The Home Health Aid (HHA) course trains students to work as home aides providing basic nursing & personal care for patients, elderly people and people with disabilities. Besides, Home health aides are also trained to support nurses and other healthcare professionals.
The HHA training lays emphasis on ensuring that the comfort and safety of the patient are kept in mind at all times.
Objectives
- Understanding a patient’s needs
- Caring for the visually impaired
- Daily care of a patient
- Feeding a patient
- Basic nursing skills
- Understanding body mechanics
- Fall prevention care and restraints
- Communication with patients and their careers
- General health & hygiene
- Special skin care for pressure sores
- Role of a patient care assistant
- Bathing a patient
- Administering oral drugs as per prescriptions under supervision
- Disposal of medical waste
- Patient handling, lifting, and moving patients
- Emergency first aid