Certified Nursing Assistant

These courses are all accredited by the DSHS : Department of Social and Health Services

Note:

• Continuing Education Requirements (per Washington Administrative Code Section 388-03-160)

Modules:

Module 1:

• The CNA/Nurse Relationship
• Professionalism & Work Ethic

Module 2 - Patient Rights 

• Maintaining Confidentiality
• Patient Bill of Rights
• Understanding & Supporting Advance Directives

Module 3 -Communication/Interpersonal Skills 

• Being Assertive
• Special Communication Needs
• Dealing with Family Members
• Conflict in the Workplace
• Customer Service in Healthcare
• Being a Preceptor

Module 4 - Prevention and Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrences 

• Disaster Planning
• Fire Prevention & Safety

Module 5: Safety 

• Taking Care of Your Back
• Mechanical Lift Use & Safety
• All about OSHA
• Preventing Medical Errors
• Understanding Medical Machines
• Preventing Employee Falls

Module 6: Medical and Surgical Asepsis 

• Standard Precautions
• Handling Biomedical Waste

Module 7: Weights and Measures 

Module 8: Patient Care Skills 

• Common Cardiac Conditions
• Common Respiratory Conditions
• Common GI Disorders
• Client-Centered Care
• Helping Clients with Mobility
• Understanding Pain Management
• Perineal & Catheter Care
• Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
• Understanding Dementia

Module 9: Patient Care Procedures 

• Helping with Activities of Daily Living
• Bathing Tips
• Performing Mouth Care  
• Dressing & Grooming Tips
• Understanding Ostomies and Ostomy Care

Module 10: Vital Signs 

• A Vital Signs Update
• Understanding Hypertension  
• An Overview of the Human Body  

Module 11: Nutrition 

• Basic Nutrition & Hydration
• Feeding Your Clients
• Fluid & Electrolytes Made Easy

Module 12: Emergency Procedures 

• Basic First Aid
• A CPR Update

Module 13: Long Term Care Resident

• Helping New Clients Adjust
• Emotional Losses in the Elderly
• Handling Complaints
• Adult Failure to Thrive
• Using Technology with Seniors
• Reducing & Preventing Readmissions to the Hospital
• Intimacy in the Elderly
• Maintaining Your Client's Dignity  
• Understanding Restraints & Alternatives
• Caring for Bedbound Clients  
• Understanding Common Medications  

Module 14- Rehabilitative Nursing 

• Understanding Restorative Care  
• Caring for Clients After Orthopedic Surgery
• What You Should Know about Surgery

Module 15: Observation and Charting 

• Recognizing & Reporting Abnormal Observations
• Reporting & Documenting Client Care
• The Care Planning Process  
• Enhancing Attention to Detail
• Medical Terminology

Module 16: Death and Dying

• Talking about Death
• End of Life Care
• Understanding Pastoral Care

Module 17: Patient/Resident Abuse 

• Understanding Abuse
• Understanding Neglect  
• Understanding Domestic Violence
• Understanding Substance Abuse
• Understanding Suicide  

Module 17: Infection Control

• Understanding C-Diff
• Understanding Drug Resistant Bacteria
• An Infection Control Update
• Understanding MRSA
• Handwashing