CSU VOCN 24. Duties of the nursing assistant in the home setting. Included are liability, safety, infection control, housekeeping chores, food anagement, laundry, and record keeping. Successful copletion leads to State Certification as a Home Health Aide. Pharmacological principles of patient care with emphasis on body systems and medication dosage calculation, preparation, administration and storage.
Instruction includes didactic and laboratory simulations.
Fulfills the pharmacology requirements for the Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician. Basic concepts of nutrition for Vocational Nurses. Provides knowledge of normal and therapeutic nutrition to serve as a basis for decision-making in nursing care. Nutrition is integrated into patient care with emphasis on aspects of disease prevention. VOCN 33C Students will practice, perfor and master basic nursing procedures in the clinical laboratory with supervision.