing sanctioned certified nursing assistant examination upon completion of the course. Clinic takes place in acute and long-term care facilities.
Course learning outcomes
1. Integrate didactic and applied knowledge into an entry-level health care position.
2. Demonstrate an ability to gather information, think critically, and solve problems in the clinical setting.
3. Provide person-centered, ethical care to a diverse group of adult clients, within the authorized duties of the nursing assistant.
4. Use leveled language skills to communicate with the health care team and diverse groups of clients and their family members.
5. Promote physiological and psychological safety of patients and staff in the health care environment.
Content outline
- Collaboration with Health Care Team
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Person-Centered Care
- Infection Prevention Including Standard or Transmission Based Precautions
- Safety and Emergency Procedures
- Activities of Daily Living
- Mental Health and Social Services Needs
- Technical Skills
- Observation and Reporting
- Documentation
- End-of-Life Care
Required materials
Dark purple scrub top, black scrub pants to be worn in class, lab, and clinical. Required textbook.
