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HOME CARE AIDE
This course provides instruction for people seeking employment as Home Care
Aides. Students gain a full understanding of key terms and learn the steps
required to complete important tasks. The course thoroughly covers the skills
needed to be a Home Care Aide – from applying for a position, to anatomy,
physiology, and medication, to skills working with patients of all ages.
Through practice and scored testing, the student will be able to define key
terms and know how to complete the tasks required for a Home Care Aide.
CHAPTER 1 – Introduction
Lesson 1 – The Tour
Lesson 2 – Introduction to the Home Care Occupation
CHAPTER 2 – Working With People
Lesson 1 – Basic Human Needs
Lesson 2 – The Family
Lesson 3 – Working With Ill or Disabled Clients
Lesson 4 – Communication Skills
Lesson 5 – Characteristics of a Home Care Worker
CHAPTER 3 - Universal Precautions
Lesson 1- Universal Precautions
Lesson 2 – Standard Operating Procedures
Lesson 3 – Hand washing
Lesson 4 – Regulated Medical Wastes
Lesson 5 – Medical Asepsis in the Home
CHAPTER 4 – Safety in the Home
Lesson 1 – Fire and Safety Precautions
Lesson 2 – Preventing Falls
CHAPTER 5 – Maintaining Legal Standards
Lesson 1 – Ethical and Legal Standards
Lesson 2 – Patient’s Rights
CHAPTER 6 – Employment
Lesson 1 – Filling out a Job Application
Lesson 2 – Interviewing for a Job
Lesson 3 – Resigning from a Job
CHAPTER 7 – Housekeeping
Lesson 1 – Handling Clean and Dirty Linens
Lesson 2 – Making a Closed Bed
Lesson 3 – Opening a Bed
Lesson 4 – Making an Occupied Bed
Lesson 5 – Concurrent Cleaning of a Patient’s Unit
CHAPTER 8 – Personal Care
Lesson 1 – Bed Baths
Lesson 2 – Tub Baths
Lesson 3 – Showers
Lesson 4 – Backrubs
Lesson 5 – Hair Care
Lesson 6 – Oral Hygiene
Lesson 7 – Nail Care
Lesson 8 – Toileting
Lesson 9 – Skin Care
Lesson 10 – Assisting with Dressing
Lesson 11- Shaving a Patient
Lesson 12 – Basic Foot Care
Lesson 13 – Perineal Care
Lesson 14 – Sitz Baths
CHAPTER 9 – Medications
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Medications
Lesson 2 – Reading Prescriptions
Lesson 3 – Assisting with Medications
Lesson 4 – Storing Medications
CHAPTER 10 – The Exercise Program
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Rehabilitation
Lesson 2 – Using Good Body Mechanics
Lesson 3 – Assisting with Walking
Lesson 4 – Daily Level of Activity
Lesson 5 – Positioning a Patient in Bed
Lesson 6 – Range of Motion Exercises
Lesson 7 – Working with Therapists
Lesson 8 – Turning and Deep Breathing a Patient
CHAPTER 11 – Adaptive Equipment
Lesson 1 – Adaptive Devices
Lesson 2 – Crutches, Walkers and Canes
Lesson 3 – Glasses and Hearing Aids
Lesson 4 – Mechanical Lift
Lesson 5 – Transfer Boards
Lesson 6 – The Incontinent Patient
CHAPTER 12 – Record Keeping
Lesson 1- Observing and Recording
Lesson 2 – Recording Intake and Output
CHAPTER 13 - Simple Tests & Measurements
Lesson 1 – Temperature
Lesson 2 – Pulse
Lesson 3 – Respiration
Lesson 4 – Weight
Lesson 5 – Blood Pressure
Lesson 6 – Specimen Collection
Lesson 7 – Urine Sample Collection
Lesson 8 – Stool Sample Collection
Lesson 9 – Sputum Sample Collection
CHAPTER 14 – Nutrition
Lesson 1 – Nutrition and Nutrients
Lesson 2 – Balanced Diet
Lesson 3 – Buying Food
Lesson 4 – Preparing Food
Lesson 5 – Feeding a Patient
Lesson 6 – Passing Water and Nourishment
Lesson 7 – Forcing/Restricting Fluids
Lesson 8 – Special Diets
CHAPTER 15 – Anatomy & Physiology
Lesson 1 – Body Systems
Lesson 2- Muscular Systems
Lesson 3 – Skeletal System
Lesson 4 - Nervous System
Lesson 5 - Integumentary System
Lesson 6 - Reproductive System
Lesson 7 - Digestive System
Lesson 8 - Circulatory System
Lesson 9 - Endocrine System
Lesson 10 - Urinary System
Lesson 11 - Respiratory System
CHAPTER 16 – Common Conditions
Lesson 1 – Hypertension
Lesson 2 – Heart Ailments
Lesson 3 – Angina
Lesson 4 – Diabetes
Lesson 5 – Cerebrovascular Accidents
Lesson 6 – Arthritis
Lesson 7 – Cancer
Lesson 8 – Alzheimer’s Disease
Lesson 9 – Respiratory Disorders
Lesson 10 – Patients Getting Chemotherapy
CHAPTER 17 – Handling Emergencies
Lesson 1 – Emergency Procedures
Lesson 2 – Seizures
Lesson 3 – Breathing Difficulties
Lesson 4 – Cardiac Arrest
Lesson 5 – Poisoning
Lesson 6 – Burns
Lesson 7 – Shock
Lesson 8 – Hemorrhaging
Lesson 9 – Fractures
CHAPTER 18 – Miscellaneous Tasks
Lesson 1 – Reinforcing Dressings
Lesson 2 – Making Saline Solutions
Lesson 3 – Disinfecting and Sterilizing
Lesson 4 – Operating an Autoclave
CHAPTER 19 – Working With Infants & Children
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Child Care
Lesson 2 – Stages of Development
Lesson 3 – Working with Children
Lesson 4 – Child Abuse
Lesson 5 – Handling a Baby
Lesson 6 – Bottle Feeding an Infant
Lesson 7 – Burping an Infant
Lesson 8 – Sterilizing Water and Bottles
Lesson 9 – Storing Formula
Lesson 10 – Diapering
Lesson 11 – Bathing a Baby
CHAPTER 20 – Care of the Geriatric Patient
Lesson 1 – Aging
Lesson 2 – Changes Brought About by Aging
Lesson 3 – Care of the Aged
CHAPTER 21 – Bloodborne Pathogens
Lesson 1 – Bloodborne Pathogens
Lesson 2 – Hepatitis B
Lesson 3 – Hepatitis C
Lesson 4 – HIV/AIDS
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