SYLLABUS

Day 1: Orientation Dress Code, School Policies, Communication, Observation and Mandatory Reporting for the Home Health Aide, Chapter 1 in HHA Handbook.

 

Day 2: Physical comfort and safety functions of the Home Health Aide, half of Chapter 2 in HHA Handbook, DVD1 Basic Skills for Home Care Aides

 

Day 3: Home Study: Continuing Education in HIPAA, Domestic Violence, Patient Rights, Abuse and Neglect, and Alzheimer’s Disease

 

Day 4: DVD2 Basic Skills for Home Care Aides, second half of Chapter 2 in HHA Handbook, Ethical and legal issues and responsibilities for the Home Health Aide

 

Day 5: The basic of Infection control and HIV/AIDS with concentration on the Home Health Aide:  4 hours of HIV/AIDS and 2 hours of infection control; plus take-home exam

 

Day 6: Chapters 3-4 Home Health Aide Handbook, DVD3, The basics of nutrition specific to the Home Health Aide

 

Day 7: Case Studies

 

Day 8: Documentation, DVD4

 

Day 9: Florida home health agency and nurse registry standards, Chapter 5 in HHA Handbook

 

Day 10: Chapters 7-8 in HHA Handbook

 

Day 11: DVDS, Review of what you’ve learned so far

 

Day 12: Practical Application

 

Day 13: Demonstration of hands on practical skills, blood pressure recording, pulse, range of motion, and transfers

 

Day 14: Final Exam