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Note: Each section within a module is 1-2 hours in length.
Total Personal Care Aid Certificate course is 40 hours in length.
 Module 1: Becoming a Caregiver
- Becoming a Caregiver
- Duties of a Caregiver
- Ethics and Personal Rights
- Communicating with Others
Module 2: Basic Foundations for Care - Understanding Client Rights
- Promoting Your Clients' Independence
- Understanding Elder Abuse
- Human Needs & Development
- Body Systems and the Aging Process
- Common Chronic Diseases in the Senior Population
- Common Communicable Diseases in the Senior Population
- Handling Difficult Situations and Behaviors
Module 3: Caregiving in an Emergency - Emergency First Aid: Burns and Poisons
- Emergency First Aid: Heart Attack and Shock
- Emergency First Aid: Choking and Falls
- Emergency First Aid: Stroke and Wounds
- Emergency First Aid: Other Sudden Emergencies
Module 4: Nuts and Bolts of Caregiving - Infection Control
- Environmental Hazards and Safety
- Promoting and Maintaining Good Mobility
- Nutrition and Hydration
- Elimination and Toileting
Module 5: Providing Personal Care and Services - Providing Personal Care
- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- Providing Skin Care
- Measuring Vital Signs
Module 6: Crucial Skills - Observation, Reporting and Recording
- End of Life Care
- Managing your Work and Avoiding Caregiver Stress
- Caregiver Conduct-Regulations, Co-workers and Families
- Understanding Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
Price: $219.95 
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