nursing field. Please refer to the below listed curriculumn blocks for further definition and articulation:

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1 nursing field. Please refer to the below listed curriculumn blocks for further definition and articulation: Catalogue description to be printed in the Fall/Winter/Spring catalogues: The purpose of this course will be to increase student knowledge of medical culture, terminology, and documentation. This course will utilize both Spanish and English. The students will use area specific medical terminology to competently document specific and generic nursing activities. The students will be practicing newly acquired skills in an English-speaking environment. Block I: Life Skills Professional Skills Block II: Documentation Block III: Medical Terminology To establish the professional skills necessary for English proficiency in the medical field. To practice both professional care giving skills, English and medical terminology in a variety of contexts. Including a class room setting; utilizing nursing assistant skills, knowledge, and terminology. To format and practice the standard methods of nursing documentation in English. To learn area specific abbreviations and written practices in English. To acquire a base knowledge of medical terminology, inclusive of the following areas: introduction to medical language rules of combining forms of medical terms presentation of medical terms with proper written and verbal expression translation of medical terms basic anatomy of the human body basic pathologies associated with human body systems Relation to Core Abilities: Communication: Students will read aloud in class, make oral presentations and participate in group

2 discussions, In order to proffer clear and appropriate communication in a nursing setting/work place. Students will acquire new area-specific terminology via assigned vocabulary /exercises. Students will be participating in interactive lab practice, utilizing area-specific skills in team settings that require comprehensive communication. Students will be speaking in English, as well as in their native languages. Students will be acquiring a more proficient use of English; by reading, writing and speaking it daily, within the class room setting. Critical Thinking Personal Responsibility Students will evaluate nursing charting, execute nursing documentation, problem solve patient/care giver interactions. The student will complete exercises involving goal setting and measuring outcomes. Students will practice skills in re-created labs that allow them to make deductions, utilize'sequential thinking, and make objective observations. The student will practice working in teams, thus encouraging problem-solving in group situations, as a collaborative effort. Students will role-play in a variety of different nursing venues. Students will demonstrate initiative in classroom activities, group exercises, discussions, practice labs and homework. Students will apply newly acquired vocabulary, medical terminology and skills to their projects and written exercises. Students will benefit from how personal responsibility increases their collaborative efforts with other classmates in team work interactions. A student's personal responsibility will assist in increasing both their nursing skills

3 Diversity/Appreciation of Others Information and Technology and their English abilities. An objective of this course is to increase awareness of human interdependence and our responsibility towards each other as human beings. A key component to this course is to increase English usage skills in both verbal use, reading and written language. The technological factor is the acquisition of area-specific terminology and practices for NA's in the medical field. Relevant technologies, terminology and skills are used in this course: Internet search skills, computer documentation, and some technical demonstration of medical tools. Lifelong Learning An objective of this course is to teach the students the tools to be competent in English, in any field of healthcare Students will learn to utilize new terminology and skills in their chosen field of healthcare to be utilized in life long careers. Students will acquire an understanding for the process of problem solving in various occupational situations. Prerequisites: For placement in this class, the student must score a level V on the CASAS 20 ESL test and be enrolled in the Mathematics portion of the Spanish GED. 4 Class Format: Classes will be held daily for 50 minutes each session, Monday through Friday, The GED Math class will be offered daily The class format will include lecture English/Spanish team exercises/projects, practice labs, practice documentation in English, reading/writing exercises, and skills activities. Students will be tested periodically during the class and a final exam will be given.

