Facility Instructor TRAINING
COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL, 2017
INSTRUCTOR: JEANNE BOSCHERT
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CLASS HOURS: / Online
A. DESCRIPTION
The 7th edition of theHow To Be a Nurse AssistantPreceptor curriculum demonstrates the tradition of excellence and quality care that make AHCA renowned across the health care field. Spend time learning how the AHCA CNA course system works from top to bottom. You will learn how to request a new class and enroll students through the administrative portal. You will learn how to use the complete list of class tools to communicate with your students, help them along, monitor results and encourage them to a better CNA presentation.
B. ORGANIZATION
As the nation’s largest association of long term and post-acute care providers, AHCA advocates for quality care and services for frail, elderly, and disabled Americans. Our members provide essential care to approximately one million individuals in 12,000 not-for-profit and proprietary member facilities.
AHCA represents the long-term care community to the nation at large – to government, business leaders, and the general public. We serve as a force for change, providing information, education, and administrative tools that enhance quality at every level. As part of our extensive portfolio of member services, AHCA maintains legislative, regulatory, and public affairs. Our dedicated staff work both internally and externally to assist member providers, the government, and the public.
AHCA, its affiliates, and member providers advocate for individuals who – because of social needs, disability, trauma, or illness – require services provided in a long-term care setting. We continue to advocate for the continuing vitality of the long-term care provider community.
AHCA is committed to developing necessary and reasonable public policies which balance economic and regulatory principles to support quality care and quality of life.
C. COURSE OBJECTIVES
  1. To introduce preceptors to the use of the administrative portal as well as the online course system.
  2. To introduce preceptors to the relationship between instructor and preceptor and the roles of each in a blended class.
  3. To introduce preceptors to the support tools and support system in place to complete a successful class.
  4. To help preceptors become familiar with communicating online with students
  5. To introduce preceptors to the AP Check-off grader tablet tool for live lab analysis and grading.

D. COURSE TOPICS
The course will cover the following topics:
  1. Becoming familiar with the AHCA online class system
  2. Becoming familiar with the customer online administrative portal.
  3. Resource Portal and operation of resources
(Details of the course topics can be found in section G below)
E. TEXT AND REQUIRED SUPPLIES
  1. Required text:How to be a nurse assistant v7 (supplied in the online course)
  2. All students will need to have access to a computer (requirements below).
  3. All Students will need to have access to the resource portal
Canvas and its hosting infrastructure are designed for maximum compatibility and minimal requirements.
Screen Size
Canvas is best viewed at a minimum of 800x600, which is the average size of a notebook computer. If you want to view Canvas on a device with a smaller screen, we recommend using the Canvas mobile app.
Operating Systems
  • Windows 7 and newer (users on Windows 10 need to download theWindows 10 Anniversary Updateto submit Canvas assignments)
  • Mac OSX 10.6 and newer
  • Linux - chromeOS
Mobile Operating System Native App Support
  • iOS 7 and newer (versions vary by device)
  • Android 4.2 and newer
Computer Speed and Processor
  • Use a computer 5 year old or newer when possible
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 2GHz processor
Internet Speed
  • Along with compatibility and web standards, Canvas has been carefully crafted to accommodate low bandwidth environments.
  • Minimum of 512kbps

F. SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS
For most students this will not be a "difficult" course. However, there will probably be some students who did well in academic courses where information was most important and who will be surprised at the relative difficulty of this course where manual skills and visualization are most important. It is important that students start early each week working through each chapter and that the instructors encourage and monitor the progress. The course mechanics provide insights on students falling behind. Instructors willing to work with students based on the course analytics for student improvement will experience the best results.

G. DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE

CNA Class Instructor/Preceptor Training

Basic system

-My Learning Platform

  • URL and login

-Your Instructor Account

-Basic Navigation

  • System Menu
  • Class Menu
  • Class Home Screen Navigation

AHCA CNA Class System

-Overview

  • Didactic (Instructor) and Labs (Preceptors)
  • Roles for Instructors and Preceptors
  • Communication
  • Grading
  • Encouragement

-Didactic Class

  • 6 weeks / 6 Modules
  • Student Pace Expectations
  • Chapter Layouts
  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Book / Lessons
  • Medical Term Exercises
  • Chapter Activities
  • Chapter Test
  • Module Restrictions (what students must complete to move forward to the next module)
  • Grading
  • Automatic Grading
  • Manual Grading

-Lab Class

  • Student Preparation
  • Customizing the information pages
  • List of Checkoff Exercises
  • Live Grading of Checkoffs
  • AP Checkoff Grader
  • Tablet vs. Laptop

-Reporting

  • State Reporting Requirements
  • Printing Reports

CNA Administrative Portal Training

Basic system

-Custom Portal Platform

  • URL and login

-Your Administrative Account

-Basic Navigation

  • System Menu
  • Finding Historical Data

Portal Functionality

-Overview

  • Classes
  • Adding Students

-Adding Preceptors

  • Overview

-Adding Lab Sites

  • Overview

-Adding / Requesting a new class

  • Overview
  • Course Types
  • Filling out data sheet

-Submitting a Request

  • Timing to complete
  • The AP Support Ticket system and status of requested class

-Adding Students

  • Groups
  • Overview
  • Creating a group
  • Adding Students to a group
  • Overview
  • Correcting students with incorrect information
  • Adding a Student (or group) to a class
  • Selecting students to add to the class
  • Adding them to class
  • Reviewing status
  • Workflow – What a student receives once added to a class
  • Email
  • How will I know when they have registered?

-Reporting

  • State Reports
  • Customer Reporting

CNA Instructor Portal Navigation

Basic system

-Instructor Portal

  • URL and login

-Your Instructor Account

-Basic Navigation

  • System Menu
  • Resource Menu
  • Home Screen Navigation
  • State specific information
  • Resources and tips
  • Crosswalks
  • Competencies
  • Practice exams and quizzes
  • Sample training calendars