Dual Enrollment - Nurse Aide OPTION 1 (NAT1)  Technical Certificate of Credit

This program is limited to high school Dual Enrollment students only.

Programs Competencies

Georgia Federal and State Core Curriculum for Nurse Aide Training Programs

Part I.

1. Communication and interpersonal skills including stress management and chain of command
2. Infection control
3. Safety/emergency/FBAO/Body Mechanics
4. Promoting residents’ independence
5. Respecting residents’ rights
6. Legal/ethical behavior and scope of practice

PART II. Basic Nursing Skills:

1. Taking/recording vital signs and vital sign parameters
2. Measuring and recording height and weight
3. Caring for the residents’ environment
4. Recognizing abnormal changes in body function and the importance of reporting such changes to a supervisor.
5. Recognizing and reporting pain to supervisor and
6. Caring for a resident when death is imminent and post mortem care

PART III. Personal Care Skills, including but not limited to:

1. Bathing (to include observation for pressure ulcers)
2. Grooming, including mouth care
3. Dressing
4. Toileting
5. Assisting with eating and hydration
6. Proper feeding techniques
7. Skin-care to include observation for pressure ulcers and skin tears
8. Transfers, positioning and turning (to include observation for pressure ulcers)

PART IV. Mental Health and Social Service Needs:

1. Modifying aide’s behavior in response to resident’s behavior including depression
2. Awareness of development tasks associated with the aging process
3. How to respond to resident behavior
4. Allowing residents to make personal choices, providing and reinforcing other behavior consistent with the resident’s dignity
5. Utilizing resident’s family as a source of emotional support
6. Emotional and mental health needs of the residents
7. Spiritual and cultural needs of the residents

PART V. Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents:

1. Techniques for addressing the unique needs and behaviors of individuals with dementia (Alzheimer’s and others)
2. Communicating with cognitively impaired residents
3. Understanding the behavior of cognitively impaired residents
4. Appropriate responses to the behavior of cognitively impaired residents
5. Methods of reducing the effects of cognitive impairments
6. Spiritual and cultural health

PART VI. Basic Restorative Services

1. Training the resident in self-care according to the resident’s abilities
2. Ambulation with/without a gait belt
3. The use of assistive devices in transferring, ambulation, eating and dressing
4. Maintenance of range of motion
5. Proper turning and positioning in bed and chair
6. Bowel and bladder training
7. Care and use of prosthetic/orthotic devices and eyeglasses

Part VII. Residents Rights

1. Providing privacy and maintenance of confidentiality
2. Promoting the residents’ right to make personal choices to accommodate their needs
3. Giving assistance in resolving grievances and disputes (to include the role of the ombudsman)
4. Providing needed assistance in getting to and participating in resident and family groups and other activities
5. Maintaining care and security of resident’s personal possessions
6. Providing care which maintains the resident free from abuse, mistreatment and neglect and reporting any instances of such treatment to appropriate facility staff
7. Avoiding the need for restraints in accordance with current professional standard

Requirements

• Must meet with high school counselor and STC’s high school initiative coordinator;
• Submit a completed STC Dual Enrollment Application;
• Submit a Dual Enrollment Funding Application at www.gafutures.org;
• Submit official high school/high school equivalent transcripts;
• Submit official college transcripts, if applicable;
• Satisfy Placement Testing requirements.

Program Costs

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) requires all colleges to notify students and prospective students of all program costs for which they will be responsible. Students will be responsible for the following expenses. Most of these requirements must be completed prior to the beginning of clinical or laboratory activities.

The cost ranges are estimates and are subject to change.

• Tuition/Fees: $2,072 (Dual Enrollment students exempt)
• Books/Supplies: $521 (Books provided free of charge for Dual Enrollment students)
• Background Check/Drug Screen: $127.95 (paid to PreCheck)
• (Clinical background checks are mandated for all nursing facilities as stated in Georgia Code Title 31-7-350-353. Adverse information on criminal background checks does hinder an individual from participating in clinical and obtaining employment.)
• Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)/PPD- Two-step (per clinical site discretion): $25 per step
• Liability Fee: $12.00 per year (paid to the business office; all students)
• American Heart Association BLS Provider certification and First Aid (must cover 1-person, 2-person, infant, child and adult CPR and AED). ($65.00) (paid to the bookstore; no charge for Dual Enrollment students)
• First Aid: $28 (paid to the Bookstore; no charge for Dual Enrollment students)
• Student Nurse Aide Program Picture ID (must read Student Nurse Aide or Nurse Aide Student): First ID is Free; Replacements $5 each
• Campus Parking Decal: $8
• Uniform Fee: (Varies)
  • Uniform Patch Fee: $7.00 each (Purchased from bookstore)
  • Government Issued Picture ID or Driver’s License (paid to Department of Motor Vehicles)
• Graduation Application Fee $40 (if student participates); Print diploma fee $10 (no charge for Dual Enrollment students)

Please note expenses related to the NAST 1100 Nurse Aide Fundamentals course will NOT be refunded if the student is unable, unwilling, or ineligible to complete the clinical component of the course. Fees are due as noted on syllabus. Failure to pay the fees by the deadline may result in the student not being allowed to return to class.

