

This program prepare individuals with knowledge and skills to perform routine patient care activities in a hospital, urgent care center, doctors office or emergency room under the supervision of the Registered Nurse or Physician. Instruction include, regulations governing healthcare, safety and emergency procedures, communication basic nursing skills, observing, reporting, recording and monitoring changes in clients condition. Patient set up and transport as well as electrocardiograph and phlebotomy procedures. Graduates will be eligible to challenge State and National Exams.

Description:A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education, and assistance with examinations and treatment.
Duration 14 months
Accredited by New Jersey Board of Nursing

This program prepares individuals to provide routine care and support services for homebound disabled, recovering, or elderly people. Includes instruction in basic nutrition, home sanitation, infection control, first aid, taking vital signs, personal hygiene, interpersonal communication skills, supervised home management, emergency recognition and referral, geriatric care, and legal and ethical responsibilities.

This program prepare individuals who are already certified as nurse aide of home health aides to assist client of assisted living , group homes or correctional facilities with self-administration of medications. Students who successfully complete the Medication aide program will be eligible to challenge the certification exam administered by NJDOH. Home Health Aide The Home Health Aide program at HPI School of Allied Health Prepare caregivers to provide direct care to clients in their home under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Graduates who successfully complete the program will be issued a certificate by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. Includes instruction in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record-keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations.

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing.