Maricopa Community Colleges  NCE135   19916-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
NCE135 19916-20086 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Training the Nursing Assistant Trainer
Prepares licensed nurses to train nursing assistant employed in long-term care settings. Includes teaching/learning process, curriculum development, and methods of evaluation.
Prerequisites: Registered nurse with current Arizona license and one-year experience in long-term care or rehabilitation nursing.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NCE135   19916-20086 Training the Nursing Assistant Trainer
1. Identify the benefits of a program to "train the trainer." (I)
2. Identify and explain federal and state regulations related to nursing assistant training. (II)
3. Locate current regulatory standards. (II)
4. Describe the long-term care environment. (III)
5. Describe the role of the nursing assistant in interacting with professional staff, patients/clients, and families. (III)
6. Identify and explain patients' rights in a long-term care facility/agency. (III)
7. Describe the principles of the teaching/learning process for the adultlearner. (IV)
8. Identify and describe various teaching styles and techniques as they relate to the adult learner. (IV)
9. Identify and describe various learning styles as they relate to the adult learner. (IV)
10. Identify the components of a course syllabus. (V)
11. Describe the lesson plan as a component of curriculum development. (V)
12. Identify and describe the various types of educational resources and their acquisition. (VI)
13. Describe the characteristics of course competencies.
14. Write competencies for a course to train nursing assistants. (VII)
15. Identify methods of teaching which are appropriate for the adult learner. (VIII)
16. Utilize various teaching methods which are appropriate for the adult learner. (VIII)
17. Prepare, present, and evaluate a lesson plan for a teaching unit in a course to train nursing assistants. (IX)
18. Explain the principles of test construction. (X)
19. Write suitable test questions for a course to train nursing assistants. (X)
20. Identify successful test-taking behaviors as they relate to adult learners. (X)
21. Prepare and utilize an instrument for assessing clinical skills of nursing assistants. (X)
22. Evaluate the nursing assistant student using methods appropriate for the adult learner. (X)
23. Prepare and maintain appropriate student records in the personnel files of nursing assistants. (XI)
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NCE135   19916-20086 Training the Nursing Assistant Trainer
    I. Overview of course
      II. Regulations affecting nursing assistants
          A. Federal
            1. General guidelines
            2. Course content
            3. Maintenance of approval
          B. State
            1. General guidelines
            2. Course content
            3. Maintenance of approval
        III. Understanding the long-term care environment
            A. Interacting with professional staff
            B. Interacting with patients/clients
            C. Interacting with families
            D. Patients'/clients' rights
          IV. Teaching/learning process in relationship to adult learners
              A. Principles of teaching adults
              B. Principles of learning as applied to adult learners
              C. Teaching styles and techniques appropriate for adults
              D. Learning styles of adults
            V. Curriculum development
                A. Competencies
                B. Outline
                C. Lesson plans
                D. Skills lists
                E. Evaluation
              VI. Educational resources
                  A. Appropriate resources for adult learners
                  B. Acquisition of resources
                VII. Writing competencies for nursing-assistant students
                    A. Characteristics of competencies
                    B. Evaluating outcomes
                  VII. Methods of teaching adult learners
                      A. Lecture
                      B. Discussion
                      C. Audiovisual aids
                      D. Demonstration
                      E. Case presentation
                      F. Facility/agency lab experiences
                      G. Clinical experiences
                      H. Seminar
                      I. Computer-assisted instruction
                      J. Other
                    IX. Lesson plans
                        A. Preparation
                        B. Presentation
                        C. Evaluation
                      X. Methods of evaluation as applied to the adult learner
                          A. Theoretical content
                            1. Teaching principles
                            2. Test construction
                            3. Successful test-taking behaviors
                          B. Clinical experiences
                            1. Instrument construction
                            2. Instrument utilization
                        XI. Student records
                            A. Preparation and maintenance
                            B. Confidentiality
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