Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Daily Schedule
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Day 1
Theory 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (2 hrs)
MODULE (1): Introduction
(A) Roles and responsibilities of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
(B) Title 22, Division 5, California Code of Regulations, overview
(C) Requirements for nurse assistant certification
(D) Professionalism
(E) Ethics and confidentiality
Components of the modules per CDPH 276C
Time 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (2): Residents Rights
(A) Title 22 Section 72527
(B) Health and Safety Code Sections 1599.1, 1599.2, 1599.3
(C) Code of Federal Regulations Part 483 Sections 483.10, 483.12, 483.13, and 483.15
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (1 hr)
(D) Preventing, recognizing, and reporting residents’ right violations
Time 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (3): Interpersonal Skills
(A) Communications
(B) Defense mechanisms
(C) Sociocultural factors
(D) Attitude toward illness and health care
(E) Family interaction
Time 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (1 hr)
MODULE (4): Preventive and Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrences
(A) Emergency
(B) General safety rules
(C) Fire and disaster plans
(D) Roles and procedures for Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA)
(E) Patient Safety
Day 2
Theory 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (2 hrs)
MODULE (5): Body Mechanics
(A) Basic rules of body mechanics
(B) Transfer techniques
(C) Ambulation
(D) Proper use of body mechanics and positioning techniques
Time 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (6): Medical and Surgical Asepsis
(A) Micro-organisms
(B) Universal precautions (Standard Precautions)
(C) Basic principles of asepsis
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (12): Emergency Procedures
(A) Signs and symptoms of distress
(B) Immediate and temporary intervention
(C) Emergency codes
Time 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (14): Rehabilitative Nursing
(A) Promoting patients’ potential
(B) Devices and equipment
(C) Activities of daily living
(D) Family interactions
(E) Complication of inactivity
(F) Ambulation
(G) Range of motion
End of 2nd day meets federal requirement that prescribed topics are taught prior to clinical and the topics meet a total of 16 hrs.
Day 3
Theory 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (17): Abuse
(A) Preventing, recognizing and reporting instances of resident abuse
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (17): Abuse
(A) Preventing, recognizing and reporting instances of resident abuse
Time 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (15): Observation and Charting
(A) Observation of patients and reporting responsibility
(B) Patient care plan
(C) Patient care documentation
Day 4
Theory 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (1 hr)
MODULE (7): Weights & Measures
(A) The metric system
(B) Weight, length, and liquid volume
(C) Military time, i.e. a 24-hour clock
Time 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (3 hrs)
MODULE (8): Patient Care Skills
(A) Bathing and medicinal baths
(B) Dressing
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (8): Patient Care Skills
(C) Oral hygiene
(D) Hair care, hair shampoo, medicinal shampoo, nail care and shaving
Day 5
Theory 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM -12:00 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (8): Patient Care Skills
(E) Prosthetic devices
(F) Skin care including prevention of decubitus ulcers
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (8): Patient Care Skills
(G) Elimination needs
(H) Bowel and bladder retraining
Day 6
THEORY 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (2 hrs)
MODULE (15): Observation Charting
(D) Legal issues of charting
(E) Medical terminology and abbreviations
Time 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (1 hr)
MODULE (8): Patient Care Skills
(I) Weighing and measuring the patient
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 11:30 PM – 2:30 PM (3 hrs)
MODULE (10): Vital Signs
(A) Purpose of vital signs
(B) Factors affecting vital signs
(C) Normal ranges
(D) Methods of measurement
(E) Temperature, pulse, respiration
(F) Blood pressure
(G) Abnormalities
(H) Recording
Day 7
THEORY 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (9): Resident Care Procedures
(A) Collection of specimens, including stool, urine, sputum
(B) Care of patients with tubing to include but not limited to urinary, gastric, oxygen and intravenous. This care does not include inserting, suctioning, or changing the tubes.
(C) Intake and Output
(D) Bedmaking
(E) Cleansing enemas and laxative suppositories
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM (3 hrs)
MODULE (9): Resident Care Procedures
(F) Admission, transfer and discharge
(G) Bandages and nonsterile dry dressings, including the application of nonlegend topical ointments to intact skin surfaces
Time 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (1 hr)
MODULE (11): Nutrition
(A) Proper Nutrition
Day 8
THEORY 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (1 hr)
MODULE (11): Nutrition
(B) Feeding Techniques
(C) Diet Therapy
Time 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (2 hrs)
MODULE (13): Long Term Care
(A) Special needs of persons with a developmental and mental disorders including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and mental illness.
