Course includes classroom and clinical instruction on basic patient care.  Skills learned are daily hygiene, bed baths, taking vital signs, positioning, and transfer of patients and others.  Patient care will be conducted in a nursing home setting.  Prepares the student for the state licensing examination.

The Geriatric Aide student will be required to complete a two part curriculum. Part I is a combination of 20 hours didactic or classroom and 20 hours supervised laboratory and clinical instruction. Part II is advanced training and should include a minimum of 25 hours didactic/classroom instruction combined with 25 hours supervised clinical instruction in the adult care home environment. The student will need to pass the state test with a 70% accuracy.

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