Instructional Area: 580 Geriatric Assistant

Program: 30-580-1 Geriatric Assistant

Education Director: Kathy Loppnow

Date Prepared: 1998

Date Reviewed: February, 2003

District(s): Milwaukee

I. WORKING TITLES WHICH PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Registered Nurse with geriatric work experience

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Geriatric Nurse Educator

Registered Nurse with long term care or nursing home experience

Occupational Therapist

II. JOB DUTIES WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Nursing assessment of geriatric client that includes assessing physical, emotional, and social status and needs.

Handle and prevent geriatric resident-related emergencies.

Perform and teach activities of daily living (ADL's) to geriatric clients.

Develop and implement individual geriatric nursing care plans that includes goals and priorities derived from the nursing diagnosis.

Assist geriatric residents to adjust to loss of physical abilities and ADL's.

Administer medication to geriatric clients.

Directly administer geriatric nursing care or direct, manage, supervise RNs, LPNs, CNAs and unlicensed patient care givers in giving resident care.

Evaluate geriatric nursing care.

III. WORKING TITLES WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND WHICH MIGHT CAUSE CONFUSION IN THIS AREA.

Radiographer

Medical Laboratory Technologist

Health Unit Coordinator

Renal Dialysis Technician

Medical Assistant

Surgical Technologist

Respiratory Therapist

Licensed Practical Nurse

Nursing Assistant

Geriatric Technician

Geriatric Assistant

IV. REQUIREMENTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT GROUPS.

None