- Prerequisite Course(s): Algebra
- High School Credit = 1/2 credit per semester (Postsecondary credit = 0)
- This course will be offered: every year
- Pathway (Optional): Health Services
- Career Cluster Area: Health Science
- Source of Occupational Skills Standards: National Health Care Skill Standards (NHCSS)
- Eligibility for Nationally Recognized Skill Certificate(s)/State License? Yes, Certified Nursing Assistant – CNA
- Tech Prep: Yes, Kenai Peninsula College – 4 cr.
- Is this course brokered through another institution or agency? Yes, Kenai Peninsula College
- Course Description: This course meets the educational requirements for certification of a CNA in the state of Alaska. Areas covered include safety, communication skills, growth and development, patient surgery preparation, vision and hearing problems, rehabilitation, care of the elderly, common health problems, sexuality, home health care, and basic emergency care. Students mastering the competencies of this course should be well prepared to take and pass the examination of Nursing Assistant Certification. Six 8-hour days of clinical work and weekly skills labs are required.
- Content Headings/Topics
- Read and write
- Mathematical operations
- Terminology
- Sciences
- Communication
- Technology
- Employability skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Career options
- Legal responsibilities
- Confidentiality
- Ethical practices
- Standard and transmission based precautions
- Safe work practices
- Teamwork
| Performance Standards (Learner Outcomes) | Specific Occupational Skills Standards | Alaska Reading, Writing, Math, Science Performance Standards | Alaska Content Standards | Alaska Employability Standards | Alaska Cultural Standards | All Aspects of Industry | Assessments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Understand how specific careers addressed in this course fit within all aspects of the health occupations industry. | NHCSS Core .04 | M: E1.4.2 | M: E2 | B2 B4 | D5 | Community Labor | FCCLA Skills event (Career Investigation) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills |
| 2. Assist nurses as an efficient member of a health care team. | NHCSS Core .08 | M: C1.4.3 SC 5 | LA: E | A6 | B1 | Work Habits Labor Management | FCCLA Skills event – (Interpersonal Communications) |
| 3. Demonstrate appropriate personal care for the physical and emotional needs of patients. | NHCSS Core .02 | R4.4, 4.6 W4.2, 4.4 | LA: E | Technical Skills Technology | FCCLA Skills event -(Interpersonal Communications) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills | ||
| 4. Use positive communication skills. | NHCSS Core.02 | R4.4, 4.6 W4.2, 4.4 | LA: E | Technical Skills Technology | FCCLA Skills event -(Interpersonal Communications) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills | ||
| 5. Demonstrate knowledge of legal, ethical, and confidentiality issues in health care. | NHCSS Core .05 | Labor Work Habits | |||||
| 6. Prevent injury or illness through safe work practices. | NHCSS Core .07 | R4.6 SB6 | LA: B, 3 S: B6 M: E2 | A6 | Health / Safety | Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills | |
| 7. Apply knowledge of life sciences. | NHCSS Core .01 | R4.4 | LA: B3 S: A1, 10, 11 12, 14 B, D | A2 | C3 | Technical Skills | |
| 8. Be knowledgeable of preventive health behaviors. | NHCSS Core .07 | R4.4, 4.6 SB 6 | LA: 1,3 S: B6 | Health / Safety | |||
| 9. Read and write charts of health care using medical terminology. | NHCSS Core .01 | R4.5ab, 4.6, 4.9, 4.10 W3.6, 4.1, 4.4 M: C1.4.2 | LA: A, B1,2 D2,3 | Planning Technical Skills Technology | |||
| 10. Be aware of the history of health care and the current health care system. | NHCSS Core .04 | M: E1.4.2 | M: E2 | B2 B4 | D5 | Community Labor | FCCLA Skills event (Career Investigation) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills |
| 11. Demonstrate personal employability skills such as attendance, time management, and individual responsibility. | NHCSS Core .04 | A1,3 | Technical Skills Labor Technology Work Habits | FCCLA Skills event (Career Investigation) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills | |||
| 12. Develop teamwork and problem solving strategies. | NHCSS Core .08 | M: C1.4.3 SC 5 | LA: E | A6 | B1 | Work Habits Labor Management | FCCLA Skills event (Interpersonal Communications) |
| 13. Implement interpersonal skills involved in working with and for others of diverse backgrounds. | NHCSS Core .06 | LA: B3,E S: B5 | E7 | Labor Work Habits | FCCLA Skills event (Interpersonal Communications) |