Home Health Aide Certificate

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Apply the role, responsibilities, and scope of practice of the home health aide to long-term, clinical, and home care settings with appraisal of policies and regulations governing each setting
• Apply the home health aide role to infection prevention, safety, provision of first aid and emergency response in various healthcare settings
• Demonstrate appropriate technique, documentation, and reporting of home health aide skills, including assisting with activities of daily living, vital signs, and precautions with lines and tubes
• Evaluate the home health aide’s role in supporting health and healing, including the identification of reportable conditions, when caring for patients with acute and chronic conditions
• Differentiate normal aging from dementia and describe supportive measures when caring for the patient with dementia
• Identify the stages of grieving for the patient, family and self and examine methods to support effective coping and physical comfort for the patient who is dying
• Identify methods to achieve self-care and management of career and personal life

Program Requirements: (5.5 Credits)

• AHAC 151 - Basic Life Support For Healthcare Providers Credits: 0.5

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• HLED 1110 - American Heart Association Heartsaver(R) First Aid and CPR/AED Credits: 0.5
• HLED 1120 - American Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED Credits: 0.5

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• HLCR 118 - Personal Care Attendant Training Credits: 2
• HLCR 126 - Home Health Aide Credits: 3

Note

 See First-Year Student Success Course Requirement .

Total 5.5 Credits