College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
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1. Division: Health Occupations
2.
Course Discipline and Number: HO 161
3.
Course Title: Home Health Aide
4.
New
Change to existing course Reactivation of HO 161
(Indicate changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
Replacing existing course
5.
(Course to be inactivated)
Is this course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program?
If yes, specify program code:
No
Yes
Required course
Restricted elective
6.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
This course was previously offered to supply the community with individuals who have had additional
training beyond the Certified Nursing Assistant to provide assistance to people at home. With changes in
reimbursement for home care services, less HHA had been needed in the county. At present individuals needing
training must go to Santa Rosa. Area 1 Agency on Aging and Hospice of Humboldt County have requested that
CR again train Home Health Aids (HHA)
7.
List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
Students must learn to prepare meals for individuals at home. A $10 fee will be
charged. Students must have current TB (tuberculosis) testing
8.
This course will have an instructional materials fee. No
Fee: $10.00
Submitted by: Meredith
Harris_
Yes
Tel. Ext.4236
Submitting Division/Center Review Meredith Harris
Date: 9/24/04
Date: 9/24/04
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Curriculum Proposal
ACASEN: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 10/22/04
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
Catalog Description
Grading Standard
Select
Letter Grade Only
Units
2
1.5
Lecture Hours
27 hrs, 1.5 units
22 hrs, 1.22 units
Lab Hours
27 hrs, 0.5 units
20 hrs, 0.37 units
Prerequisites
HO 110 or Current CA
certification as a CNA
Corequisites
None
Recommended
Preparation
None
Maximum Class Size
RepeatabilityMaximum Enrollments
60
30
0
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the "old" (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
Course Outline
DATE: 9/23/04
DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER: HO 161
FORMER DISCIPLINE AND NUMBER (If previously offered):
COURSE TITLE: Home Health Aide
TOTAL UNITS: 1.5 [Lecture Units: 1.22
Lab Units: 0.37]
TOTAL HOURS: 42 [Lecture Hours: 22 Lab Hours: 20]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 30
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
Training and practice of the skills used by a certified nursing assistant to provide basic
care of clients in their own homes. Upon course completion students are eligible for
State Certification as a Home Health Aide.
Note: A $10 fee will be charged for materials.
Special notes or advisories:
Students must hold current California certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
PREREQUISITES:
No
Yes
Course: HO 110 with certification as a nursing assistant
(CNA)
Rationale for Prerequisite?
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
Skills and knowledge of basic patient care for individuals living in long term care
facilities, including communication, medical asepsis, physical and emotional care needs.
COREQUISITES:
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite?
Course:
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION:
No
Yes
Course:
Rationale for Recommended Preparation?
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of specific,
measurable student accomplishments.
Upon completion of this course, the student will: 1. describe the role and responsibilities
of the certified home health aid; 2. discuss common observations and documentation to
be completed by the HHA; 3. identify organizational and time management technique in a
daily work schedule; 4. apply basic care concept to the care receipient living at home; 5.
describe effective communication techniques for the HHA; 6. describe common
emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill clients and their families; 7. plan a meal for
a client on a therapeutic diet; 8. discuss priniciples of safe food handling and storage; 9.
identify principles of providing a safe, clean healthy environment; and 10. be eligible for
state certification as a home health aide.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
The content for this course is standardized in the Model Curriculum for Home Health Aids
prepared by the Chancellor's Office: Basic hygiene, Maslow's Hierarchy of needs,
patient rights, cleanliness and safety of the individual at home and his environment, time
management, and caring.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
Basic care principles are transferable from residents in long term care facilities to
individuals at home, including communication, medical asepsis, physical and emational
needs of clients.
Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
Personal and professional boundaries, cultural and spiritual aspects of care
Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
Provision of personal care, using basic principles of hygiene, privacy, caring, meal preparation,
management of laundry and dishes of the ill clients at home
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
What will the students be doing (i.e., Listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities,
attending a field trip, etc.)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
Listen to lectures, watch demonstrations, return demonstrations of care and home management, provide
care to individuals in their homes
ASSESSMENT TASKS:
How will the student show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if
any) are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
Skills check offs for personal care, providing a safe and clean environment, and meal
preparation. Final written exam.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
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(Author, Title, and Date Fields are required):
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Author Fuzy,
Jetta, RN MSN and Leahy, William, MD
Title
Home Health Aid Handbook
Date
2001
Author Sorrentino,
Sheila
Title
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Textbook for Nursing Assistants 6th Ed
Date
2004
Other Appropriate Readings:
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
UC
CSU
NONE
General elective credit
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
Specific course equivalent
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
PROPOSED GENERAL EDUCATION:
Rationale for General Education certification:
BOTH
NONE
1.
,
(Campus)
2.
,
(Campus)
CR
UC
CSU
College of the Redwoods General Education Applicability:
AREA
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
Proposed California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE) Applicability
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal
Institutions
D9 – Psychology
E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Applicability
AREA
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER HO
161
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department: HO Health Occupations
16. CoRequisite Course:
2. Subject: HO
17. CoRequisite Noncourse:
Course No: 161
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
18. Maximum Class Size: 30
4. Min/Maximum Units: 1.5 to
19. Repeat/Retake: NR No Repeats
variable units
5. Course Level: C Clearly Occupational
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
8. Short Title: Home Health Aide
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
9. Long Title: Home Health Aide
24. Accounting Method: PAC Positive Attendance
10. National ID
11. Local ID
(CIP):
(TOPS):
51.1615
120380
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
26. Billing Method: T-Term
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
28. Billing Credits: 1.5



Level Two Work Experience: NWE-Not Coop
Work Experience
29. Purpose: I Occupation Ed
Level Three:
30. Articulation No.
Placeholder for GE OR
(CAN):
Choose One:
31. Articulation Seq.
(CAN):
Level Four: If GE : Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: C Not Transerable
13. Instructional Method: LL Lecture/Lab
33. Equates to another course?
14. Lec TLUs: 2.94 Contact Hours: 42.0
Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
34. The addition of this course will inactive
number). Inactive at end of
term.
15. Prerequisite: HO 110
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
.
Curriculum Approval Date: 10.22.04
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