1. Follow the patient’s or resident’s plan of care (Core)
2. Assist with nurses’ examinations and procedures (Core)
3. Take and record vital signs (Core)
4. Measure and record height and weight (Core)
5. Frequently check patient or resident status (Core)
6. Recognize and report abnormal changes (Core)
7. Assist with collection of specimens (Core)
8. Assist with provision of end-of-life care (Core)

1. Position and/or turn patient or resident to prevent bed sores and ulcers (Core)
2. Transfer patient or resident from bed to wheelchair or wheelchair to bed (Core)
3. Transfer patients or residents from bed to stretcher (Core)
4. Assist with ambulation (Core)

1. Bathe and shower patient or resident (Core)
2. Groom patient or resident (Core)
3. Provide oral care (Core)
4. Dress patient or resident (Core)
5. Assist patient or resident with using the toilet (Core)
6. Assist with eating and hydration (Core)
7. Feed a patient or resident who cannot on their own (Core)
8. Provide foot and hand care (Core)
9. Provide skin care (Core)
10. Assist patients and residents with personal equipment and devices (Core)
11. Maintain patients’ and residents’ environment (Core)
12. Provide physical comfort measures (Core)
13. Provide basic restorative care (Core)

1. Evaluate and maintain a safe environment (Core)
2. Report signs and symptoms to licensed professionals (Core)
3. Maintain hand hygiene (Core)
4. Use personal protective equipment (Core)
5. Maintain isolation (Core)
6. Practice respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette (Core)
7. Safely deal with sharps (Core)

1. Recognize and respond to Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) (Core)
2. Recognize and respond to other medical emergencies: cardiac arrest, stroke, and bleeding/hemorrhage (Core)
3. Recognize and respond to convulsions (Core)
4. Prevent and respond to falls (Core)
5. Prevent and respond to burns and scalds (Core)
6. Prevent and respond to poisoning (Core)
7. Maintain and respond to patient alarm systems (Core)
8. Handle hazardous waste (Core)
9. Follow oxygen safety (Core)
10. Prepare for facility emergencies (Core)
11. Protect self from harm through workplace accidents or violence (Core)

1. Exchange information with patients and residents (Core)
2. Communicate with visually impaired patients and residents (Core)
3. Communicate with hearing impaired patients and residents (Core)
4. Encourage family involvement in patient and resident care (Core)
5. Communicate with staff and other care providers (Core)
6. Assist with admission, discharge, and transfer (Core)

1. Address unique needs of individuals with dementia (Core)
2. Communicate with cognitively impaired patients and residents (Core)
3. Monitor the mobility of cognitively impaired patients and residents (Core)

1. Provide privacy and maintain confidentiality (Core)
2. Promote patients’ and residents’ rights to make choices that accommodate their needs (Core)
3. Promote esteem and dignity (Core)
4. Promote sense of security (Core)
5. Avoid the need for restraints in accordance with current professional standards (Core)
6. Participate in performance-improvement and cost-containment programs (Core)

1. Assist with medication management (Optional)
2. Manage wound care (Optional)
3. Manage catheter and tube care (Optional)
4. Communicate medical information (Optional)

Prepare to apply for state certification as both a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and Geriatric Nurse Assistant (GNA) and become a vital part of the health care team. Learn to work in various settings under the direct supervision of a nurse and acquire skills in assisting with activities of daily living such as helping with meals, personal grooming, and more. Additional responsibilities involve basic nursing skills such as obtaining a patient’s vital signs.

Work under the supervision of an RN or LPN as you prepare to apply for Maryland State certification as both a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and a Geriatric Nurse Assistant (GNA). Apprentice will learn to assist with activities of daily living, which may include helping patients/clients with meals, personal grooming, and toileting—the CNA’s or GNA’s primary duties. Additional responsibilities involve performing basic nursing skills such as obtaining a patient’s/client’s vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, blood pressure, etc.).

This course is designed to provide the nurse, allied health worker, or general apprentice with information about cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Upon completion of the course, the apprentice will receive an American Heart Association CPR card. Topics covered include the signs and symbols of cardiac and/or respiratory arrest, risk factors of heart disease, and the skills to perform CPR. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course the apprentice will (1) describe the signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary arrest; (2) demonstrate one and two rescuer CPR; (3) demonstrate automated external defibrillation; (4) demonstrate management of an obstructed airway; and (5) demonstrate infant resuscitation.