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The 60 hours of classroom instruction required in 12 AAC 44.835(c) (1) must include the following topics:
(1) the role of a certified nurse aide, including
(A) ethical standards;
(B) legal issues;
(C) the certified nurse aide as a member of the health care team; and
(D) the client's rights and responsibilites;
(2) basic nursing skills, including
(A) monitoring body functions;
(B) taking and recording vital signs;
(C) measuring and recording a client's height and weight;
(D) caring for the client's environment;
(E) non-invasive collection and testing of physical specimens;
(F) measuring and recording fluid and food intake and output;
(G) caring for a client if the client's death is imminent; and
(H) postmortem care;
(3) personal care skills, including
(A) bathing;
(B) oral hygiene;
(C) grooming;
(D) dressing;
(E) toileting;
(F) assisting with eating and hydrating;
(G) proper feeding techniques; and
(H) skin care;
(4) safety concepts related to nursing, including
(A) medical aseptic technique, including isolation;
(B) basic life support;
(C) environment;
(D) body mechanics;
(E) transfer and ambulation;
(F) restraints and other protective devices;
(G) fire and disaster;
(H) food service; and
(I) infection control, including standard precautions;
(5) communication skills, including
(A) psychosocial needs of clients;
(B) verbal and nonverbal communications;
(C) knowledge of communication modifications for clients with limited abilities;
(D) medical and nursing terminology; and
(E) recording and reporting;
(6) hygiene and restorative nursing care, including
(A) personal hygiene;
(B) activities of daily living;
(C) adequate nutrition and fluid intake;
(D) excretory system;
(E) bladder and bowel retraining; and
(F) preventive maintenance and rehabilitative measures;
(7) human growth and development, including
(A) basic needs;
(B) developmental needs;
(C) care of the cognitively impaired;
(D) mental health and social service needs;
(E) cultural factors;
(F) sexuality;
(G) process of aging; and
(H) death and dying.
History: Eff. 2/14/99, Register 149
Authority: AS 08.68.100
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