Distribute this syllabus to students at the
beginning of the course.
Fall/Spring 2015-2016
TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Non Credit-Course Syllabus
Students successful completing the State of Texas Nurse Aide Certification (CNA) can articulate the
credential to provide college credit at TVCC for NURA 1160 – Clinical Nursing Assistant for the
Medical/Nursing Assistant Program.
COURSE: NURA 1060 - Clinical Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant/Aide
(This syllabus is specifically for an ISD Nurse Aide (CNA) course)
This course is paired with: NURA 1001- Nurse Aide for Healthcare (classroom/lab).
(Note: The start date and end date for this course will vary due to clinic
availability. The course start date is set for Sept. 8, 2015. However, the clinical
experience will likely begin after Dec. 1, 2015. Likewise the end date of the
course will vary. It is set for April 30, 2016, but it could be concluded sometime
before that date. The student sign-in sheets (for TDADS) and the instructor
attendance record for (THECB) course files will reflect the specific course dates.
Together these two courses prepare the student to participate in the State of Texas Nurse
Aide Certification process.
Instructor Name: __________________________________________________
Class Location (ISD)________________________________________________
The TVCC Continuing
and Workforce Education Department is located in Suite 115 in the Liberal Arts
Building on the Athens campus. Phone # 903-675-6212.
Office Location: Instructor does not have an office on the TVCC campus.
Your Instructor’s contact information is:
Phone:______________________
Email address:_________________________________________________
ISD Office location (if applicable)___________________________________
Course Description:
This is a health related work-based learning expedience that enables the student to apply
specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts at a clinical site. Direct supervision is
provided by TVCC professional nursing staff .
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The course includes minimum of 40 hours of clinical experience that will be scheduled for
various dates, times, and locations.
Course Co- or Pre-Requisites:
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Immunization must be complete according to TVCC standards
Criminal History Background check and Texas Nurse Registry Check will be made by TVCC
prior to enrollment. Failure to pass will remove the student from the course.
Drug Testing – A negative drug test (done randomly) must be completed and on file prior to
clinical
Student Responsibility for Personal Medical Costs Related to Training must be signed by parents
of student and on file at TVCC.
Confidentiality Form
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These Pre-Requisite Requirements must be complete BEFORE attending clinicals with
patients.
Textbook(s):
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This course uses the same textbook as the companion course NURA 1001- Nurse Aide for Health
Care – classroom/lab.
 Texas Curriculum of Nursing Aides in Long Term Care Facilities, 4th edition 2013
downloaded from the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities (TDADS) website.
http://www.dads.state.tx.us available free to students.
1. NNAAP Texas Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook, July 2015. This is available as a
download from the TDADS website.Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services—
Standards for Nurse Aide Registry and Training, Handbook: Revision: 11-1. (This is
found on the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services web site and is available
free to students).
Required Materials:
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Scrubs Maroon or Wine color
Closed toed, non-absorbent shoes (white preferred)
Watch with a second hand
Stethoscope
Gait belt
TVCC ID card in a badge sleeve (provided by TVCC)
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student should
demonstrate a mastery of the following learning outcomes:
Apply the theory, concepts, and skills involving specialized materials, tools,
equipment, procedures, regulations, laws, and interactions within and
among the political, environmental, social, and legal systems associated
with the occupation and the healthcare business/industry and will
demonstrate legal and ethical behavior, safety practices, interpersonal and
teamwork skills, and appropriate written and verbal communication skills
using the terminology of the occupation and the healthcare
business/industry.
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Maintain basic safety and comfort of long term residents.
Safely perform activities of daily living skills and promote independence in:
mobility, transfers, elimination, eating, dressing and grooming.
Independently perform Passive Range of Motion exercises.
Perform and record measurements of height, weight, temperature, pulse,
respirations, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
Communicate effectively with residents/patients with a variety of
communication disorders (visual, hearing, cognitive impairment, behavioral
problems) and family members or significant others respecting HIPAA laws
and resident’s rights.
Effectively interact with members of the healthcare team.
Postmortem care procedures (Field trip to funeral home, if available).
Course Requirements:
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This course is 40 clock hours (48 contact hours).
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Students must pass both the classroom course (NURA 1001) and the clinical course (NURA
1060) with a grade of 80% or greater, pass the CNA practice skills and written exams with an
80% or greater to be eligible to sit for the State of Texas Nurse Aide Certification exam.
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Completion of the Texas Nurse Aide Performance Record with each skill signed off on by the
instructor that it was completed correctly. (Note: A copy of the completed Texas Nurse Aide
Performance Record is to be provided to student by the instructor with the student signing a
receipt form. This must be available to TVCC for TDADS course audit.)
Grades: ISD students will be given numeric grades for ISD records and converted to letter grades for
TVCC transcripts. ISDs require “semester grades”. These are to be provided to TVCC prior to dismissal
for Christmas break (this is the semester grade, but not the official TVCC final course grade) due before
the end of April. The grade provided in April is the final course grade that will be provided to the ISD
and transcripted at TVCC.
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Completion of the Nurse Aide Preceptor Skills Check-off –20 %
 Completion of the Nurse Aide Instructor Skills Check-off –50%
 Professionalism Clinical Grade Sheet to include a minimum of five direct observations—10%
 Skills Test with a passing grade of –20%
The following grading scale will be utilized:
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A=Excellent (90-100)
B=Good (80-89)
C=Fair (70-79)
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D=Poor (60-69)
F=Failure (below 60)
W=Withdrew (student/ISD initiated drop)
Outline of Course Schedule:
Specific dates for clinicals will be scheduled by the instructor
and the nursing home. They are not currently available and are subject to change once set.
