Certified Nurse Aide/Med Aide
Hybrid-based
ONET: 31-1131.00
1
Years
65
Skills
195h
Related instructions
2000h
On-the-job training
Curriculum
- Geriatric Aide - CNA
- Medication Aide - CMA
On-the-job training
- Communication - Demonstrate how professional attitude and behavior enhances communication among CNA, resident, resident's family and staff.
- Communication - Explain how the Nurse Aide promotes independence and residents' rights
- Resident Care - Explain how the Nurse Aide promotes independence and residents' rights
- Resident Care - Demonstrate effective hand washing techniques following ail rules of asepsis, including hand washing when entering and leaving the residents room.
- Resident Care - Recognize safety precautions to avoid resident injuries.
- Resident Care - Describe and demonstrate disaster and/or fire escape plans.
- Resident Care - Demonstrate practices that reduce the transfer of Infection in residents living area, bathroom and disposal of soiled articles and cleaning equipment after resident use.
- Resident Care - Demonstrate the correct use of disposable gloves when In with body fluids, blood, urine, vomitus and saliva.
- Resident Care - Demonstrate correct feeding techniques, Identifying safety measures, encouraging independence and how to promote fluid Intake.
- Resident Care - Assist or provide a bath using shower, tub, sponge or bed bath while providing: 1. Privacy, 2. Safety, 3. Correct water temperature, 4. Comfort Environment
- Resident Care - Encourage independence with appropriate choices with dressing and undressing
- Resident Care - Assist residents with urination and bowel elimination needs providing for safety and privacy while using the toilet commode, bedpan or urinal
- Resident Care - Demonstrate accurate perineal cleansing to prevent genitourinary infections
- Resident Care - Demonstrate safe transfers, using the gate belt and/or mechanical lift from: 1. Bed to chair, 2. Chair to toilet/commode
- Resident Care - Identify important body mechanics for personal and resident safety
- Resident Care - Demonstrate: 1. Log roll to side of bed, 2. Turn, reposition, 3. Assist resident to sitting position
- Resident Care - Assist with ambulation so that the resident feels safe and utilizes assistive devices when needed
- Resident Care - Simulate the Heimlich maneuver technique
- Resident Care - Assist and/or provide grooming assistance for resident including oral care/mouth, gums, teeth or dentures, nail soaking and cleaning, filing, hair brushing or combing, beard care or shaving. Assist residents dress per resident's choice and
- Resident Care - Describe and demonstrate skin care, demonstrate when, what and to whom observations need to be reported
- Resident Care - Demonstrate accurate measurement and recording of weight and height measurement and recording of vital signs: 1. Temperature, 2. Pulse, 3. Respirations, 4. Blood pressure
- Restorative Care
- Resident Rights
- Documentation
- Infection Control
- Safety
- Certified Nurse Aide Competencies
- Know responsibilities of nurse aide in health care delivery system.
- Identify delivery settings.
- Name health care profession responsible for actions of the nurse aide.
- Demonstrate professional attitude and behavior which enhances communication between the trainee and the resident, resident's family members, and staff.
- Describe appropriate confidentiality.
- Demonstrate good work ethics, including attendance and positive attitude.
- Demonstrate responsiblllty for resident rights by offering choices, promoting Independence, and the client's right to be free from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- Define abuse, neglect, and exploitation; describe proper reporting and consequences of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Practice safety precautions to avoid Injury when having contact with patients. Describe disaster and/or fire escape plans.
- Describe oxygen usage and storage.
- Demonstrate practices that reduce the transfer of infection in resident's living area, bathroom, disposal of soiled articles, and cleaning equipment after resident use (standard precautions).
- Demonstrate effective hand washing techniques following all rules of asepsis, including washing hands when entering and leaving the resident's room.
- Use disposable gloves when in contact with body fluids (blood, urine, vomitus, excrement, saliva).
- Demonstrate proper disposal of gloves.
- Practice safety precautions to avoid Injury to patient with medical concerns.
- Demonstrate proper catheter care and discuss safety issues involved In wearing a catheter.
- Describe/demonstrate colostomy care.
- Demonstrate safe transfer, using the gait belt and/or mechanical Iift from bed to chair and from chair to toilet/commode.
- Demonstrate the following procedures: logroll to side of bed, turn, reposition, up to sitting position.
- Assist with ambulation, utilizing assistive devices when needed.
- Simulate the abdominal thrust (Heimlich maneuver) technique.
- Demonstrate proper body alignment and positioning in bed and chair using devices and pillows as necessary.
- Demonstrate methods for bed, chair, and wheelchalr to prevent pressure areas.
- Make sure equipment is safe and clean and pathway Is clear before transferring.
- Be aware of signs or complaints or dizziness.
- Demonstrate knowledge of resident safely measures such as Wanderguard system.
- Provide for the safety and comfort or patients in their dally needs.
- Demonstrate techniques of making an occupied and unoccupied bed using measures to provide for resident's comfort, prevent the transfer of microorganisms while handling linen, and prevent skin irritations/pressure ulcers.
- Provide for safety and privacy while using the toilet, commode, bedpan, or urinal.
- Observe skin, recognizing need for and providing skin care
- Demonstrate feeding techniques, guarding for safety and encouraging independence of resident
- Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of fluid intake.
- Describe swallowing strategies
- Assist patients with personal care
- Assist and/or provide oral care to include care of the mouth, gums, teeth, or dentures.
- Assist and/or dress/undress, allowing for appropriate personal choices while encouraging independence
- Assist with urination and bowel elimination needs, meeting the resident's needs and providing for safety and privacy, while using the toilet, commode, bedpan, or urinal.
- Demonstrate appropriate care for incontinent resident, including toileting, perineal care, what and when to report.
- Assist and/or provide grooming assistance for resident including oral care-mouth, gums, teeth, or dentures; nail soaking, cleaning, filing; hair brushing/combing; beard care/shaving; selecting appropriate dress for resident's choice and activities.
- Describe and demonstrate skin care.
- Demonstrate accurate measurement and recording.
- Measure height and weight.
- Add cubic centimeters.
- Record vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
- Report to supervisor any change in resident's measurements.
- Obtain accurate input and output.
- Work with patients with special needs.
- Describe or demonstrate communication technique with cognitively impaired resident.
- Describe/demonstrate maintenance and evaluation of sensory devices such as eye glasses, hearing aids.
- Describe how to work with residents who have special needs such as fall, elopement, skin risks, and combativeness.
- Describe/demonstrate the care of resident after death
- Certified Med Aide Competencies
- Outline the roles and responsibilities of the medication aide.
- Communicate with and supervise patient to promote therapeutic relations.
- Manage skin and wound care within allowed scope of skills.
- Correctly identify, prepare, and administer drug therapies within the allowed scope of skills
- List forms in which medication is available.
- Use common medical abbreviations and names appropriately.
- Locate resources for drug information.
- Determine how much of a drug to administer.
- Use concepts of pharmacodynamlcs, common mathematics, weights, and measure to figure amounts of medication to administer.
- Identify how a drug is likely to affect various systems of the human body.
- Assess patients' needs regarding medication and their effects.
- Discuss how patients may respond to drugs administered.
- List the five rights to drug administration.
- Document medications administered.
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