Foundational Principles for the Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide

Catalog description

This course covers a wide range of topics that provide the student with an overview of the health care system and the scope of practice of the nursing assistant/nurse aide as a member of the health care team. Content focuses on residents’ rights, safety, and well-being. Topics include the language of health care, basic anatomy and physiology, survey of common disorders, and effects of aging, among others. Also addressed are roles and responsibilities of the nursing assistant/ nurse aide in various settings, communication, caring for residents with special care concerns, and hands-on skills development in such areas as documentation, vital signs, specimen collection, and equipment/supplies needed to promote basic daily care of residents.