MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

HCC200 19996-20015

Basic Client Care for Allied Health

1.

Demonstrate safety procedures for the hospitalized client. (I)

2.

Use restraints to ensure client safety. (I)

3.

Demonstrate client transfer and assistance. (I)

4.

Demonstrate moving and positioning of clients using specific mobility devices. (I)

5.

Assess accurately client's blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, and weight. (II)

6.

Document client's blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and height. (II)

7.

Assist the client to meet elimination needs. (III)

8.

Demonstrate principles of skin care for the client. (III)

9.

Explain principles of oral care for the client. (III)

10.

Maintain client's airway by positioning and oral suctioning. (III)

11.

Demonstrate the use of the oxygen mask and nasal cannula. (IV)

12.

Demonstrate procedures for maintaining specific tubes and drains. (IV)

13.

Perform the procedure for maintaining intravenous lines and infusion pumps. (IV)

14.

Connect the client to oximeter and EKG monitors. (IV)

15.

Recognize normal sinus rhythm, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and decreased pulse oximetry value on an EKG monitor. (IV)

16.

Describe the care of the client while in traction. (IV)

17.

Explain the chain of infection. (V)

18.

Explain the modes for transmission of infection. (V)

19.

Describe methods for the prevention of infection to the health worker and client. (V)

20.

Describe methods for the sterilization and disinfection of medical equipment. (V)

21.

Demonstrate the correct procedure to open, place, and remove sterile packs and equipment. (V)

22.

Demonstrate the correct procedure for gowning and gloving. (V)

23.

Demonstrate proper disposal of contaminated supplies. (V)

24.

Describe the signs and symptoms for hypoxia, seizure, syncope, hemorrhage, cardiac and respiratory arrest and neurologic changes. (VI)

25.

Demonstrate the care of the client with a seizure, cardiac, or respiratory arrest. (VI)

26.

Demonstrate selected first aid procedures for the client. (VI)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

HCC200   19996-20015

Basic Client Care for Allied Health

I. Safety

A. Proper client identification

B. Importance of side rails

C. Call button access

D. Patient transfer and assistance

1. bed

2. stretcher

3. wheelchair

4. walker

5. cane

6. crutches

7. gait belt

E. Client assistance

F. Appropriate use of restraints

1. jacket/vest, soft, locked and leather

2. gerichair

3. safety belt

G. Client positioning

1. supine

2. prone

3. sims

4. trendelenberg

5. lithotomy

II. Client Assessment

A. Vital signs

1. temperature -oral, tympanic

2. pulse-radial, apical, carotid, femoral, brachial

3. respiration

4. BP-manual & automatic

B. Measure height and weight

C. Documentation

III. Client Care

A. Basic physiologic needs (bedpan, urinal, emesis basin)

B. Principles of skin care

1. signs and symptoms of skin problems

2. skin inspection

3. positioning and transfer skills for prevention of skin problems

C. Principles of oral care

D. Oral suctioning

E. Client hygiene

IV. Support Equipment

A. Oxygen devices

1. nasal cannula

2. mask

B. Switch client from wall oxygen to portable

C. Drains and tubes

1. nasogastric (NG) tube

2. feeding tube

3. jackson pratt

4. hemovac

5. penrose

6. t-tube

7. catheters

8. chest tubes

9. foley

D. Intravenous (IV) lines and infusion pumps

E. Oximeter and EKG monitors

F. Traction

1. skin vs skeletal

2. positioning and repositioning

3. components of traction

G. Rhythms

1. normal sinus rhythm

2. ventricular tachycardia rhythm

3. ventricular fibrillation rhythm

4. alarms/assistance needed

V. Asepsis

A. Chain of infection

1. reservoir

2. host

3. infectious microorganisms

4. cycle of infection

B. Mode of transmission and prevention

1. direct

2. indirect

3. isolation techniques (tuberculosis, RSV, hepatitis, HIV, other)

C. Sterilization (steam, gas, chemical, ionizing) of equipment

D. Disinfection ( germicidal solution, alcohol, betadine, etc.) of equipment

E. Process of identifying sterile items

1. date

2. visual inspection

3. monitoring controls

F. Demonstration of aseptic technique

1. sterile gowning and gloving

2. opening of sterile packs

3. placing items including fluids on sterile field

4. disposal of contaminated supplies (fluids, sharps, linen, instruments)

VI. Emergency Procedures

A. Signs and symptoms of client distress

1. hypoxia

2. seizure

3. syncope

4. hemorrhage

5. cardiac or respiratory arrest

6. neurologic change

B. Essential care until assistance arrives

C. Demonstration

1. seizure

2. codes

D. First aid