Home Health Aide for the CNA

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): None

Program Code: HOMEHLTHAIDE.CC

The Home Health Aide program is designed to prepare students to care for clients in the home care setting. Successful completion of the program allows a student to be certified in the Home Health setting.

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Describe and provide safe and competent personal care, procedures and interventions to clients in a home setting.
2. Apply safety, cleanliness and infection control nursing measure in a home care setting.
3. Utilize professional and therapeutic communication techniques and prepare complete and correct documentation of care delivered in the home care setting.
4. Identify and apply legal and ethical principles related to the role of the nursing assistant and the rights of residents in home care setting.
5. Describe quality of life issues, the impact of common long-term diseases/conditions, and related nursing care and rehabilitation techniques utilized in the home care setting.
6. Describe basic principles of nutrition, food selection, storage and planning/preparation of different types of therapeutic diets of the home care setting.
7. Correctly calculate mathematical problems related to the CNA nursing role and care in the home care setting.