Southern California Nursing Academy<\/a>\u00a0is threefold and similar to the goals of the Nurse Assistant Training Assessment Program (NATAP): to promote quality of patient care; to provide entry-level skills for employment as a Nurse Assistant and to provide awareness of opportunities\/choices in health care occupations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nTo achieve its threefold purpose, the Nurse Assistant Curriculum of Southern California Nursing Academy is based upon the following beliefs:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Individuals have the right to receive optimum health care delivered in a safe environment by a competent caregiver.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Learning occurs in an atmosphere of mutual respect; where questioning is welcomed, problem solving is encouraged, and opportunities for guided practice exist.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- The Nurse Assistant is an important member of the health care team. The Nurse Assistant, under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel, provides direct care to the resident, promotes comfort measures, and collects, records and reports data.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Qualified Licensed and Certified CNA\/NATP Instructors<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nOur teams of dedicated professionals who are experienced healthcare providers and educators holding varying advanced medical degrees ranging from doctor of medicine (MD), registered nurse (RN), and other clinically pertinent healthcare qualifications are able to provide the best and finest CNA Program, offering the required immediate training and direct supervision of our SoCal Nursing students while working with our wonderful staff, volunteers, patients, and other members of the skilled nursing and long-term facility.<\/span><\/p>\nNurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Applicants<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Initial Application and Enrollment Process:<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Be at least 16 years of age;<\/strong>\u00a0(HSC 1337.2)(a)(1)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Submit a SoCal Nursing Academy Application<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Non-refundable registration and application fee of $100.00, which will be paid through our online registration payment link, in-person or mailed to our office via cash, valid check, or credit card payment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- United States (U.S.) or International High School or College Diploma and Official Transcripts<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- To be eligible for the CNA Program, the prospective SoCal Nursing Academy applicant requires at least a High School Diploma or its equivalent \u2013 General Education Development Certificate (GED), State-sanctioned Proficiency or Diploma-equivalency Certificate, College Transcript\/Diploma, or Ability to Train (ATB) Certificate.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Original School Transcripts are needed for formal acceptance to the program. The Official Transcripts must be in sealed envelopes that are mailed directly from the school or college of the student.<\/span>\n
\n- However, personal copies or photocopies are acceptable initially but must be provided before the start date of the program.<\/span><\/li>\n
- These respective certificates, transcripts, and diplomas may be from a foreign school but must be equivalent to a U.S. High School Diploma.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Foreign or non-United States High School or College Diplomas, Official Transcripts, and other educational credentials must be interpreted and translated by an authorized and appropriate independent United States educational credentialing and evaluation services approved by SoCal Nursing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NATP and Student Submission to the Department\u2019s Aide and Technician Certification Section Registry<\/strong>\u00a0Upon Student Enrollment and Prior to Any Direct Patient Contact With Patients:<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Upon enrollment in a training program for nurse assistant certification, and prior to direct contact with [facility] residents, a candidate for training shall submit a\u00a0training and examination application<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0fingerprint cards<\/strong>\u00a0to the state department to receive a criminal record review through the Department of Justice. (HSC 1338.5)(a)(2)(A)<\/span>\n
\n- Initial application process to include the submission of the\u00a0CDPH 283B Certified Nursing Assistant Initial Application (CNA)\/Home Health Aid Initial Application (HHA) Form, Live Scan BCIA 8016 form and CDPH 283I form<\/strong>\u00a0to the Department\u2019s Aide & Technician Certification Section Registry upon student enrollment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Submit CDPH 283B (CNA\/HHA) application form<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Southern California Nursing Academy will detail the process for completion and submission of initial CDPH 283B.\u00a0<\/span>\n
\n- Students fill out the top portions (Section I-III)<\/span>\n
\n- Students fill out Sections I-III and NATP process to completion of section IV.\u00a0\u00a0Indicate details of the submission procedure.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Passage of SB1384 (Chapter 847, Statutes of 2014), contains important information regarding the criminal background requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Applicants are encouraged to read this senate bill and incorporate these requirements under this policy topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The \u201cDisqualifying Penal Code Sections\u201d list no longer applies to CNA\u2019s and NATP applicants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- NATP fill out (Section IV)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Submit a Live Scan BCIA8016 form and CDPH 283i form<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Obtain a criminal record clearance pursuant to [HSC] Section 1338.5; (HSC 1337.2)(a)(3)<\/span><\/li>\n
- A criminal record clearance shall be conducted for all nurse assistants by the submission of fingerprint images and related information to the stat department for processing at the Department of Justice. (HSC 1338.5)(a)(1)(A)<\/span><\/li>\n
- All students must complete Live Scan fingerprinting upon enrollment and prior to beginning clinical training or direct contact with patients.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Health Requirements\u00a0<\/strong>(22 CCR 71835(f).<\/span>\n
