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CNA Course Overview
Chapter 1
The Nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care
Settings of care, the nursing assistant role, the care team, professionalism, legal and ethical behavior, Residents’ Rights, and documentation.
Chapter 2
Foundations of Resident Care
Communication, special-needs communication, safety and nonmedical emergencies, medical emergencies, and infection prevention and control.
Chapter 3
Understanding Residents
Basic human needs, holistic care, independence, cultural differences, family roles, growth and development, mental health, death and dying, and hospice.
Chapter 4
Body Systems and Related Conditions
Structure and function of each body system, common conditions, observations to report, and care guidelines.
Chapter 5
Confusion, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Confusion and delirium, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, communication strategies, activities of daily living, difficult behaviors, and creative therapies.
Chapter 6
Personal Care Skills
Personal care, skin care and pressure injury prevention, bathing, grooming, dressing, oral hygiene, elimination, and safe positioning and moving.
Chapter 7
Basic Nursing Skills
Admission, transfer and discharge, vital signs, height and weight, restraint-free care, fluid balance, catheters and oxygen, the resident’s unit, bedmaking, and dressings.
Chapter 8
Nutrition and Hydration
The six basic nutrients and MyPlate, food preferences, special diets, fluid balance, unintended weight loss, mealtime support, assisting with eating, and swallowing problems.
Chapter 9
Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
Rehabilitation and restorative care, promoting independence, ambulation and assistive devices, body alignment, prosthetic devices, range of motion exercises, and bladder and bowel retraining.
Chapter 10
Caring for Yourself
Finding a job, job descriptions, managing conflict, employee evaluations, certification and the state registry, continuing education, and managing stress.