Time 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (1 hr)
(B) Introduction to anatomy and physiology
(C) Physical and behavioral needs and changes
(D) Community resources available
(E) Psychological, social, and recreational needs
(F) Common diseases and disorders including signs and symptoms
Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Time 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (2 hrs)
MODULE (16): Death and Dying
(A) Stages of grief
(B) Emotional and spiritual needs of the patient and family
(C) Rights of the dying patient
(D) Signs of approaching death
(E) Monitoring of the patient
(F) Postmortem care
Day 9
LAB SKILL PRACTICE AND RETURN DEMONSTRATION
Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm (8 hrs)
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Day 10
THEORY MAKE-UP SCHEDULE
Time 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (8 hrs)
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Day 11
CLINICAL: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Time 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (1 hr)
MODULE (2): Res. Rights & Tours of the Facility
(1) Knock on door before entering
(2) Pull privacy curtains during personal care
(3) Keep patient information confidential
(4) Treat patient with respect and dignity
(5) Encourage patient to make choices
(6) Explain procedures to patient
Time 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (3 hrs);
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MODULE (6): Medical & Surgical Asepsis
(1) Hand washing
(2) Proper handling of linen
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (1 hr)
MODULE (6): Medical & Surgical Asepsis
(3) Use of standard precautions:
– Gloving
– Gowning
– Applying mask
(4) Dispose of trash and waste by double-bagging
Time 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (1 hr)
MODULE (4): Prevention and Management of Catastrophe and Environmental Emergencies
(1) Demonstrate fire/disaster procedures
(2) Handles oxygen safety
(3) Use of fire extinguisher
Time 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (1 hr)
MODULE (12): Emergency Procedures
(1) Apply postural supports as safety devices
(2) Apply soft wrist/ankle restraints as safety devices
(3) Heimlich maneuver for conscious patient
(4) Heimlich maneuver for unconscious patient
(5) Position call light properly
Day 12
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Time 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM (4 hrs)
MODULE (5): Body Mech.
(1) General use of gait belt
(2) Assist patient up to head of bed with two assistants
(3) Turn and position the patient
– Supine
– Side-lying
– Use of lift sheet
(4) Assist transfer from bed to chair or wheelchair
(5) Assist transfer from chair or wheelchair to bed
(6) Use of mechanical lift
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (6): Medical & Surgical Asepsis
(3) Use of standard precautions:
– Gloving
– Gowning
– Applying mask
(4) Dispose of trash and waste by double-bagging
Day 13
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (8): PatientCare Skills
(1) Back rub
(2) Bed bath and partial bath
(3) Tub bath
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(4) Shower
(5) Assist with oral hygiene
(6) Mouth and care of unconscious patient
Day 14
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (8) PatientCare Skills
(7) Denture care
(8) Nail care
(9) Comb patient’s hair
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(10) Shampoo bedridden resident
(11) Shampoo with shower or tub bath
(12) Use of Medicinal shampoo
Day 15
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (8): PatientCare Skills
(13) Shave patient with razor and electric shaver
(14) Dress and undress patient
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(15) Change clothes of patient with IV
(16) Assist with use of urinal
(17) Assist with use of the bedpan
Day 16
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (8): PatientCare Skills
(18) Assist to toilet or bedside commode
(19) Bladder training
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(20) Bowel training
(21) Perineal care
(22) Care and use of artificial limbs
Day 17
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (8): PatientCare Skills
(23) Use and application of splints
(24) Apply and remove behind-the-ear hearing aid
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(25) Measure height of patient in bed
(26) Weigh patient in bed
(27) Measure and weigh patient using upright scale
Day 18
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM (5 hrs)
Time 7:00AM – 11:00 AM (4 hrs)
MODULE (15): Observation Charting
(1) Report appropriate information to charge nurse
(2) Document vital signs, and activities of daily living timely and correctly
(3) Document changes in patient bodily functions and behavior
(4) Participate in resident care planning
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (1 hr)
MODULE (7): Weights & Measures
(1) Measure oral intake
(2) Measure urinary output
(3) Use military time in documentation
Day 19
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (9): Resident Care Procedures
(1) Collect and identify specimens
– Sputum
– Urine: clean catch
– Stool
(2) Make occupied bed
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(3) Make unoccupied bed
(4) Administer commercially prepared cleansing enema
Day 20
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (8 hrs)
MODULE (9): Resident Care Procedures
(5) Administer enemas – tap water, soap suds
(6) Administer laxative suppository
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(7) Empty urinary bag
(8) Care for patient with tubing:
-Oxygen
-IV
-Gastrostomy
-Nasogastric
-Urinary catheter
Day 21
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Time 7:00AM – 11:00 AM (4 hrs)
MODULE (9): Resident Care Procedures
(9) Apply antiembolic hose, elastic stockings (TED hose)
(10) Admit, transfer and discharge patient
(11) Apply non-sterile dressing
(12) Apply topical non-prescription ointment
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (10): Vital Signs
(1) Measure and record temperature using mercury-free and electronic devices for:
– Oral
– Axillary
– Rectal
(2) Measure and record pulse: radial and apical
Day 22
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Time 7:00AM – 11:00 AM (4 hrs)
MODULE (9): Resident Care Procedures
(9) Apply antiembolic hose, elastic stockings (TED hose)
(10) Admit, transfer and discharge patient
(11) Apply non-sterile dressing
(12) Apply topical non-prescription ointment
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (10): Vital Signs
(1) Measure and record temperature using mercury-free and electronic devices for:
– Oral
– Axillary
– Rectal
(2) Measure and record pulse: radial and apical
Day 23
CLINICAL: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Time 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM (4 hrs)
MODULE (13): Long Term Care
(1) Use of dementia-related communication skills, including listening and speaking strategies
(2) Identify your name and purpose of interaction
(3) Make eye contact at patient’s eye level
(4) Use of a continuum of verbal and other non-physical techniques such as redirect, for combative patients
Lunch Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Time 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM (4 hrs)
MODULE (14): RESTORATIVE AND REHAB
(1) Perform range of motion exercises
(2) Assist ambulation of patient using gait belt
(3) Assist patient to ambulate with walker
(4) Assist patient to ambulate with cane
(5) Proper use of rehabilitative devices
Day 24
CLINICAL MAKE-UP
Time 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Lunch Break: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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