Transcript Public Health Fundamentals - College Tech Prep in North

What’s it all about??
By Sharon Verdu, RN - CD Owens High School
Adapted from the NC Division of Health Services Regulation,
this course is designed to assist future healthcare professionals
to understand the unique challenges and strategies involved in
the delivery of healthcare outside traditional facilities and
without traditional supervision structure, and is responsive to
overwhelming need for community based healthcare.
Public Health Fundamentals carries NC Division Health
Services Regulation NAI registry endorsement when certain
criteria are met.
Students who are listed on the NC Nurse Aide I Registry and
successfully complete Public Health Fundamentals will receive
a Home Care Aide endorsement on the Nurse Aide I listing.
Students, who successfully complete Public Health
Fundamentals and later (within two years) become listed on the
NC Nurse Aide I Registry as a Nurse Aide I, may receive the NAI
Home Care Aide endorsement.
So what’s it all about?
• The course has 26
modules.
• Each module has a
script, powerpoint and
activities.
Module 00
Intro to Public Health
 Describe what public
health entails
 Better describe their
own community’s
public health picture
 Understand the role
of public health in a
community
 List several careers in
public health
 A sample activity
would be:
What is Public Health?
Module 01
Home Care
 Understand the
history of home
care/home health
 Identify the different
disciplines involved
in home care
 Understand what the
Nurse Aide’s role is in
home care
 Understand
supervision
requirements for the
Nurse Aide
 A sample activity
would be:
Trading Card Activity
Module 02
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Legal and Ethical Issues
Know the difference
between legal and
ethical issues
Understand the home
care aide’s role with
legal and ethical issues
Be familiar with the
code of ethics
Understand the
patient’s rights and
responsibilities
Understand the home
care aide’s rights and
responsibilities
Be able to give
examples of ethical
and unethical
behaviors
A sample activity would
be:
Role Play Activity
Module 03
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Personal Safety
Know his or her
rights as an
employee
Be more aware of
unsanitary working
conditions
Travel safely to/from
patient’s homes
Avoid any chemical
hazards
Feel confident in a
potentially
dangerous situation
A sample activity
would be:
Personal Safety ActivityCrime Statistics
(Workkeys Practice!)
Module 04
Person Centered Care
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Understand the
concept/philosophy
of person-centered
care.
Recognize key
values and
principles of
person-centered
care and thinking.
Apply personcentered care in the
delivery of daily care
activities.
A sample activity
would be:
Personal Safety ActivityCrime Statistics
(Workkeys Practice!)
Module 05
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Culture
Obtain an
understanding
about culture and
its influence on:
 Caregivers
 Patients and
families
 Relationships
among home care
aides, patients,
and families
 Clinical care
 Decision making
at the end of life
A sample activity
would be:
Culture Research
Assignment
Module 06
Age Appropriate Care,
Caregiver Burnout, Patient
Abuse
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Describe the normal
growth and
development of infants
to preschoolers
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Identify developmental
tasks of middle
childhood to
adolescence
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Identify developmental
tasks of the varying
stages of adulthood
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Identify physical,
psychological, and
social effects of aging
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Describe methods in
which the aide can
ensure age appropriate
care
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A sample activity would
be:
Age Appropriate Quiz
Module 07
Infection Control in the
Home
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Define vocabulary words
related to infection control.
Describe the history of
infection control
Discuss the importance of
infection control measures,
such as hand washing and
good personal hygiene.
Demonstrate good hand
washing technique.
Recognize how germs
spread.
Describe each link in the
chain of infection.
Relate the chain of infection
to the work of in home
aides.
Describe the signs and
symptoms of infection to
report to the nurse.
Compare standard
precautions and
transmission-based
precautions.
A sample activity
would be:
Guest Speaker on Bag
Technique
Music Video Bag Technique
Module 08
Providing Care for
the Patient’s
Environment
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Describe the role of the
home care aide in caring
for the patient’s
environment
Understand why a clean
home is important to
the overall health and
well-being of the patient
Understand basic
guidelines for cleaning
and home management
tasks
Describe how to develop
a cleaning
routine/schedule
A sample activity
would be:
Cleaning Schedule in the
Classroom
Module 09
Time
Management
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importance of time
management and
organizational skills
Apply applicable
organizational
techniques
Understand how time
management can impact
patient care
Demonstrate good time
management and
organizational decision
making
A sample
activity would
be:
Timing Tasks
Module 10
Relationships with
Patients and Families
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Relate professionalism to
the role of the home care
aide
Define rapport and
professional boundaries
in relation to home care
aides
List examples of how to
develop and maintain
professional boundaries
Give examples of what
constitutes crossing
professional boundaries
Explain why professional
boundaries are
sometimes crossed
Recognize and report
inappropriate behaviors
and/or relationships
A sample activity would
be:
Appropriate or
Inappropriate?
Module 11
Communication
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Discuss general
guidelines of effective
communication
Explain why
communication is
important in the dayto-day interactions
with patients, families,
and co-workers
Describe rules of
reporting and
recording
Explain the importance
of ensuring
confidential patient
communication
A sample activity would
be:
Say What??