4 Decision Drama: "On the Job" Critical Thinking Exercise (pgs ) Role Playing: Dressing and Transfers Gait Belt Demonstration/Use Skills: Range of Motion (Passive) (Active) Basic Terminology:" Body Parts" (R & L Extremities) (pgs , Physical Therapy, "Medical Terminology" 4 th Edition) Documentation of Input/Output (fill out Input/Output Form Lesson 7: Health Occupations {pgs ) Math: Measurements (pgs ) Health Occupations Text Percentages and CC's: Is the cup half full or is it half empty? Lab Practice: Dressing a client with Right side neglect Lab Practice: Wheelchair Transfers (Group) (Using Gait Belt), Lab Practice: Passive ROM (one knee & one ankle) Test #2: Skill: Passive ROM & Wheel- Chair Transfer/Gait Belt Use English: Health Occupations Glossary Block It: Documentation & Appropriate Wording Numerical Recording Week ill: Computer Charting Specific Form Use Block III / Week I: Continuation of this curriculumn Vocabulary: Charting Abbreviations "Medical Terminology" 4 m Edition, pp.335, Table 15.3 Safety Tips: Lesson 5, "Health Occupations", pg. 37, pg. 40 &41, (English/Spanish) "Who's eating what?" Percentages and CC's of solids & liquids. Specialized diets. "Menues and Measurements", Lesson 7, "Health Occupations", pgs , S.O.A.P. Charting: Appropriate Wording (Computer ActivityHTable 1.7, pg. 11, Basic Medical Terms, "Med.Term. 4 th Ed.) (English/Spanish) Vocabulary Game Show: "Abbreviation

5 The final exam will consist of three sections: an oral/written exam in English, on medical terminology, documentation and life skills, the second section will test applied nursing assistant practicum skills/abilities (in Spanish and English),and the third section will be achieving completion of a CASAS pre-test and post test. Attendance/Homework Policy: 95% attendance is required. All absences should be reported to the Instructor via a phone message on the office voice mail. Active participation, and completing 100 % of the in-class assignments and the homework are required. This course is a pass/fail class with a teacher recommendation Course Activities/Exercises: Mondays: Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary Exercises. Tuesdays: Decision Dramas, Skills Introduction, Nursing Math Wednesdays: Vocabulary Pop Quiz, Role Playing (Group) Thursdays: Reading/Writing Review, Skills Lab Practice, Math Lab Fridays: Pop Quiz or Test Block I: Week I Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Reading Exercise Writing Activity Vocabulary List: Flash Cards Vocabulary Game Show Decision Dramas Skills Introduction Nursing Math * Vocabulary Pop Quiz Role Playing (Group) In The Work Place Reading/Writing Review Skills Lab Practice Math Lab Friday: Pop Quiz or Test One Quarter weeks 50-55hours Four Blocks Each block contains 3 weeks 1 5 hrs. per block

6 Pop-Quiz: Skin Surface Lesions (English) Week III Test #3: Bed Bath & Nail Care (English) Week II Test #4: Sterilization/Bilingual Interview (Week III) Block IV: Week 1: Math Review Math/Nursing Skills Exam Review of the following mathematical nursing Skills: Weight Measures, R.O.M. Degrees, Urinary Output Measures, Food Intake Measures, Reading/Recording Oral Temperatures, Recording Radial Pulse, Counting/Recording Respirations, Administering/Recording Blood Pressures (One Step Procedure) Math/Nursing Skills Exam (the above listed Skills) Week II: Reading/Writing (English) Exam Skills Exams (English & Spanish) Reading/Writing Review: "Health Occupations" Review worksheet Exam for the above Reading/Writing: the "On The Job" portion of each lesson is the exam Portion for each lesson. They must write the Answers to these portions in English and Spanish. The student may choose 6 of the 12 Lessons to write in English and 6 in Spanish. Skills Exam: Asepsis, Bed Making, Oral Care, Denture Care, Dressing Client with R side Neglect, Bed to Wheelchair Transfers, Wheelchair Safety, Assisting Moderate Assist Ambulation, Passive R.O.M., Active R.O.M. /Bedpan Assist, Perineal Care, Catheter Care, Foot Care, Nail Care, Feeding a Client, Making An Occupied Bed, Putting on Knee-High Support Stockings, Positioning a Client in Bed, Giving a Bed Bath Revised Block 1: Pre-Nursing Assistant Class Block 1 will include utilizing the text, "Health Occupations" in place of the Multilingual Lemma Website. The lessons That will be covered in the Pre-N.A. Class for Weeks l-lll, Block 1, will be Lesson 2, Lesson 4, Lesson 1 0, Lesson 1 2, and the Glossary in the back of the text. Week 1, II, II wiil have the same content as the above scale sections with these The Skills practice will include: bed making. Asepsis, Radial Pulse Taking and Recording, Blood Pressure Taking and Recording, Oral Care, and Respiration Count & Record,

