Personal Care & Assistance I
Overview
- Problem-solving when carrying out caregiving procedures
- Asepsis and prevention of infection
- Promoting comfort and rest
- Promoting personal hygiene
- Moving, positioning, and transferring a client
- Bedmaking
- Promoting exercise and activity
- Assisting with dietary intake
- Promoting urinary and bowel elimination
In this course, students will learn clinical procedure skills through a variety of means including lecture, observation, audio-visual aids, demonstration, simulations, and case studies.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a mastery course.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Perform personal care skills in an organized manner ensuring the comfort and appropriate independence of the client;
- Apply an informed problem-solving process to the provision of care and assistance;
- Provide personal care and assistance within the parameters of the HCA role;
- Provide care and assistance in ways that maintain safety for self and others in a variety of contexts.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
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Course Transfers
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Institution | Transfer details for MHPS 1150 | |
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There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. |
Course Offerings
Summer 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
24617
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Tue Thu Fri | Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
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Course status
Open
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