Some clinical sites require a physical exam and proof of health insurance. Failure to supply all required (unexpired) documentation may prohibit the student from attending clinical. A student who cannot complete program clinical requirements may not continue in the program.

Laptops are highly encouraged. Suggested specifications include:

• Processor i5 or i7
• Memory 8GB or higher
• Hard drive 250GB or larger
• DVD Drive either internal or external
• Webcam with microphone required
• Reliable Internet Connection required

Code of Conduct for NAST 1100, Nurse Aide Fundamentals

The Code of Conduct is the professional standards for conduct, attitude, performance and ethics while enrolled in nurse aide training program courses. This Code of Conduct must be established with each program for students, program facility, instructors and/or program coordinators during class, lab, clinical rotation and competency examination.

Failure to follow the Code of Conduct is immediate basis for dismissal from the program and/or loss of approval status with the State Contractor. The State Contractor reserves the right to remove approval for teaching/oversight status for program coordinators and/or instructors. Georgia Department of Community Health (www.mmis.georgia.gov) - Nurse Aide Training Manual.

• The Code of Conduct includes but is not limited to the following:

1. Dress Code including student name tag identification;

2. Appropriate interaction with instructors, coworkers, residents, etc.

3. No personal cell phone usage during class, lab or clinical rotation;

4. Disruptive behavior or inappropriate language such as profanity or inappropriate discussion of personal problems during any phase of training and testing is not permitted

5. Display professionalism and self-control in order to meet the demands of the duties as a nurse aide, instructor, program coordinator and director

6. Perform no task for which the trainee has not received training

7. Practice all safety precautions taught for each lab skill

8. Reporting appropriate information such as changes or problems in resident to instructor and/or supervisor;

9. Follow HIPAA Guidelines; and

10. Respond to emergencies.

11. Cheating is prohibited and will result in the immediate dismissal from the nurse aide course;

12. The removal of unauthorized program and/or testing documents is prohibited and will result in the immediate removal from the program. Eligibility for placement on the Certified Nurse Aide Registry will not be allowed.

Refer to the Program Student Handbook for additional requirements.

Clinical Experience

The mandatory clinical component of the NAST 1100, Nurse Aide Fundamentals, course involves 24 hours of direct (hands-on) patient care in a skilled nursing facility.

Each clinical site establishes its own requirements for student participation, and these requirements vary. Students must be in compliance with the requirements established by a specific clinical site in order to participate in training in that setting.

Refer to the Program Student Handbook for additional details.

Techincal Standards for Health Sciences Education

Southeastern Technical College has a moral and ethical responsibility to select, educate, and graduate competent and safe students/practitioners. The College has identified technical standards (motor skills, physical stamina, sensory skills, communication skills, intellectual skills, and behavioral and social attributes) critical to the success of students in the health sciences programs. These standards are designed not to be exclusionary, but to establish performance expectations that will enable students to provide safe professional practice with or without reasonable accommodations. Further information about the Technical Standards is available upon request. Also, refer to the Program Student Handbook for additional details.

Bloodborne/Airborne Pathogen Exposure

An inherent risk with any health science profession is the possibility for exposure to blood borne and infectious diseases. Southeastern Technical College's Exposure Control Plan is designed to provide the faculty and students with recognition of tasks, procedures, and activities which present the potential for occupational exposure to blood and air-borne pathogens and a means of eliminating or minimizing exposures in the performance of their instructional duties or activities. A complete manual of our compliance policies and procedures is available in each classroom and laboratory or upon request.

Notification About Exposure to Hazardous Materials

Participation in the Nurse Aide program includes exposure to hazardous materials. These materials are essential to various procedures and practices that you will learn and perform throughout your education. A complete manual of our compliance policies and procedures is available upon request.

Criminal Arrest History/Record and Drug Screening

Each clinical site establishes its own requirements for student participation, and these requirements vary. Students must be in compliance with the requirements established by a specific clinical site in order to participate in training in that setting.

Adverse information on criminal background checks does hinder an individual from obtaining employment, and may also hinder an individual from participation in clinical rotation in some facilities. Please view the Georgia Department of Community Heath information at https://www.mmis.georgia.gov.

Per clinical facility guidelines, positive drug screen results may hinder an individual’s participation in the clinical rotation.

Licensure/Certification

To be certified as a nurse aide an individual must meet all conditions established by the Department of Community Health (DCH) for a State approved training program.

Upon successful completion of ALL NAST 1100, Nurse Aide Fundamentals, coursework as outlined in the Nurse Aide Program Student Handbook, students will be issued a Training Program Completion Certificate, which will allow them to schedule testing for the state competency evaluation.

• State Competency Evaluation is administered and evaluated only by Department of Community Health (DCH) or a DCH approved entity.
• Testing candidates must present a social security card and government issued picture ID in order to take the State Competency Evaluation.

The Competency Evaluation is required to become certified and added to the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry.

Further details state exam testing can be found in the Nurse Aide Program Student Handbook and by clicking on the Nurse Aide/Medication Aide link on the Department of Community Health website at https://www.mmis.georgia.gov.