Module 12
Emergency
Preparedness
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Describe the role of the
home care aide in
planning for a disaster
Describe the role of the
home care aide in
planning for inclement
weather
Describe the role of the
home care aide in
responding to an
emergency in the home
Discuss the role of the
home care aide in fire
safety in the home
environment
 A sample activity
would be:
Emergency Responders
Module 13
Patient Safety
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Identify common causes of
home accidents and safety
measures that could
prevent home accidents
Describe the role of the
home care aide in fall
prevention and responding
to falls
Describe equipment
related accidents and the
role of the home care aide
in preventing those
accidents
Identify signs and
symptoms of caregiver
burnout
Describe various forms of
possible abuse and
understand what to do in
the case of suspected abuse
of a patient
A sample activity would
be:
Home Safety Assessment
Module 14
Nutrition
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Understand the
MyPyramid guide to
healthy eating
Identify positive and
negative food safety
practices
Shop and prepare
healthy meals for their
patients
Understand the
importance of
hydration
Understand how to
avoid dehydration in
patients
 A sample activity
would be:
What’s Cooking??
Module 15
The Home Care Aide’s Role
for Patient’s with Certain
Common Diseases
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Identify sources of payment
for home care
Understand the cost savings
of home care versus
institutional care
Recognize the most common
diagnoses related to home
care
Gain an understanding of the
diseases and/or conditions
most commonly seen in home
care
Understand the home care
aide’s role in caring for
patients with certain diseases
or conditions
 A sample activity
would be:
Round Robin PPt Poster
Sessions
Module 16
Restorative Care
 Identify the role and
members of the
rehabilitation team
 Discuss the home care
aide’s role in restorative
care
 Identify various adaptive
equipment that may be
used in the home
 Identify home
modifications that may
improve the quality of
life or a disabled patient
 A sample activity
would be:
Adaptive Equipment
Scavenger Hunt
Module 17
Alzheimer’s Disease and
Other Types of Dementia
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Discriminate among the terms:
dementia, Alzheimer’s disease,
forgetfulness, delirium and
depression
Describe symptoms that
commonly occur with
Alzheimer’s disease/dementia
based on brain damage.
Recognize behaviors that are
indicative of dementia.
Differentiate between 5 levels of
ability and loss in people with
dementia based on observable
behaviors, language and
actions.
Demonstrate key components
of a positive physical approach
when working with a patient
with dementia.
Demonstrate a combination of
cues: visual, verbal and tactile to
assist a patient with dementia.
A sample activity would
be:
Physical Approach Skills
Teepa Snow
Module 18
Pain Management
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types of pain a person
can experience
Identify symptoms or
side effects of complex
illness
Discuss the various pain
management techniques
and options
Identify side effects of
pain medications
Better understand the
home care aide’s role in
pain management
 A sample activity
would be:
Pain Words
Module 19
Mental Health
 Identify the signs and
symptoms of mental
illness
 Understand possible
treatment options for
mental illness
 Know the home care
aide’s role in helping
patients manage
symptoms and illness
 A sample activity
would be:
Common PhobiasMatching
Module 20
Understanding
Challenging
Behaviors
 Identify key concepts in
aging
 Understand triggers to
challenging behaviors
 Discuss good
communication and
problem solving
 Define the home care
aide’s role in working
with angry, combative, or
agitated patients
 A sample activity
would be:
What Makes YOU Angry?
Module 21
Palliative Care
 Understand the premise
of palliative care
 Differentiate between
Hospice and palliative
care
 Describe who could
benefit from palliative
care
 Understand the home
care aide’s role in
palliative care
 A sample activity
would be:
Imagine if…
Module 22
End of Life Care
 State the concept of and
criteria for hospice care
 Describe the home care
aide’s role in providing
care to the dying patient
 Discuss the home care
aide’s role in working
with the patient’s family
 Understand how cultural
diversity relates to end of
life care
 A sample activity
would be:
Celebration of Life and
Death Activity
Module 23
Stress Management
for Home Health
Aides
 Understand why
home care aides might
experience stress
 Identify possible
symptoms of burnout
or compassion fatigue
 List several stress
reduction techniques
 A sample activity
would be:
Professional Quality of
Life Scale
Module 24
The Role of the Home
Care Aide in Medication
Administration
 Identify unique
medication requirements
of home care patients
 Explain some
physiological issues
associated with home
care patients and
medications
 Recognize possible major
side effects of
medications
 Understand the home
care aide’s role in
medication
administration
 A sample activity
would be:
Can/Cannot Activity
Module 25
Health Care Personnel Registry
 Identify the process for
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initial nurse aide listings
and required renewals
Identify the additional
nurse aide listings
available within the
DHSR Registries
Understand the role of
the Health Care
Personnel Registry
Identify types of
allegations listed on the
Heatlh Care Personnel
Registry
Identify additional
credentials for which
nurse aides may be
eligible
 A sample activity
would be:
Look Up Activity
Module 26
(2 Modules)
Entrepreneurship for
Aspiring Healthcare
Professionals
 The first module is an
introduction to
entrepreneurship and the
second module is a brief
introduction to the
business planning process
and shows how you can see
if a business is fit for you
and the your community.
 A sample
activity would
be:
Smarties