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75 hours/HCA, HCA to CNA courses available!
About Absolute Healthcare Training
Our Programs
We offer CNA, HCA to CNA bridging, Home Care Aide/75 hours, Dementia and Mental Health specialty, Caregiver Continuous Education Units, Nurse Delegation, Safety and Orientation, BLS and adult CPR/First Aid/AED courses. Our courses are affordable and offered in variety of schedules.
CPR, First Aid
DSHS Caregiver Courses
We are approved DSHS community instructor and we teach an array of courses aimed at preparing you to give care in community settings. These courses supplement the above courses and enable you to provide care to residents with different chronic conditions such as diabetes and dementia. You also learn about the challenges of providing care to residents with mental health illness and how to deal with them.
We offer Day, Evening, and Weekend CNA classes!
Courses Offered
CNA, DSHS caregiver and CPR/First Aid courses
Absolute Healthcare Training offers Nurse Assistant/Aide (CNA/NAC), Home Care Aide/Assistant (HCA/75 hours training), Home Care Aide to CNA (HCA to CNA) bridging courses. We also offer short caregiving courses based on DSHS curricula that include Dementia specialty, Mental Health specialty, Safety and Orientation, Nurse Delegation (CORE) for Nurse Assistants (CNAs) and Home Care Aides (HCAs), and Nurse Delegation training for Nurising Assistant special focus on Diabetes. American Heart Associati
Certified Nurse Assistant/CNA
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The CNA training introduces the learner to the role of the nurse assistant in the long-term care, foundations of resident care, understanding residents, body systems and related conditions, confusion, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease, personal care skill, basic nursing skills, nutrition and hydration and rehabilitation and restoration care. In addition to clinical rotations, there are theory and skill lab sessions.
DSHS Home Care Aide/75 Hours
$700
The DSHS Home Care Aide (HCA) Training is also known as the 75 hours training. Our HCA training is compromised of 54 hours of DSHS Core Basic Training, 8 hours of DSHS Mental Health specialty training, 8 hours of DSHS Dementia Specialty Training, and 5 hours of Safety and Orientation courses.
HCA to CNA Bridging
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The home care aide to certified nurse assistant (HCA - CNA) bridging course is for students with a valid Washington HCA license. Although the listed course length is 24 hours, voluntary skill lab sessions are strongly encouraged. The objective of the course is to prepare the student to pass the Washington Nurse Assistant Certification (NAC) exam.
DSHS Nurse Delegation (CORE) for NAs and HCAs
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The nurse delegation for IPs for nurse assistants and home care aides introduce you to the nurse delegation law and the caregiver's role in delegation, client care and the body systems, medication administration, and treatments
DSHS Nurse Delegation Special Focus on Diabetes
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The nurse delegation with special focus on diabetes introduces nurse assistants and home care aides to the health condition of diabetes and its treatment, insulin. The caregiver or the aide will learn how to evaluate the client, set up and administer the medication, document the administration, and observe client for side effects. The course provides the caregiver with resources for managing diabetes.
DSHS Core Basic
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Our enhanced DSHS Core Basic Training covers introduces the learner to the client, the client rights, the duty and role of the caregiver, infection control, blood bourne pathogen, mobility, basic communication, skin and body care, nutrition and food handling, the process of elimination, self-directed care and nurse delegaiton, medications, self care, how to handle grief and loss. This course has 16 hours of in-person skill lab sessions. This course is not offe
Adult CPR/First Aid/AED Skill Testing
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Heartcode Adult CPR/First Aid/AED course is for long term care workers in community settings such as skilled nursing facility, assisted living homes, senior living, home care agencies and adult family homes. Our instructors are qualified to teach and certify in both American Red Cross and American Heart Association curricula. The adult CPR/First Aid/AED covers single rescuer CPR, use of AED and face shield, and first aid and related injuries and conditions.
BLS Course Skill Testing
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Heartcode Basic Life Support course is for healthcare providers in hospital, clinical and medical settings. BLS certification is normally an application requirement for healthcare programs such as RN, LPN, Respiratory Therapy. Our instructors are qualified to teach and certify in both American Red Cross and American Heart Association curricula. The BLS course covers single and 2 rescuer CPR, use of bag valve mask and AED and chain of survival.
DSHS 12 Hours Continuous Education Units
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As per DSHS requirements, most Long Term Care workers must complete 12 hours of Continuing Education (CE) each year before their birthday. In some cases, you cannot be paid to provide care until you complete the required CE hours. You will have to complete any remaining CE hours needed (at your own expense) before you can be paid again. Our continuous education units include navigating challenging behaviors, traumatic brain injury, medication assistance and over 18 hours of RFOC continuous ed
DSHS Dementia Specialty
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The DSHS Dementia Specialty Training introduces the learner to different types of Dementia, attendant hallucinations and delusions, how to work with families of a resident suffering from Dementia, sexuality and intimacy, Dementia medications, treatments and therapies, how to provide activities of daily living (ADLs) and how to communicate with people who have Dementia, trauma informed care, how to approach challenging behaviors and tips of dealing with specific challenging behaviors.
DSHS Mental Health Specialty
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The DSHS Mental Health Specialty Training introduces the learner to different types of mental disorders, how to provide compassionate and trauma informed care, the supports for wellness, getting help and self-care, suicide prevention, communication dynamics, setting boundaries, and crisis management.
DSHS Safety and Orientation
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The DSHS Safety and Orientation Training course is for long term workers working in adult family home, assisted living home or a home care agency. It covers client rights and care settings, basic job responsibilities of a long term care worker, good communication, documentation and reporting and mandatory reporting. Other topics that will be covered include accident prevention, stopping the spread of infection and disease and how to prepare for and handle emergencies.
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