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.
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
- Demonstrate accurate verbal and written communication in a long-term care facility setting
- Understand and explain Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as it applies to planning and providing patient care
- Understand the role and scope of a nursing assistant on a team within a healthcare setting
- Understand the legal and ethical principals that guide nursing practice and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA laws
- Provide emotional support and comfort patients and their families and understand the psychological and social aspects of patient care.
- Collaborate effectively with other healthcare workers to ensure continuity of care and achieve positive patient outcomes
- 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.
- Compare and contrast rehabilitative and restorative care: exercise, devices & equipment, positioning & ROM, bowel & bladder retraining
- Effectively assist clients with personal care in a long-term care facility setting
- Explain why promoting patient rights, independence and self-care is important
- Identify and demonstrate guidelines for assisting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Have successfully completed training in First Aid/CPR, mental health, developmental disabilities, and dementia for Health Care Providers
- Demonstrate mastery of the 22 skills tested by the Washington State Department of Health in the certification testing for Nursing Assistants
- 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
- Demonstrate knowledge of safety in regards to blood borne pathogens, HIV/AIDS, different types of isolation, PPE, standard precautions and medical asepsis
- Recognize and report changes in patients’ conditions to healthcare professionals and document patient care activities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of individual patient needs based on their place in the human lifespan
- Demonstrate safe, effective care of clients in a long-term care facility setting, including infection control and emergency procedures
- Understand the major body systems, common diseases and disorders, and how these affect patient care
- Describe common diseases and disorders of systems: musculoskeletal, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, reproductive, immune/lymphatic
- Discuss and demonstrate the importance self-care for employees
Area of Study:
Career Education
Instructional Mode:
In-person, Web-enhanced