\n- Each student enrolled in a certification training program or competency evaluation program shall have health examination proper to participating in segments of the program in segments of the program which involved contact with patients in a nursing facility. (22 CCR 71835(f).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Health requirements and processes to include gathering medical history and physical examination within 90 days prior to student participation in segments of the program involving direct contact with patients.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The examination shall include:<\/span>\n
\n- A medical history and physical examination.<\/strong>\u00a0(22 CCR 71835(f)(1)(A)<\/span><\/li>\n
- A test for tuberculosis infection<\/strong>\u00a0that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), unless medically contraindicated. (22 CCR 71835(f)(1)(B)<\/span>\n
\n- Include the details for determination that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease as per tuberculin infection testing method(s) recommended by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Expand upon requirements for when that test is positive; how an x-ray of the lungs must be performed and a certificate from the examining practitioner indicating the individual is free from active tuberculosis must be obtained.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- A report, signed by the physician, physician\u2019s assistant or nurse practitioner, shall be provided to the nursing facility.<\/strong>\u00a0This report shall indicate that the student does not have any health condition that would create a hazard to himself or herself, fellow employees, or patients. (22 CCR 71835(f)(2)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Curriculum Requirements<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Effective January 1, 2018 the Department staff may only approve Nurse Assistant training program schedules that meet the requirements found in the Health and Safety Code (HSC).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Meets requirements as per Title 22 Section 71835 (m-n):<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Include all Modules, components, hours, and skills, using the existing\u00a0Individual Student Record (CDPH form 276C) and Skills Checklist (CDPH form 276A)\u00a0<\/strong>to validate that all Title 22 requirements are in the training program schedule<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Modules:<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Module I: Introduction<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module II: Patient\u2019s Rights<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module III: Interpersonal Skills<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module IV: Prevention Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrence<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module V: Body Mechanics<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module VI: Medical and Surgical Asepsis<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module VII: Weights and Measures<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module VIII: Patient Care Skills<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module IX: Patient Care Procedures<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module X: Vital Signs<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module XI: Nutrition<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module XII: Emergency Procedures<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module XIII: Long \u2013 Term Care Patient<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module XIV: Rehabilitative Nursing<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module XV: Observation and Charting<\/span><\/li>\n
- Module XVI: Death and Dying\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Classroom Theory Training Requirements<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Meets requirements as per Title 22 Section 71835 (m-n)<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Include all Modules, components, hours, and skills, using the existing\u00a0Individual Student Record (CDPH form 276C)\u00a0<\/strong>validate that all Title 22 requirements are in the training program schedule.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Consist of\u00a0at least 60 classroom hours of training\u00a0<\/strong>on basic nursing skills, patient safety and rights, the social and psychological problems of patients, and elder abuse recognition and reporting pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1337.1 (HSC 1337.3)(c)(2)(A)<\/span>\n
\n- Conducted within a skilled nursing facility, an intermediate care facility, or an educational institution. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(2)(A)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- At least\u00a09 to 10 hours of the 60 hours of classroom training<\/strong>\u00a0shall address specific required content, which include 1 hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting residents\u2019 rights violations; 2 additional hours on Special needs of persons with developmental and mental disorders Including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Parkinson\u2019s disease, and mental illness (the topic covered in Module 13 (A)); 6 hours on preventing, recognizing, and reporting instances of resident abuse; 1 additional hour to the module of your choice, so that the total number of classroom theory hours is at least 60.<\/span><\/li>\n
- At least\u00a02 hours of the 60 hours of classroom training<\/strong>\u00a0shall address the special needs of persons with developmental and mental disorders, including disability, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson\u2019s disease, and mental illness. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Clinical Training Requirements<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Meets requirements as per Title 22 Section 71835 (m-n):<\/strong><\/span>\n
\n- Include all Modules, components, hours, and skills, using the existing\u00a0Skills Checklist (CDPH form 276A)\u00a0<\/strong>to validate that all Title 22 requirements are in the training program schedule<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- The\u00a0100 hours of supervised clinical training<\/strong>\u00a0may consist of normal employment as a nurse assistant under the supervision of either the Director of Staff Development or a licensed nurse qualified to provide nurse assistant training who has no other assigned duties while providing the training. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(2)(B)<\/span>\n
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