CTNA CTNA 105 Certified Nursing Assistant Program

In this DOH approved course, the emphasis is on safety. Students learn patient care techniques, measures of well-being and how to work as part of a healthcare team. Students are tested on their understanding of skills and safety by written examination and skill demonstrations before their clinical experience with geriatric population clients.

Credits

10

Cross Listed Courses

n/a

Prerequisite

80 Level Reading, HS diploma or GED Equivalent, Proof of MMR vaccines or positive titer, Proof of 3-Hepatitis B vaccine or started series, TB Vaccine, proof of 2-vaccines Varicella Zoster (chicken pox) or positve titer, T-DAP in the last 10 years, Seasonal flu shot

Offered

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate accurate verbal and written communication in a long-term care facility setting
  2. Understand and explain Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as it applies to planning and providing patient care
  3. Understand the role and scope of a nursing assistant on a team within a healthcare setting
  4. Understand the legal and ethical principals that guide nursing practice and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA laws
  5. Provide emotional support and comfort patients and their families and understand the psychological and social aspects of patient care.
  6. Collaborate effectively with other healthcare workers to ensure continuity of care and achieve positive patient outcomes
  7. Demonstrate professional behaviors in the classroom as preparation for on the job professionalism and Identify how to find a job and be a great employee.
  8. Compare and contrast rehabilitative and restorative care: exercise, devices & equipment, positioning & ROM, bowel & bladder retraining
  9. Effectively assist clients with personal care in a long-term care facility setting
  10. Explain why promoting patient rights, independence and self-care is important
  11. Identify and demonstrate guidelines for assisting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs)
  12. Have successfully completed training in First Aid/CPR, mental health, developmental disabilities, and dementia for Health Care Providers
  13. Demonstrate mastery of the 22 skills tested by the Washington State Department of Health in the certification testing for Nursing Assistants
  14. Explain and demonstrate basic nursing skills, including monitoring vital signs, use and non-use of restraints, bed-making techniques, reporting nutritional intake and output, feeding patients with various needs
  15. Demonstrate knowledge of safety in regards to blood borne pathogens, HIV/AIDS, different types of isolation, PPE, standard precautions and medical asepsis
  16. Recognize and report changes in patients’ conditions to healthcare professionals and document patient care activities.
  17. Demonstrate an understanding of individual patient needs based on their place in the human lifespan
  18. Demonstrate safe, effective care of clients in a long-term care facility setting, including infection control and emergency procedures
  19. Understand the major body systems, common diseases and disorders, and how these affect patient care
  20. Describe common diseases and disorders of systems: musculoskeletal, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, reproductive, immune/lymphatic
  21. Discuss and demonstrate the importance self-care for employees

Area of Study:

Career Education

Instructional Mode:

In-person, Web-enhanced

Campus:

Downtown

Lecture

70

Lab

40

Clinical

30