Curriculum

• Basic Nursing Skills

• Personal care skills

• Respecting patient's rights

• Infection Control

• Safety/Emergency procedures

• Basic Medical Terminology

• General Preventive Care

• Communication Skills

• Appropriate professional conduct

• Understanding and promoting patient independence

• Mental health and social service needs

• Care of cognitively impaired patients

• Knowledge of healthcare delivery systems with emphasis on agencies and facilities that care for the elderly

• Interpersonal skills including time and stress management, teamwork, relationships with patients, and coping with death and dying