Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1445 - RECERTIFICATION OF NURSE AIDES IN STATE-LICENSED OR STATE-CERTIFIED HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
Section 17-1445-4 - Option A nurse aide recertification

(a) Option A is the completion of a twenty-four hour course of study offered by a state-certified nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, and supervised by a registered nurse instructor who possesses a minimum of two years nursing experience, at least one year of which must have been in the Provision of nursing facility services.

(b) The registered nurse instructor shall have completed a course in teaching adults or have experience in teaching adults of supervising nurse aides.

(c) Upon successful completion of the twenty-four hour course of study, the registered nurse instructor shall sign a nurse aide competency evaluation, on a form approved by the department, certifying that the nurse aide has completed the course of study and has demonstrated competency and proficiency in basic nurse aide skills.

(d) The state-certified nurse aide training and competency evalution program shall objectively measure the nurse aide's Performance in the course of study that shall include, but not limited to, the following:

(e) At completion of the twenty-four hour course of study, the state-certified nurse aide training and competency evalution program shall provide the nurse aide with a certificate as proof of course completion.