Attendance:
Attendance is required at all clinical sessions. Attendance must meet the
requirements of TDADS, the clinical facility, and TVCC. Make up sessions must be
at the clinical site with the facility’s permission and with the approved CNA
instructor on site and in charge of the clinical experience. Make up sessions will be
at the expense of the ISD. They will not be subsidized by TVCC. Students must
sign-in for all classes and tardiness or leaving early will be noted. The State of
Texas requires a minimum of 40 clinical hours in an approved long term care facility
to be eligible for participating in the state certification exam.
Dress Code and Uniform:
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Students must attend class and laboratory exercises neatly dressed in
solid maroon-colored scrubs. Optional: a scrub jacket of the same color
as the uniform pants and top.
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Student’s hair must be clean, neat and of a normal hair color. Students
are required to draw back their hair if it is longer than shoulder length
and/or hanging in the face. Male students must either shave regularly or
if they choose to wear a mustache and/or beard, keep it clean, trimmed
and well groomed.
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Students must bathe regularly to avoid offensive odor. In addition,
students must refrain from use of cologne, perfume, aftershave lotion,
or make up. Some patients are allergic to these products.
4.
Students are expected to keep fingernails clean and at a reasonable
length. Due to issues relating to infection control artificial nails are not
permitted. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that
"healthcare personnel should avoid wearing artificial nails and keep
natural nails no longer than one quarter of an inch long if caring for
patients at high-risk of acquiring infections." See the CDC website for
further information (http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/Guidelines.html)
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No facial jewelry allowed at clinical facilities. Earrings will be allowed if
studs or small non-dangling earrings. Any non-removable facial jewelry
must be covered with a band-aide or bandage while in a clinical facility.
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Failure to remove jewelry while at the clinical site will result in being
dismissed with no opportunity for make-up time.
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Tattoos must be covered when in a clinical facility. A long sleeved T-shirt
or turtle neck shirt may be worn under the scrub top. Failure to cover
tattoos while at a clinical facility will result in being dismissed from the
facility with no opportunity for make-up time.
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Students or the ISD must provide own transportation to all clinical
facilities.
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Notify instructor in advance if unable to attend a clinical. Often another
student can go to clinical in your place –perhaps as a “make up”.
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No guests, family or children allowed while at a clinical facility.
10. Follow facility policy regarding smoking, taking breaks, loitering,
parking, visiting with colleagues and patient’s families, etc. Failure to do
so can result in being asked to leave the clinical site without your hours
being counted.
11. Cell phones must be muted and not visible in patient care areas. Calls
may be returned during breaks and mealtime only. If an emergency
have your family or friends call the nursing home and have you paged.
Other issues with behavior or failure to comply with the above
policies may result in being sent home at the discretion of the
clinical instructor or facility staff without make-up time.
Repeated violations will result in the student being referred to
the Dean of Continuing and Workforce Education. Disciplinary
action could include being placed on probation and/or withdrawn
from the class.
Cheating/Plagiarism:
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to, cheating on a test,
plagiarism, and collusion. “Cheating on a test” shall include
(a) Copying from another student’s test paper
(b)Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the
test
(c)Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test
without permission from the test administrator
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(d) Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or
in part, the contents of an un-administered test
i. The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the
contents of the unadministered test
ii. Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to
substitute for oneself, to take a test, and
iii. Bringing another person to obtain an unadministered test or
information about an unadministered test.
“Plagiarism” shall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or
obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or
incorporation of it in one’s own written work.
“Collusion” shall be defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person
in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements.
The student who engages in cheating, plagiarism, or collusion may receive a
failing grade on the assignment; or, the student who engages in cheating,
plagiarism, or collusion may receive a failing grade in the course.
Drop Policy:
A student may withdraw (drop) from a course and receive a grade of “W” at any
time during a given class. Dropping requires contacting the TVCC Continuing and
Workforce Education Department to officially “drop”. Students who do not
officially drop, but discontinue class activities will receive a grad of “F”.
For ISD students—you can work with your school counselor to contact TVCC
about dropping. An official notice from the counselor can be used for TVCC to
“drop the student”. Note—Just telling your instructor that you are not returning
does not provide the documentation needed to receive a grade of “W” instead of an
“F”.
Student’s Responsibility:
This syllabus contains information, policies and procedures for a specific course.
By enrolling, the student agrees to read, understand, and abide by the rules,
policies, regulations, and ethical standards of Trinity Valley Community College
as contained in the current catalog and schedule of classes.
Affirmative Action:
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TVCC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution which provides
educational and employment opportunities on the basis of merit and without
discrimination or harassment in full compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503,504); Americans with
Disabilities Act, as amended, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; the
Vietnam Era Veterans Assistance Act of 1974; Article 522lk V.A.C.S.; and
Executive Orders 11246 and 11758.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
Trinity Valley Community College provides equal opportunities for academically
qualified students with disabilities and ensures access to a wide variety of
resources and programs. The passage of Section 504, Federal Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires that the college
make certain special arrangements for students with disabilities such as moving
classes to accessible locations when necessary, allowing the use of tape recorders,
sign language interpreters, or other educational auxiliary aids, making special test
arrangements, and other accommodations. The college will make reasonable
accommodations for qualified students with a diagnosed physical and/or learning
disability who have been admitted to the college and request accommodations.
Students with disabilities who wish to request accommodations should notify the
Guidance Services Office on their campus. In accordance with federal law, a
student requesting accommodations must provide documentation of his/her
disability to the Disability Services counselor.
Some disabilities could prohibit the enrollment in this specific course due to course
outcomes and requirements.
For more information, please visit the Guidance Service Office on your campus or
contact Diane Milner at 903-675-6310 or email dmilner@tvcc.edu. For additional
information, please visit:
http://www.tvcc.edu/guidance/studentswithdisabilities.aspx.
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