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Total 60 <br />Program Description: <br />Module 1: Introductions to Health Care <br />During this module, the student learns of the role and responsibility of the Certified Nurse Assistant. An <br />overview of Title 22, division 5, California Code of Regulations. The requirements for nurse assistant <br />certification, professionalism, ethics and confidentiality are reviewed. <br />Module 2: Patient Rights <br />In this module, the student learns communications, defense mechanisms, social cultural factors, attitudes <br />toward illness and health care and family interaction. The student is instructed in the patients' right as <br />specified in Title 22, California Code of Regulations section 72527 and in sections 1599.1, 1599.2, and <br />1599.3 of the Health and Safety Code and in Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 483, Sections <br />483.10, 483,12, 483.13, and 483.15. <br />Module 3: Communication/Interpersonal Skills <br />The student will learn communication and defense mechanism skills when working with the Patient and <br />the health care team. The student will be introduced to soci cultural factors, attitudes of illness and <br />health care in the community and family interactions. <br />Module 4: Prevention/Management of Catastrophic & Unusual Occurrence <br />During this module, the student will learn emergency procedures, general safety rules, fire and disaster <br />plans, the roles and procedures for Nurse Assistants, and patient safety, <br />Module 5: Body Mechanics <br />In this module, the student learns of the basic rules of body mechanics, proper transfer techniques, <br />ambulation, the proper use of body mechanics and positioning techniques, <br />Module 6: Medical & Surgical Asepsis <br />The student will learn about Micro-organisms, the procedure of universal precautions used for infection <br />control including methods to handle patients, and all materials that are soiled with body fluids from <br />patients. The principles of asepsis and methods prescribed shall be designed to reduce risk of <br />transmission of potentially infectious etiologic agents from patient to patient and between patients and <br />health care workers. <br />Module 7: Weights and Measures <br />The student will use the metric system in measuring accurately the intake and output and fluid balance, <br />fluid intake, fluid output, forcing and restricting fluids. Measuring resident's height and weight in the bed <br />Updated 091323 35 <br />