Title: Module Introduction
Course: HCP 0102 Articulated Nursing Assistant > Section: Module 1 - Guidelines Nursing Assistant Care and Communication

Our first Module focuses on the general role of nursing assistant within healthcare industry. Healthcare is changing daily, which allows the nursing assistant to deliver high quality care to the patient. Another important point module one addresses is being able to effectively delegate and communicate as a nursing assistant. This module also describes many healthcare agencies such as acute and long term healthcare agencies. Today’s nursing assistants must understand resident rights and apply the nursing process to patient career.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:
- Describe the type of healthcare agencies
- Describe the healthcare team
- Identify resident rights
- Describe quality and traits of a nursing assistant
- Define the nursing process
- Understand the role and function of a nursing assistant.
- Discuss 5 Rights of delegation and maintaining work ethics.
- Define professional boundaries, boundary crossing, and boundary violation.
- Discuss effective communication skills.
- Define and understand the provision of care for the older population

Readings

- Chapter 1 Introduction to healthcare agencies
- Chapter 2 Person Rights
- Chapter 3 The nursing assistant
- Chapter 4 Ethics and Laws
- Chapter 5 Work ethics
- Chapter 6 Communication with the Health Team
- Chapter 7 Assisting with the nursing processes
- Chapter 8 Understanding the person
- Module 1 Lecture
  - See abbreviated lecture notes