4/24/2024 6:53:27 AM	NRA 150B Course Outline as of Fall 2020	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  NRA 150B	Title:  HOME HEALTH AIDE
Full Title:  Home Health Aide
Last Reviewed:5/12/2014

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	1.25		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	21.88
Minimum	1.50	Lab Scheduled	.25		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	4.38
		Contact DHR	1.00			Contact DHR	17.50
		Contact Total	2.50			Contact Total	43.75
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  43.75

Total Student Learning Hours: 87.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

This course is designed to teach the Home Health Aide (HHA) students basic patient care skills, psychosocial/cultural understanding, and communication techniques necessary to help meet the needs of the patient. All aspects of care are designed to allow the student to utilize these skills in an in-home care environment. Students learn theory and basic patient care skills necessary for certification as a HHA.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in NRA 150A

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:
Requires Certified Nurse Assistant Certification issued by the California Department of Health Services, show proof of immunization clearance, pass a physical exam, possess a valid Health Care Provider CPR and have a Live Scan fingerprinting and criminal background screening.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed to teach the Home Health Aide (HHA) students basic patient care skills, psychosocial/cultural understanding, and communication techniques necessary to help meet the needs of the patient. All aspects of care are designed to allow the student to utilize these skills in an in-home care environment. Students learn theory and basic patient care skills necessary for certification as a HHA.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in NRA 150A
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:Requires Certified Nurse Assistant Certification issued by the California Department of Health Services, show proof of immunization clearance, pass a physical exam, possess a valid Health Care Provider CPR and have a Live Scan fingerprinting and criminal background screening.
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify state and federal regulations and requirements for Home Health Aide (HHA) certification.

2. Describe the purpose and goals of home care.

3. Describe the roles of the HHA and other members of the health care team in the home care setting.

4. List key components to good communication skills and demonstrate effective communication techniques with the client, family members, and health care team.

5. Demonstrate knowledge of basic physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the home care client, and identify appropriate nursing interventions.

6. Under supervision of a registered nurse (RN), demonstrate basic nursing care to clients in the home in a safe and effective manner.

7. Describe basic nutritional needs for a homebound patient; plan, shop and prepare meals for modified diets.

8. List cleaning and care tasks directly related to the safety and comfort of the client in the home care setting.

Topics and Scope

I. Orientation And introduction: The Role Of The HHA And The Home Health Agency

II. Regulations Governing Home Health Care/Aides

    a. Federal level

    b. State level

III. HHA Roles andTeam Member Relationship with:

    a. Family members

     b. HHA Agency

     c. Community agencies

    d. Medical professionals

    e. Environmental safety

IV. Communications

    a. Clients

    b. Family members

    c. Community agencies

    d. Privacy rights: client, family

    e. Sensitivity, emotional impacts on: client, family

    f. HHA agency

V. Basic Personal Care Of Client

    a. Bathing

    b. Dressing

    c. Grooming

    d. Oral care

    e. Toileting

VI. Physical Needs Of Client

    a. Risk factors in skin breakdown

    b. Common disease processes

     c. Role of HHA agency

VII. Social, Spiritual, Psychological Needs Of Client

    a. Developmental, recreational

     b. Cultural and/or religious practices            

VIII. Dietary Requirements

    a. Nutritional needs

    b. Therapeutic diets

    c. Shopping within budget

    d. Meal planning, preparation      

IX. The Home Environment

    a. Keeping clean, safe, healthy

    b. Equipment: adapting/improving for client

    c. Emergencies/role of HHA agency      

X. Guidelines For Environmental Safety And Procedures For Completing Household Tasks

Assignments:

1.  Reading assignments and selected handouts (10-20 pages per week)

2.  Nursing care skills practice in laboratory setting

3.  One to two demonstrations in planning, shopping and preparing a meal for a homebound adult

4.  Demonstrations of simple house cleaning skills

5.  Minimum of 20 clinical practice hours under the supervision of a Home Health Aide from a home care agency or assisted living facility

6.  Written observation and response paper, 2-3 pages, upon completion of home site visit

7.  2-4  Quizzes and final exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 10%
Written observation and response paper, 2-3 pages, upon completion of home site visit.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Home visit evaluation and reading assignments.
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 50%
Skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 50%
2-4 quizzes and final exam: Multiple choice, true/false, matching items.
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Minimum 20 hours clinical practice hours,

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Nursing Assistant Care, Long Term Care and Home Health, Alvare, S., 2013,  Hartman Publishing

Instructor prepared materials.

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