HSCI1005 — Acute Care Skills for the Nursing Assistant
HSCI 1005 - Acute Care Skills for the Nursing Assistant HSCI 1005 - Acute Care Skills for the Nursing Assistant Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2 Course Description: This course builds on skills and concepts learned in the basic Nursing Assistant curriculum. More complex theories and procedures are introduced as they pertain to nursing assistants’ role with patients in acute care settings. Students will participate in classroom, skills lab, and attend a supervised clinical in an acute care environment. This course requires students be a Registered Nursing Assistant. MnTC Goals None Identify medical terminology and abbreviations used in acute care settings. Measure and record blood pressure. Recognize deviations from normal vital signs in children and adults. Demonstrate safe transfers of rehabilitation clients. Demonstrate use of incentive spirometer. Demonstrate use of pulse oximeter and identify normal values. Describe application of CPM machine. Describe application of heat and cold. Describe application of pneumatic stockings. Describe care of ostomy patients. Describe care of urinary catheters. Describe nursing assistants role in patient admission, discharge and transfer. Describe proper use of protective devices. Describe specimen collection process. Describe styles of communication. Describe team work. Describe universal precautions in communicable diseases. Describe work ethics. Discuss conflict resolution. Discuss nursing assistants responsibility for continuing education.