HPR 129 Home Health Care Assistant II

1 Credit hour      22.5 Contact hours

Provides skills through lecture and hands-on lab, experience in both the classroom environment as well as the household sites. Topics include chronic illness & dying, marketing yourself. This course is designed to provide home care by assistants who attend to advanced medical client needs in the home while continuing to provide companionship. This course requires students to successfully complete homemaker assistants and personal care assistance prior to enrollment and requires the completion of the skills check list with instructor approval prior to participation in the practicum.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of HPR 127 (grade C or higher).