Maricopa Community Colleges  NCE125   19952-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
NCE125 19952-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Home Health Aide
Age related health problems, acute and chronic disorders, first aid, crisis intervention, care for the dying, and medication supervision. Develop plan of care, basic medical terminology, written and oral medical communications. Emphasis on home health services.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NCE125   19952-20086 Home Health Aide
1. Identify the basic purposes/services of health care facilities which commonly employ health care workers. (I)
2. Describe the roles and responsibilities of nursing assistants. (II)
3. Identify the basic elements and rules of communication in a health care facility.(III)
4. Identify the psychological, social, and physical needs of patients. (IV)
5. Identify and describe the structure and function of the body, including appropriate medical terminology.(V)
6. Identify physical changes, developmental tasks, and health care needs throughout Erikson's Stages of Man (VI,VII)
7. Perform basic nursing skills and techniques safely, effectively, and efficiently. (VIII,X,XII,XIII,XVI)
8. Describe basic components of nursing care related to alterations in skin integrity, intake and output, activity, and comfort level.(IX,XI, XIV,XV,XVII)
9. Identify the official types of patient movements within a health care facility to include admissions, transfers, and discharges. (XVIII)
10. Assist with physical examinations of patients. (XIX)
11. Describe patient needs and phases of care which are prevalent during special treatments and/or procedures, the perioperative period, and rehabilitation.(XX,XXI,XXII)
12. Identify common health problems and give basic nursing care to patients with a variety of those health problems. (XXIII,XXIV,XXV)
13. Perform basic nursing care for mothers and newborns.(XXVI)
14. Identify situations requiring basic emergency care and demonstrate giving first aid, including basic life support.(XXVII)
15. Participate in meeting the needs of dying patients and their families and significant others.(XXVIII)
16. Identify the specific duties and responsibilities of the home health aide and describe the essential characteristic of the home environment.(XXIX)
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NCE125   19952-20086 Home Health Aide
    I. Introduction to Health Care
        A. Facilities
          1. Organization
          2. Nursing Team
        B. Payment For Health Care
      II. The Nursing Assistant
          A. Roles
          B. Functions and Responsibilities
          C. Qualities and Characteristics
            1. Personal Health
            2. Hygiene
            3. Appearance
          D. Training and Competency Evaluation
          E. Ethical and Legal Considerations
          F. Working with Others
        III. Communication in the Health Care Facility
            A. Types of Communication
              1. Verbal
              2. Nonverbal
            B. Patient's Record
            C. Observations
              1. Reporting
              2. Recording
            D. Nursing Care Plans
            E. Kardex
            F. Medical Terminology and Abbreviations
            G. Computers in Health Care
            H. Patient Care Conferences
            I. Telephone Communications
          IV. Understanding Patients
              A. Patient as a Person
              B. Needs
              C. Culture and Religion
              D. Illness
              E. Types of Patients
              F. Patient and Resident Rights
              G. Family and Visitors
            V. Body Structure and Function
                A. Cell, Tissues, and Organs
                B. Systems
                  1. Integumentary
                  2. Musculoskeletal
                  3. Nervous
                  4. Circulatory
                  5. Respiratory
                  6. Digestive
                  7. Urinary
                  8. Reproductive
                  9. Endocrine
                C. Medical Terminology
                D. Abbreviations
              VI. Growth and Development
                  A. Principles
                  B. Erikson's Stages
                    1. Infancy
                    2. Toddler
                    3. Preschooler
                    4. Middle Childhood
                    5. Late Childhood
                    6. Adolescence
                    7. Young Adulthood
                    8. Middle Adulthood
                    9. Late Adulthood
                VII. The Elderly
                    A. Effects of Aging
                      1. Psychological
                      2. Social
                      3. Physical
                    B. Confusion
                    C. Housing Alternatives
                    D. OBRA Requirements
                    E. Abuse
                  VIII. Safety
                      A. Safe Environment
                        1. Home
                        2. Health Care Facility
                      B. Reasons for Inability to Protect Self
                      C. Fire Safety
                      D. Disasters
                      E. Procedures
                    IX. Infection
                        A. Microorganisms
                        B. Medical Asepsis
                        C. Sign and Symptoms of Infection
                        D. Procedures
                      X. Body Mechanics
                          A. Lifting and Moving in Bed
                          B. Sitting on Side of Bed
                          C. Transferring
                          D. Positioning
                          E. Procedures
                        XI. The Patient Unit
                            A. Comfort
                            B. Room Furniture
                            C. Equipment
                          XII. Bed Making
                              A. Linens
                              B. General Rules
                              C. Types of Beds
                                1. Closed
                                2. Open
                                3. Occupied
                                4. Surgical
                              D. Procedures
                            XIII. Cleanliness and Skin Care
                                A. Daily Care
                                  1. Oral Hygiene
                                  2. Bathing
                                  3. Back Massage
                                  4. Perineum
                                  5. Hair
                                  6. Shaving
                                  7. Nails and Feet
                                  8. Changing Hospital Gowns
                                B. Decubitus Ulcers
                                C. Procedures
                              XIV. Elimination
                                  A. Urine
                                    1. Normal
                                    2. Incontinence
                                    3. Catheters
                                    4. Bladder Training
                                    5. Collecting and Testing Specimens
                                    6. Procedures
                                  B. Bowel
                                    1. Normal
                                    2. Factors Affecting Elimination
                                    3. Common Problems
                                    4. Comfort and Safety
                                    5. Bowel Training
                                    6. Enemas
                                    7. Rectal Tubes
                                    8. Ostomy
                                    9. Stool Specimens
                                    10. Procedures
                                XV. Foods and Fluids
                                    A. Basic Nutrition
                                    B. Factors Affecting Eating and Nutrition
                                    C. Special Diets
                                    D. Fluid Balance
