HLTH 1103 - Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide

5 Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/2 credits lab

This course introduces concepts of basic human needs, basic nursing and personal care skills, mental health and social needs, restorative services, residents rights, and home health. The skills are performed in a supervised laboratory and long term care clinical setting. The course is the MN State approved curriculum and meets the requirements of the Minnesota Department of Health. Upon completion of the competency evaluation, students can be employed in either a long term care facility, hospital, or assisted living facility. Minnesota Department of Health: Reimbursable Expenses Nursing assistants who pay for the cost of their training and testing prior to employment are eligible for reimbursement. The nursing assistant has 1 year from completion of the test to turn in receipts requesting reimbursement. The facility has 90 days to reimburse the nursing assistant. If the nursing assistant does not remain employed as a nursing assistant for 90 days, the nursing home is under no obligation to reimburse the nursing assistant. The first nursing home the nursing assistant stays at for at least 90 days would then be responsible to reimburse the nursing assistant if it has been 1 year or less since completion of the test. Only certified nursing homes or boarding care homes are required to reimburse a nursing assistant.

Course Prerequisite(s): None