7 Wheelchair Safety & Incontinent Care (English/Spanish at specific times only) Auction" * Decision Dramas: Verbal Patient Status Report Skills: Incontinent care, Perinea! Care, Catheter Care Terminology Exercise: Perineum (pgs , pgs , "Med. Term. 4 th Ed.) (English/Spanish) Elimination Documentation: "What is a Texas Hat?" Use current forms for charting. Lab Practice: CNA Charting Format (Individual) Lab Practice: Safety Tips (Wheelchairs, Beds, Food Carts) (Group) (English/Spanish) Pop-Quiz: Give a verbal report of patient's Status Document %'s of solids/liquids consumed at a meal Block III: Documentation & 24 Hour Assessment Form Week 11: Bilingual Pt. Interviews (Primarily English) Reading & Writing Exercise: Sterilization Procedures ( Lesson 6, Pgs , "Health Occupations") Practice form: 24 Hour Shift Assessment (English/Spanish) The Skin: Medical Terminology (Pgs , "Medical Terminology" 4 th Edition) * Skills: Bed Bath & Nail Care (English/Spanish) * Nails: Medical Terminology (pgs , "Medical Terminology" 4* Edition) Skin Surface Lesions (pgs ) Universal Precautions: Lesson 1, pgs. 3&4, -"Health Occupations" Deductive Reasoning: Finding the main ideal Lesson 1, pgs. 2-9, "Health Occupations" "How to Safely Deal with Communicable Diseases", Lesson 4, pgs , "Health Occupations" Skills Practice: Patient Interviews (Initial Assessment) (Group)(English/Spanish) "Formation" 1 Filling out a complete CNA Documentation Record (English/Spanish) Lab Practice: Bilingual Interview (Group) Lab Practice: Sterilization/Universal Precautions (Individual) Lab Practice: Bed Bath & Nail Care (Group) Pop-Quiz: Universal Precautions (English/Spanish) Week II

8 listed exceptions > > > The exam for the end of Block I at the Labor Camp will include the "Health Occupations" "On the Job" portion of Lessons 2 & 10 (in English only) The skills portion of the exam will include Each of the skills listed above. This portion Of the exam may be completed in Spanish. The documentation portion of this exam Will be to completely fill-out, in English, the job application form and the background check form. Resource Materials: After the student has completed Block I at the Labor Camp, providing all exams have been passed sufficiently and that student has the teacher's recommendation; then the student may be placed in the WWCC on-campus class for Blocks II, III, & IV. The class will have a resource set of texts: "Health Occupations", Cambridge Adult Education and "Medical Terminology for Health Professionals" 4 th Edition, Delmar/Thomson Learning, Ann Ehrlich and Carol L. Schroeder, Nursing Assistant s Handbook The ESL and Nursing Instructors will also be utilizing a variety of handouts, application forms and documentation form blanks. This class curriculumn was developed by Suky Binney, July 2002, under the supervision Of Lisa F/ores, Transitional Studies; in coordination with Allied Health Programs, WWCC.

9 listed exceptions > > > The exam for the end of Block I at the Labor Camp will include the "Health Occupations" "On the Job" portion of Lessons 2 & 10 (in English only) The skills portion of the exam will include Each of the skills listed above. This portion Of the exam may be completed in Spanish. The documentation portion of this exam Will be to completely fill-out, in English, the job application form and the background check form. Resource Materials: After the student has completed Block I at the Labor Camp, providing all exams have been passed sufficiently and that student has the teacher's recommendation; then the student may be placed in the WWCC on-campus class for Blocks II, III, & IV. The class will have a resource set of texts: "Health Occupations", Cambridge Adult Education and "Medical Terminology for Health Professionals" 4 th Edition, Delmar/Thomson Learning, Ann Ehrlich and Carol L. Schroeder The ESL and Nursing Instructors will also be utilizing a variety of handouts, application forms and documentation form blanks. This class curriculumn was developed by Suky Binney, July 2002, under the supervision Of Lisa F/ores, Transitional Studies; in coordination with Allied Health Programs, WWCC.