Health Services Assistant
Description:
The course is a one year program offered at Hillyard Technical Center to train students in the knowledge and fundamental skills needed to obtain their certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant. The program provides students with a solid foundation to move ahead in any health care field of his or her choice. The topics covered include: safety, infection control, legal and ethical practices, career exploration, communication and teamwork, medical terminology, body organization, and basic anatomy and physiology of each major body system, along with various common diseases and disorders associated with each system. Students will participate in classroom activities and accumulate the clinical hours necessary needed for their CNA exam.
Content Area: Health Service Assistant Grades(s): Juniors & Seniors Course Number:
Course Attachments
The Health Care Delivery System
The unit addresses how health care workers are expected to maintain professional and personal qualities standards.
In the unit, nursing assistants are legally responsible for providing care to residents.
Communication and Observation Skills
The unit focuses on the importance of health care assistants' being able to communicate both verbally and nonverbally.
The unit focuses on how medical information is communicated using a language system in the healthcare industry.
The unit explains why health care workers must protect patients and residents from infection and disease.
This unit discusses how healthcare teams can plan resident care based on reliable vital sign measurements.
The unit explains that a certified nurse assistant is responsible for providing personal care to long-term care residents.
In this unit, students will describe and demonstrate how the body eliminates waste.
This unit describes how retaining current function or regaining previous abilities is the primary goal for residents in long term care.
This unit explains how nursing aides must monitor the nutritional intake of their residents.
The unit addresses the basic structures and functions of the human body system.
The focus of this unit is on the importance of time and skills in emergency situations.
