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Palo Alto Center for Healthcare Education

Description:
Palo Alto Center for Healthcare Education offers Vocational Nursing training programs, VN prerequisites, Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide courses, and Acute Care CNA programs.

Palo Alto Center for Healthcare Education is approved by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric technicians (BVNPT), Bureau for Private PostSecondary Education (BPPVE) and the Department of Health Services (DHS).

COURSE PROGRAMS

Palo Alto Center for Healthcare Education (P.A.C.H.E.) provides a Certified
Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) Training and Assessment Program, which prepares
the C.N.A. Student to take the California Nurse Assistant State Exam at course
completion. This course introduces the students to the role of a nursing
assistant with instruction in basic skills and competencies.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of the 150-hour course, which is a four week program, the nurse assistant will be able to:

* Demonstrate appropriate and effective communication skills.
* Assist with basic emergency procedures.
* Apply the basic principles of infection control.
* Demonstrate behavior which maintains client’s/resident’s rights.
* Demonstrate behavior which promotes resident/client’s independence and prevents abuse.
* Prepare for certification by the State of California as an entry-level worker on a health care team in
along-term facility.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:

* Attend the P.A.C.H.E orientation (1st day of class)
* Successfully pass the Entrance Assessment Test with a score of 150 or higher in English and 150 or
higher in Math. Must have basic English and Mathematic skills.
* Proof of good health: A report that includes a medical history, physical examination and PPD test or
CXR signed by a healthcare provider performing the physical examination.
* Submit completed Live scan form before clinical training begins.
* Must be able to exert 20-50 lbs of force occasionally, 10-25 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to
10lbs of force constantly to move objects.
* Student liability insurance from any insurance carrier of choice should be submitted before clinical
training begins.


Palo Alto Center for Healthcare Education (P.A.C.H.E.) provides a Home Health Aide
(HHA) Training and Assessment Program, which prepares the HHA student to learn
in-home service care for elderly and childcare services. This course is a 40-hour
supplemental theory and clinical training course program which helps prepare the Nurse Assistant Student or CNA become a Certified Home Health Aide.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the 40+-hour course, the home health aide student will be able to:

* Acquaint self with the practice of home health care knowing his/her roles and responsibilities.
* Examine physical changes, developmental needs, and common disease processes found in the home
health care client.
* Expand his/her knowledge about safety issues, environmental and personal care including awareness of
client's personal preferences as it is delivered in the home.

Home Health Aide Training Program
COURSE PREREQUISITES

* Attend the P.A.C.H.E orientation
* Completion of a CNA training program, currently State Certified OR enrolled in the CNA/HHA training
program
* Successfully pass the Wonderlic Entrance Assessment Exam with a score of 150 in English and 150
in Math.
* Proof of good health: A report, including a medical history, physical examination and PPD test or
chest x-ray is required.
* Must be able to exert 20-50 lbs. of force occasionally, 10-25 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to
10 lbs of force constantly to move objects
* Must be free from conviction or have clearance from the CA Department of Health Services
* A student liability insurance


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Locations:
Palo Alto Center for Healthcare Education, Inc. (P.A.C.H.E., Inc.)

4151 Middlefield Rd Suite 101
Palo Alto, CA 94303
USA

Tel. no.: 650.858.6810
Fax no.: 650.856.7886