Certified Nursing Assistant

  • 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
    1. Read and write
    2. Mathematical operations
    3. Terminology
    4. Sciences
    5. Communication
    6. Technology
    7. Employability skills
    8. Critical thinking skills
    9. Career options
    10. Legal responsibilities
    11. Confidentiality
    12. Ethical practices
    13. Standard and transmission based precautions
    14. Safe work practices
    15. Teamwork
Performance Standards (Learner Outcomes)Specific Occupational Skills StandardsAlaska Reading, Writing, Math, Science Performance StandardsAlaska Content StandardsAlaska Employability StandardsAlaska Cultural StandardsAll Aspects of IndustryAssessments
1. Understand how specific careers addressed in this course fit within all aspects of the health occupations industry.NHCSS Core .04M: E1.4.2M: E2B2 B4D5Community LaborFCCLA Skills event (Career Investigation) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills
2. Assist nurses as an efficient member of a health care team.NHCSS Core .08M: C1.4.3 SC 5LA: EA6B1Work Habits Labor ManagementFCCLA Skills event – (Interpersonal Communications)
3. Demonstrate appropriate personal care for the physical and emotional needs of patients.NHCSS Core .02R4.4, 4.6 W4.2, 4.4LA: ETechnical Skills TechnologyFCCLA Skills event -(Interpersonal Communications) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills
4. Use positive communication skills.NHCSS Core.02R4.4, 4.6 W4.2, 4.4LA: ETechnical Skills TechnologyFCCLA Skills event -(Interpersonal Communications) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills
5. Demonstrate knowledge of legal, ethical, and confidentiality issues in health care.NHCSS Core .05Labor Work Habits
6. Prevent injury or illness through safe work practices.NHCSS Core .07R4.6 SB6LA: B, 3 S: B6 M: E2A6Health / SafetySkills USA: Basic Health Care Skills
7. Apply knowledge of life sciences.NHCSS Core .01R4.4LA: B3
S: A1, 10, 11 12, 14 B, D
A2C3Technical 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 .01R4.5ab, 4.6, 4.9, 4.10
W3.6, 4.1, 4.4
M: C1.4.2
LA: A, B1,2 D2,3Planning Technical Skills Technology
10. Be aware of the history of health care and the current health care system.NHCSS Core .04M: E1.4.2M: E2B2 B4D5Community LaborFCCLA 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 .04A1,3Technical Skills Labor Technology Work HabitsFCCLA Skills event (Career Investigation) Skills USA: Basic Health Care Skills
12. Develop teamwork and problem solving strategies.NHCSS Core .08M: C1.4.3 SC 5LA: EA6B1Work Habits Labor Management FCCLA Skills event (Interpersonal Communications)
13. Implement interpersonal skills involved in working with and for others of diverse backgrounds.NHCSS Core .06LA: B3,E S: B5E7Labor Work HabitsFCCLA Skills event (Interpersonal Communications)

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