Health Occupations Education [electronic resource] : Suggested Curriculum Guide for Nursing Assistant. Curriculum Guide-3.

The curriculum guide, developed to serve as a statewide model for nursing assistant programs, offers teaching suggestions for nursing assistant courses in the public schools. It is designed for 270 hours of theory and 200 hours of clinical instruction. There are 11 units of instruction: orientation;...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author: Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Div. of Vocational-Technical Education
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1975.
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Summary:The curriculum guide, developed to serve as a statewide model for nursing assistant programs, offers teaching suggestions for nursing assistant courses in the public schools. It is designed for 270 hours of theory and 200 hours of clinical instruction. There are 11 units of instruction: orientation; human behavior; medical communication skills; asepsis; nutrition; safety; body systems and disorders; basic skills; admission, transfer, and discharge; death; and maternal and infant care. For each unit, vertical columns present expected behavioral outcomes, content, suggested activities, and evaluation/assignment suggestions. The units constitute the first half of the document. The remaining half of the guide presents sample lesson plans in 16 areas: admission, asepsis, back care, bathing the newborn, care of the dying, communicable diseases, medical terminology, mental health, muscular system, nutrition, customs and rites, respiratory system, taking temperatures, and urinary system. The final three pages list sources for filmstrips, films, transparencies, kits, posters, pamphlets, and other material. (AG)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED112011.
Sponsoring Agency: Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Vocational Education.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: OEG-3-74-0120.
ERIC Note: For related document, see CE 004 759.
Educational level discussed: Secondary Education.
Physical Description:123 pages