Kansas Certified Nurse Aide Curriculum Guidelines

1 Kansas Certified Nurse Aide Curriculum Guidelines (90 hours). May 2008. Kansas Department of Health and Environment C:\MLR\CNA 2005\Cover and Intro\ Kansas . Certified Nurse AIDE. Curriculum Guidelines . Revised by Myrna J. Bartel RN MS. Curriculum Revision Committee Members Mary Anderson, MS, MT (ASCP)SSB. Diane Glynn, JD, RN. Kim Halbert, RN, BS, LACHA. Matt Harman, CNA, CMA, HHA, RN. Ann Hess, RN, MS, PhD. Carla Lehman, RN, BSN, LACHA. Yolanda Ortega, CNA, CMA, HHA. Isla Richards, RN. Vera VanBruggen, RN, BA, CDONA/LTC. IN COOPERATION WITH. Kansas DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT. Roderick L. Bremby, Secretary Governor, Kathleen Sebelius KDHE Project Staff Martha Ryan, BS, MA.

2 Mary Flin, BS. For information and implementation of this Curriculum contact: Health Occupations Credentialing Kansas Department of Health and Environment 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 200. Topeka, KS 66612-1365. 785-296-0058. PREFACE. The CNA Curriculum Guidelines provide a framework for instruction of aides who will provide basic direct care to assist residents living in Kansas Adult Care Homes. These Curriculum Guidelines in outline format give direction to the course instructor regarding both scope of expected CNA responsibility as well as philosophy of care. The Kansas 90-Hour CNA Sponsor and Instructor Manual provides details for implementing the Curriculum Guidelines .

3 All of the information that the instructor needs concerning regulations, forms and procedures is found in this manual. A thorough study of this resource will help ensure a successful course. The Curriculum Guidelines update basic information found in the previous 90-hour course that it replaces. The Guidelines continue to be organized into two segments. For instructor reference, Part 1 identifies Federal OBRA training requirements that must be met prior to a student's direct resident contact [42 CFR (b)(1)]. Additionally, Part 1 contains the instructional content to be successfully completed before the student can be employed in a direct care capacity (as a Trainee II).

4 The task checklist found at the end of Part 1 serves as a performance evaluation tool in addition to instructor-developed tests. Part 2 enhances the basic care instruction found in Part 1. Another addition to Part 1 relates to the Nutrition Assistant role, one that has overlapping skills with beginning aide instruction (See Unit 10 and Appendix C). The Trainee II is also eligible to work as a Paid Nutrition Assistant (PNA). Upon completion of Part 1 and the Checklist, the training institution shall award students a certificate of completion of nutrition assistant training. The Sponsor/Instructor Manual has specific instructions concerning what to put on the certificate.

5 Sponsors/instructors have some flexibility in sequencing content within the requirements listed above. Additionally, some may choose to lengthen instructional time for completing Part 1, or lengthen the overall course to meet instructional needs (see CNA Sponsor and Instructor Manual). Instructors will supplement the Curriculum Guidelines with appropriate resource materials, updating instruction as needed to meet current standards of practice. Sponsors and instructors retain the responsibility to provide quality instruction that respects both the needs of student learners, as well as the needs of long-term care residents. As identified in past Curriculum Guidelines , class time should be within reasonable limits: No more than eight hours per day of instruction, with lunchtime and breaks provided.

6 Appreciation is expressed to the Curriculum Revision Committee whose knowledge and guidance made this revision possible: Mary Anderson, MS, MT (ASCP) SBB, Wichita Area Technical College Diane Glynn, JD, RN, Kansas State Board of Nursing Kim Halbert, RN, BS, LACHA, Kansas Adult Care Executives Matt Harmon, CNA, CMA, HHA, RN/DON, Kansas Health Care Association Ann Hess, RN, MS, PhD, Johnson County Community College Carla Lehman, RN, BSN, LACHA, Kansas Homes and Services for the Aging Yolanda Ortega, CNA, CMA, HHA. Isla Richards, RN, Kansas Advocates for Better Care Vera VanBruggen, RN, BA, CDONA/LTC, Kansas Department on Aging Appreciation is also expressed to several individuals who commented on or contributed to portions of the Curriculum Guidelines : Kathryn McNeal, RN, MSN, Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community; Patricia Maben RN, MN, LTC Consultant; Sandra Dickison, MS, RD, LD, Kansas Department on Aging.

7 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Unit Title Page Part 1 1 Introduction ..1. 2 Residents of an Adult Care Home ..2. 3 Role and Responsibilities of CNA ..10. 4 Meeting Resident Needs: Communication ..15. 5 Meeting Resident Needs: Infection Prevention and Control ..21. 6 Meeting Resident Needs: Mobility ..28. 7 Meeting Resident Needs: The Resident's Personal Living Space ..36. 8 Meeting Resident Needs: Safety ..39. 9 Meeting Resident Needs: Personal Care and Grooming ..45. 10 Meeting Resident Needs: Nutrition and Fluids ..55. 11 Meeting Resident Needs: Elimination ..66. 12 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs ..70. Kansas Nurse Aide NATCEP Task Checklist.

8 78. Part 2 13 The Resident's Care Plan ..82. 14 Observing, Reporting and Documenting ..85. 15 Physical Changes Accompanying Aging ..88. 16 Sexuality in Aging ..100. 17 Meeting Resident Needs for Comfort and Rest ..103. 18 Meeting Resident Needs: End-of-Life Care ..106. 19 Meeting Resident Needs: Restoring Nutrition and Elimination ..113. 20 Meeting Resident Needs: Maintaining and Restoring Mobility ..125. 21 Meeting Resident Needs: Dementia and Problem Behaviors ..132. 22 Additional Resident Care Procedures ..142. 23 Meeting Resident and Family Needs: Admission, Transfer and Discharge ..149. 24 First Aid in the Adult Care Home ..151.

9 25 Working as a CNA ..155. Appendix A Legal Rights of Adult Care Home Residents ..159. Appendix B Common Medical Abbreviations ..162. Appendix C Nutrition Assistant Training Course Outline ..163. Part 1. Page 1. Unit 1 Introduction Federal Regulations [42 CFR (b)(1)] require a minimum of 16 hours of training in the following areas prior to any direct contact with a resident: communication and interpersonal skills; infection control; safety/emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver; promoting residents' independence; and respecting residents' rights. Units in Part 1 containing this content are Units 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8. Learner Objectives Content Teaching Suggestions 1.

10 State purposes for completing A. Purposes the CNA course. 1. Gain knowledge and skills needed to work with/care for Students can complete registration people who live in Kansas adult care homes (also called forms for the state test during the long-term care facilities or nursing homes) and long-term first class or another early session. units of hospitals. 2. Be eligible to take the state test to gain certification as a Distribute listing of Prohibited Nurse aide in Kansas . Student must be aware that Offenses (KSA 39-970 and 65- certain criminal convictions will prohibit employment in 5117). adult care homes. For information on the Criminal Record Check Program go to: 2.