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Course · AL
Nurse Aide Training
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Nurse Aide Training is designed to prepare students for careers as nurse aides and for taking the Alabama Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) examination. Learning takes place in a long-term clinical care setting as well as in the classroom and laboratory. Topics include basic nursing and personal care, residents’ rights, caring for residents who have cognitive impairment, and mental health, social, and restorative services.
Outline the communications structure in the skilled nursing facilityDescribe physical changes that occur during the aging processAssess and record vital signs, including blood pressure measured manuallyMeasure and record height and weightAssess the safety and cleanliness of the residents’ environment according to the facility's policyReport changes in residents’ physical, mental, and emotional status to a supervising nurseDescribe stages in death and dying and explain procedures associated with caring for a person who is dyingComplete Basic Life Support (BLS) certificationBathe residents according to established procedures, including catheter, perineal, hand, and foot careProvide grooming care, including oral hygiene and denture careDress residents using approved proceduresAssist residents with toileting safelyAssist residents with eating and hydration, utilizing industry-approved techniques and adaptive equipmentProvide skincare, following industry best practices to prevent skin breakdownTransfer, turn, and position residents safely for activities of daily living (ADLs), using appropriate ergonomics and boIdentify and describe psychological changes associated with the aging processTailor behavior and communication to residents’ behavior, using therapeutic techniques to respect patients’ rightsExplain and utilize practices that allow residents to make personal choicesDescribe and implement ways in which staff can protect the resident’s dignityDescribe ways a resident’s family can support the resident’s well-being. withDemonstrate techniques for addressing the unique needsDescribe effective means of communicating with residents who have cognitive impairmentsDescribe and demonstrate ways to respond appropriately to the behaviors of residents who are cognitively impairedDescribe practices involved in maintaining a resident’s abilities for self-careUse assistive devices to help residents with transferring, ambulating, eating, and dressingPerform passive range of motion exercises on a resident, including shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankleIdentify and describe complications resulting from inactivityTurn and position residents in bed and chair using approved procedures to minimize skin breakdown and complications resuOutline steps for bowel and bladder retrainingDemonstrate care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices