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Home Health Aide for the CNA

Program Year (2023-2024)

About the Program

The Home Health Aide program is designed to prepare students to care for clients in the home care setting. Successful completion of the program allows a student to be certified in the Home Health setting.


Program Requirements

For current program requirements -> 2024-2025

Program Goal: Local
GE Pattern(s): None
Program Code: HOMEHLTHAIDE.CC

Program Learning Outcome(s):

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  • Describe and provide safe and competent personal care, procedures and interventions to clients in a home setting.

  • Apply safety, cleanliness and infection control nursing measure in a home care setting.

  • Utilize professional and therapeutic communication techniques and prepare complete and correct documentation of care delivered in the home care setting.

  • Identify and apply legal and ethical principles related to the role of the nursing assistant and the rights of residents in home care setting.

  • Describe quality of life issues, the impact of common long-term diseases/conditions, and related nursing care and rehabilitation techniques utilized in the home care setting.

  • Describe basic principles of nutrition, food selection, storage and planning/preparation of different types of therapeutic diets of the home care setting.

  • Correctly calculate mathematical problems related to the CNA nursing role and care in the home care setting.

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Required courses:
1.5 Units

Contacts

Laurie Bowles, Chair
(530) 895-2356

Department Office: AHPS 251
(530) 895-2328

Counseling and Advising:
(530) 895-2378

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