HLTH3071 - Certified Nurse Aide

Kapiolani Community College - CECS

Course Description

The non-credit Certified Nurse Aide is a state-approved 150-hour course combining lecture, lab, and clinical experience to prepare entry-level students to learn the basic nursing care for the elderly, the ill, and the disabled in long-term care sub-acute and home health settings. Students completing the training successfully will be eligible to sit for the certification exam to become certified nurse aides (CNAs).

All students must have current CPR and First Aid certifications and student liability insurance before enrollment. Other health documents and immunizations, criminal background checks and other requirements will be requested before beginning their clinical experience.

All interested students will need to attend a mandatory information session through Zoom before being allowed to register. Please see the schedule of info sessions through the program webpage here: https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/certified-nurse-aide/.

Classes are on M, W, S. Please contact our office for the full schedule.

Course Outline

The KCC Certified Nurse Aide is a state-approved 150-hour course combining lecture, lab, and clinical experience to prepare entry-level students in learning the basic nursing care for the elderly, the ill, and the disabled in the long-term care, sub-acute, and home health settings. Students completing the training successfully will be eligible to sit for the certification exam to become certified nurse aides (CNAs).

Learner Outcomes

Describe the health care delivery system in Hawaii with special emphasis on agencies that care for the aged;
Demonstrate desirable attitudes and behaviors of the nurse aide under the supervision of the RN and/or LPN
Discuss the physical, psychological, cultural and social services needs of the patient/resident with an emphasis on the aged and cognitively impaired;
Perform within the legal limits of the nurse aide and promote patient/resident rights, confidentiality and the prevention of abuse;
Assist in maintaining a safe and restful patient care environment including infection control;
Use effective communication skills to interact with the patient/resident, family, peers and staff;
Perform basic patient care safely;
Assist the patient/resident to meet nutritional needs as required or ordered;
Make relevant observations and report and record them accurately and in a timely manner;
Identify the body systems and the major organs, common diseases, medical terminology and observations to report and record for each system;
Discuss adaptations to basic skills and the role of the nurse aide in restorative care and home care;
Discuss the needs and care of the terminally ill;
Perform selected therapeutic skills and procedures safely; and
Discuss career opportunities for the Nurse Aide.

Notes

If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability, we may coordinate the accommodations you need. In that case, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in 'Ilima 107, ph. (808)734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the Kapi'olani Community College Deaf Center, ph. (808)734-9891 / (808)447-3141(VP) or email jfried@hawaii.edu .

Prerequisites

Proof of 9th-grade English level. Acceptable documents include college transcripts, placement test scores, prior college diplomas or certificates of training, etc.

Students completing this course will also have a pathway toward the LPN program offered at KCC. Having CNA training with work experience is some of the

requirements for entry into the LPN program.