Appendix C NJ Curriculum for NurseAide Personnel in Long-Term Care Facilities~2.pdf

This is a curriculum document issued by the New Jersey State Department of Health outlining the training requirements for Nurse Aide Personnel in Long-Term Care Facilities. The curriculum was developed under the supervision of the Nurse Aide Certification Program in 1994-1995 and consists of 90 total hours of training - 50 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of clinical experience in a New Jersey licensed long-term care facility. The program includes four core modules covering basic care, psycho-social needs, physical needs, and spiritual/recreational/activity needs of residents. Students must complete Modules I and II prior to providing physical care to residents, though modules may be presented in sequence to maximize teaching effectiveness.

The document specifies detailed instructor requirements, including that nurse instructors must be registered professional nurses licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing with at least three years full-time equivalent clinical experience and one year in long-term care. The student-to-instructor ratio is limited to 20:1 for classroom instruction and 10:1 for clinical instruction. Training facilities must have State Department of Health approval and cannot have Level A Federal deficiencies. The curriculum requires competency evaluation through both a written/oral examination and a skills assessment checklist covering specific care procedures. Assessment Systems Inc. (ASI) has provided testing support services since 1987 under contract with the New Jersey Department of Health.