• Working with infants
• Child growth and development
• Adolescent growth and development

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are not mental disorder’s and do not fall under this category.

• Working with adults that have intellectual disabilities.
• Understanding Schizophrenia
• Understanding depression
• Understanding delirium
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Mental illness
• Understanding Autism
• Understanding sleep disorders

• Understanding obesity
• Understanding arthritis
• Dealing with dizziness
• Common autoimmune disorders
• All about headaches
• Understanding COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – one of the highest diagnosed cancers in the
• world) and common respiratory conditions
• Understanding common vascular conditions
• Passive and active range of motion (the reason why all body systems stop from bedrest and understanding why
• so many people die)
• Common skin diseases from A to Z
• Common musculoskeletal conditions
• Understanding sleep disorders
• Cancer
• Chemo
• Chronic pain
• Understanding pain management

• Dementia
• Alzheimer’s
• Parkinson’s

• Palliative Care
• Hospice

Add any of these courses to your CV and make it look as professional and elaborate as possible.

Knowledge is power!

Module 1

Professionalism & Work Ethic CNA / nurse relationship

Module 2 – Patient Rights

Maintaining Confidentiality

Patient Bill of Rights

Understanding & Supporting Advance Directives

Module 3 – Communication/Interpersonal Skills

Being Assertive

Special Communication Needs

Dealing with Family Members

Conflict in the Workplace

Customer Service in Healthcare

Being a Preceptor

Module 4 – Prevention and Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrences

Disaster Planning

Fire Prevention & Safety

Module 5: Safety

Taking Care of Your Back

Mechanical Lift Use & Safety

All about OSHA

Preventing Medical Errors

Understanding Medical Machines

Preventing Employee Falls

Module 6: Medical and Surgical Asepsis

Standard Precautions

Handling Biomedical Waste

Module 7: Weights and Measures

No course option

Module 8: Patient Care Skills

Common Cardiac Conditions

Common Respiratory Conditions

Common GI Disorders

Client-Centered Care

Helping Clients with Mobility

Understanding Pain Management

Perineal & Catheter Care

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

Understanding Dementia

Module 9: Patient Care Procedures

Helping with Activities of Daily Living

Bathing Tips

Performing Mouth Care –

Dressing & Grooming Tips

Understanding Ostomies and Ostomy Care

Module 10: Vital Signs

A Vital Signs Update

Understanding Hypertension –

An Overview of the Human Body –

Module 11: Nutrition

Basic Nutrition & Hydration

Feeding Your Clients

Fluid & Electrolytes Made Easy

Module 12: Emergency Procedures

Basic First Aid

A CPR Update

Module 13: Long Term Care Resident

Helping New Clients Adjust

Emotional Losses in the Elderly

Handling Complaints

Adult Failure to Thrive

Using Technology with Seniors

Reducing & Preventing Readmissions to the Hospital

Intimacy in the Elderly

Maintaining Your Client’s Dignity

Understanding Restraints & Alternatives

Caring for Bedbound Clients

Understanding Common Medications

Module 14– Rehabilitative Nursing

Understanding Restorative Care

Caring for Clients After Orthopedic Surgery

What You Should Know about Surgery

Module 15: Observation and Charting

Recognizing & Reporting Abnormal Observations

Reporting & Documenting Client Care

The Care Planning Process

Enhancing Attention to Detail

Medical Terminology

Module 16: Death and Dying

Talking about Death

End of Life Care

Understanding Pastoral Care

Module 17: Patient/Resident Abuse

Understanding Abuse

Understanding Neglect

Understanding Domestic Violence

Understanding Substance Abuse

Understanding Suicide

Module 17: Infection Control

Understanding C-Diff

Understanding Drug Resistant Bacteria

An Infection Control Update

Understanding MRSA

Handwashing

• Cancer and chemo – Cancer/chemotherapy is also very much sought after as 1 in every 2 women and 1 in every 3 men will develop cancer during their lifetime. Cancer care is very popular.
• Dementia and Alzheimer’s with Parkinson’s disease: Recognised by the Alzheimer’s Association of the world. Every 1st world country is looking for this qualification as every 3 to 4 seconds a person is diagnosed with this disease.
• Hospice and Palliative care: Palliative care is for when patients are still hopeful in the last years in their life for a possible cure and hospice for the last few months to just be comfortable before the end.
• If you would like to do the palliative or hospice courses, please ask for more information.
• Mental illness can be a big topic and therefore I recommend you research and look at what you would like to study. It can be difficult to determine sometimes exactly what the person is going through unless you have a good understanding of everything. Although dementia/Alzheimer’s patients may look as if they have a mental disorder they do not. They are classified under neurodegenerative diseases. So, as you can see this a topic that needs to be understood. I highly recommend you also look at studying at least dementia or Alzheimer’s to get a better understanding between a mental and neurodegenerative diseases.
• If you are looking at studying child growth, then also study working with infants’ module. The 2 courses go hand in hand.
• Understanding pain management is one module that all healthcare providers must know. This topic is not negotiable as all patients have the right to pain management.
• Whichever module you choose you will be better educated before as all the courses are new and brilliant. Internationally recognised for you to travel.
• The cost of each of the above nurse aid courses is R2800 – 00. With these you add to your existing profile and you do specialised courses. Remember the more you can do the more employable you become!