Home Health Aide

Completion of the course below will qualify students for state certification as a Home Health Aide. Students receiving the certificate will have job entry skills for Home Health Aide.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Use good Body Mechanics
2. Respect Resident's Rights
3. Interpret Medical & Social Needs of Clients
4. Report Emergency Procedures and Prevent Catastrophic reactions in Home Environment
5. Demonstrate Patient Care Skills/Activities of Daily Living
6. Explain and demonstrate Cleaning & Care Tasks in the Home and relation to Therapeutic Environment
7. Operate and Interpret Vital Signs/Temperature, Pulse, Respiration & Blood Pressure
8. Calculate and measure client's weight, height, intake & output
9. Identify and apply nutrition - Types of diets, feeding, food safety, meal preparation, budgeting, shopping
10. Report Observation, record Documentation, and use of Care Planning