                                    E. Assisting Patients
                                    F. Procedures
                                  XVI. Vital Signs
                                      A. Measuring
                                      B. Reporting
                                      C. Types
                                        1. Body Temperature
                                        2. Pulse
                                        3. Respirations
                                        4. Blood Pressure
                                      D. Procedures
                                    XVII. Exercise and Activity
                                        A. Bed Rest
                                        B. Ambulation
                                        C. Recreational Activities
                                      XVIII. Official Movement of Patients
                                          A. Admissions
                                          B. Transfers
                                          C. Discharges
                                          D. Procedures
                                        XIX. Physical Examination
                                            A. Responsibilities of Nursing Assistant
                                            B. Equipment
                                            C. Preparation of Patient
                                            D. Assisting
                                            E. Examination
                                              1. Infant
                                              2. Child
                                              3. Adult
                                            F. Procedures
                                          XX. Special Treatments
                                              A. Heat Applications
                                              B. Cold Applications
                                              C. Intravenous Infusion
                                              D. Suctioning
                                              E. Oxygen
                                              F. Vaginal Irrigation
                                              G. Procedures
                                            XXI. Surgery
                                                A. Psychological Care
                                                B. Preoperative Period
                                                C. Anesthesia
                                                D. Postoperative Period
                                                E. Procedures
                                              XXII. Rehabilitation/Restoration
                                                  A. The Whole Person
                                                  B. Team
                                                  C. Services
                                                  D. Responsibilities of Nursing Assistant
                                                XXIII. Common Health Problems
                                                    A. Cancer
                                                    B. Disorders
                                                      1. Musculoskeletal
                                                      2. Nervous
                                                      3. Respiratory
                                                      4. Cardiovascular
                                                      5. Endocrine
                                                    C. Communicable Diseases
                                                    D. Hepatitis
                                                  XXIV. The Dementias
                                                      A. Alzheimer's
                                                      B. Chronic Brain Syndrome
                                                      C. Nursing Care
                                                    XXV. Sexuality
                                                        A. Relationships
                                                        B. Injury
                                                        C. Illness
                                                        D. Elderly
                                                        E. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
                                                      XXVI. Mothers and Newborns
                                                          A. Infants
                                                            1. Safety
                                                            2. Signs and Symptoms of Illness
                                                            3. Diapering
                                                            4. Umbilical Cord
                                                            5. Circumcision
                                                            6. Bathing
                                                          B. Mothers
                                                            1. Breast Feeding
                                                            2. Bottle Feeding
                                                          C. Procedures
                                                        XXVII. Basic Emergency Care
                                                            A. General Rules
                                                            B. Basic Life Support
                                                            C. Emergencies
                                                              1. Hemorrhage
                                                              2. Shock
                                                              3. Seizures
                                                              4. Fainting
                                                              5. Stroke
                                                              6. Vomiting
                                                            D. Procedures
                                                          XXVIII. The Dying Patient
                                                              A. Terminal Illness
                                                              B. Attitudes About Death
                                                              C. Stages of Dying
                                                              D. Needs
                                                                1. Psychological
                                                                2. Social
                                                                3. Spiritual
                                                                4. Physical
                                                              E. Family /Significant Others
                                                              F. Hospice
                                                              G. "Do Not Resuscitate" Orders
                                                              H. Signs of Death
                                                              I. Care of Body After Death
                                                              J. Procedures
                                                            XXIX. Home Health Care
                                                                A. Home Health Care Assistant
                                                                  1. Duties
                                                                  2. Responsibilities
                                                                B. Home Environment
                                                                C. Housekeeping Services
                                                                D. Reporting
                                                                E. Recording
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