Home Health Aide

Learner Outcomes: At the completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
1. Demonstrates basic technical skills that facilitate an optimal level of functioning for the client, recognizing individual, cultural, and religious diversity. (Disciplinary Learning)
2. Provide personal care to clients. (Disciplinary Learning, Social and personal responsibility)
3. Identify psychosocial characteristics of all clients including persons with mental retardation, mental illness, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and related disorders. (Disciplinary Learning)
4. Incorporates principles and skills of restorative nursing in providing care. (Disciplinary Learning)
5. Demonstrate behaviors that maintain and respect client rights and promote clients’ independence, regardless of race, religion, life-style, sexual preference, disease process, or ability to pay. (Social and personal responsibility)
6. Use effective communication skills in order to function as a member of the nursing team. (Literacy)
7. Use procedures and techniques to prevent the spread of microorganisms. (Disciplinary Learning, Social and personal responsibility)
8. Demonstrates the ability to identify and use safety and emergency procedures (Disciplinary Learning, Social and personal responsibility)
9. Deliver sensitive care to the dying patient and the family. (Social and personal responsibility)
10. Demonstrate knowledge of and is responsive to the laws and regulations that affect his/her practice including but not limited client abuse and neglect, client

Please note:  All non-Michigan residents who would like to take this course should first check with their state for licensing requirements.