AHE 130 - Advanced Nurse Assisting Skills

3.0 Credits
Fundamentals in microorganism/microbial control, asepsis and sterile techniques, specimen collection, wound care, and point of care testing. Prerequisite: AHE 162 and 164 or CNA licensure in Washington state.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Define terms related to communicable diseases. [REASON]
Identify selected types of microorganisms and common methods of isolation and identify principles of infection control, including patient isolation. [REASON]
Describe the principles of specimen collection and processing, transport media, storage of supplies. [ACT]
Perform point of care testing: blood glucose monitoring, urine dipstick, stool guaiac. [ACT]
Describe and demonstrate the principles of wound care, including wound drains. [ACT]
Describe the purposes for urinary catheterization and demonstrate the involved procedures. [ACT]
Describe the purpose for bladder ultrasound and demonstrate correct procedure in simulated exercises. [ACT]
Describe the purpose for supplementary oxygen and discuss involved procedures of equipment monitoring, care and patient teaching. [ACT]
Describe the purpose for tube feeding and bowel management. [REASON]
Demonstrate skill in assisting with IVs. [ACT]