Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Program
Title: Nursing Assistant
(Articulated)
Program
Type: Career Preparatory
Career
Cluster: Health Science
Purpose
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides
coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and
relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education
and careers in the Health Science career cluster; provides technical skill
proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to
the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work
attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and
occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of Health Science
career cluster.
This program is designed to prepare students for employment as nursing
assistants (SOC 31-1014 Nursing Assistants).
The content includes but is not limited to interpersonal skills, medical terminology,
legal and ethical responsibilities, safe and efficient work, gerontology,
nutrition, pet-facilitated therapy, health and safety including
Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – heart saver level, and employability
skills.
Additional
Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is
provided at the end of this document.
Program Structure
This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting
of 2 occupational completion points.
This program is comprised of courses which have been
assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in
accordance with Section 1007.24 (1), F.S.
Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a
transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3) (b), F.S.
To teach the courses listed below, instructors must hold at
least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.
The following table illustrates the postsecondary program
structure:
|
OCP
|
Course
Number
|
Course
Title
|
Teacher
Certification
|
Length
|
SOC
Code
|
|
A
|
HSC0003
|
Basic Healthcare Worker
|
REG NURSE 7 G
LPN 7 G*
PRAC NURSE @7 %7%G
(Must be a Registered Nurse)
|
90 hours
|
31-9099
|
|
B
|
HCP0121
|
Nurse Aide and Orderly (Articulated)
|
75
hours
|
31-1014
|
* The
LPN 7 G district issued certification is a practical nurse. A practical nurse
can only be utilized as an instructor of the CNA training program when they are
supervised by the program coordinator which must be a registered nurse. Please
refer to F.A.C. 64B9-15.005 for requirements.
Regulated Programs
Successful
completion of this program from an approved school prepares the student for
certification for employment as a Nursing Assistant, in accordance with Chapter
464.203, Florida Statutes. To be
approved, this program must be supervised by a registered nurse and follow the
faculty qualifications set forth in 64B9-15.005 (3) (a) F.A.C.
New programs must
be approved by the Board of Nursing, Department of Health prior to enrolling
students.
Those students who
satisfactorily complete an approved course are eligible to apply to take the
national nursing assistant examination being utilized in Florida, in accordance
with Chapter 464.203, F.S. This program
includes both Acute and Long Term Care.
In accordance with
64B9-15.005 (4) (c) F.A.C., students will perform nursing skills in the
clinical and simulated laboratory settings under the supervision of a qualified
instructor. The clinical instruction ratio for program instructor to student is
1 to 15 for students caring directly for residents or clients.
In accordance with 64B9-15.006 (2) F.A.C., The standardized
curriculum shall require a minimum of 80 hours of classroom and 40 hours
clinical instruction. The clinical instruction shall include at least 20 hours
of long term care clinical instruction in a licensed nursing home
In accordance with
64B9-15.006 (3) F.A.C., Prior to any direct contact with a resident, a training
program shall require that a student receive a minimum of 16 hours of classroom
instruction in communication and interpersonal skills; infection control; safety/emergency
procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver; promoting residents’ independence;
and respecting residents’ rights.
According to Section 400.211, F.S., persons who are enrolled
in, or have completed, a state approved nursing assistant training program may
be employed by a licensed nursing facility for a period of four months.
However, the certification requirements must be met within four months of such
initial employment.
Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices
Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that
educators should seek to develop in their students. These practices are not exclusive to a Career
Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education. Career Ready Practices should be taught and
reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly
higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a
program of study.
1.
Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee.
2.
Apply appropriate academic and technical skills.
3.
Attend to personal health and financial well-being.
4.
Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason.
5.
Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions.
6.
Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
7.
Employ valid and reliable research strategies.
8.
Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving
them.
9.
Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management.
10.
Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals.
11.
Use technology to enhance productivity.
12.
Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence.
Standards
After successfully
completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:
01.0 Demonstrate knowledge of the healthcare
delivery system and health occupations.
02.0 Demonstrate the ability to communicate and
use interpersonal skills effectively.
03.0 Demonstrate legal and ethical
responsibilities.
04.0 Demonstrate an understanding of and apply
wellness and disease concepts.
05.0 Recognize and practice safety and security
procedures.
06.0 Recognize and respond to emergency
situations.
07.0 Recognize and practice infection control
procedures.
08.0 Demonstrate an understanding of information
technology applications in healthcare.
09.0 Demonstrate employability skills.
10.0 Demonstrate knowledge of blood borne
diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
11.0 Apply basic math and science skills.
12.0
Use verbal and written communications specific
to nurse assisting.
13.0
Demonstrate legal and ethical responsibilities
specific to nurse assisting.
14.0
Perform physical comfort and safety functions
specific to nurse assisting.
15.0
Provide personal patient care.
16.0
Perform patient care procedures.
17.0
Apply principles of nutrition.
18.0
Provide care for geriatric patients.
19.0
Apply the principles of infection control
specific to nursing assisting.
20.0
Provide biological, psychological, and social
support.
21.0
Perform supervised organizational functions,
following the patient care plan.
22.0
Assist with restorative (rehabilitative)
activities.
