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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
This course provides students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to function as a home health aide. The course follows the established content criteria of the Indiana Home Health and Hospice Association for career-ladder certifications for Trained Homemaker/Companion, Trained Personal Care Attendant I, Trained Personal Care Attendant II, and concluding with Trained Home Health Aide. Upon completion of each content area, students will be eligible to apply to take the corresponding written and skills examinations for certification in each level. Inclusion on the Indiana State Department of Health Home Health Aide Registry is facilitated by home health/hospice employers after employment and verification of required skills competency. Curriculum meets minimum requirements outlined in Federal OBRA-87 regulations for home health aides.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces general pharmacology for health related professions including an overview of the history of drugs, federal and state regulations for the prescribing and distribution of therapeutic drugs, drug classifications, routes of administration, dosage calculation, and how to use printed and electronic sources of drug information. Emphasis will be given to selected drugs in various drug classifications to develop student understanding of the use, side-effects, contraindications, and potential drug interactions that are unique to each drug.
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5.00 Credits
This course meets the minimum standards set forth by the ISDH for Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) training. The course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to administer approved medications in long term care settings. Classroom instruction is provided, followed by clinical training that is supervised one on one by a licensed nurse. The most common medications in current use are discussed according to body systems, with emphasis on classification, uses, routes of administration, dosages, interactions incompatibilities, and side effects. Also addressed are communication, standard precautions, safety, residents¿ rights, documentation, scope of practice of the QMA, legal aspects and patient education. Individuals who successfully complete this course are eligible to apply for the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) competency evaluation test for Qualified Medication Aides.
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3.00 Credits
Explores diversity and its relationship to the provision of effective health care. Exposes the students to a variety of theories, viewpoints, and communication patterns within and across various cultures, ethnic groups, religions, and sexual identifications.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to social service record keeping and community resources. Emphasis will be given to universal documents found in most agencies, as well as record content, format, sequence and structure; overview of common community agencies and typical services provided by each. Emphasis is on identifying and discussing the uses and applications of community resources in supporting patients and their families. Students will learn and simulate techniques for interacting with patients and their families, and will examine collaborative strategies for interdisciplinary healthcare team efforts.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on how the healthcare professional can recognize patients with disabilities and assist those patients with health care issues and treatments. Explores target populations and specific needs for these groups.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the principles of nutrition and diet therapy for various age groups. Considers socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious factors related to diet. Also focuses on nutritional issues often presented in a healthcare setting, such as weight management, diabetes education, nutritional deficiencies and recommended treatments, nutritional assessment techniques, and the special nutritional needs of individuals with specific health disorders.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
No course description available.
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0.50 - 5.00 Credits
No course description available.
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