Version en Español
Program Objective:
This program is designed to train students in all relevant aspects
of long-term patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Students will undergo 55-lecture hours and demonstrate their skills in
a 20-hour Laboratory environment. The programs consist of 9 subdivisions.
They are: Guidelines Patient Care Procedures, Safety, Sanitation &
Emergency Procedures, Verbal & Written Communications, Physical Comfort
and Patient Safety, Nutrition, Post-Operative Care Procedures, Rehabilitative
and Geriatric Care, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – CPR, HIV/AIDS. Upon
completion of this program, graduates will be able to seek entry-level
employment as a Home Health Aides.
Program Description: This program is designed to provide students with the ability to provide patient care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The graduate can perform their duties in long-term care facility as well as in a private residence setting. The Home Health Aide pose the entry-level knowledge to communicate in both English and Spanish while providing the healthcare needs of the patient.
This program is taught in two modalities:
- Face-to-Face
- 100% online (Interactive Distance Learning – IDL) No Externship hours are performed in this program.
| Course Code | Course Description | Clock Hours |
| HHA 101 | Home Health Aide | 75 |
