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Nursing assistant and care aide competency checks: Daily living, vital signs and safe care

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 14 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding before any observed skills sign-off
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Moving safely and grey areas
What would you do?

A busy colleague asks you to change a dressing, which is not on your task list

Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, flashcards, sorting activity, process and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 327.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment, then book the observed skills assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 327.1Describe your role, work within it and tell the nurse when something is outside it + your infoExamples: Care Certificate (England); OBRA 1987 and 42 CFR 483.35 (US long-term care); best practiceWhole course
SO 327.2Give personal care with dignity, check skin and report changes + your infoExamples: Care Certificate; best practiceWhole course
SO 327.3Support eating and drinking safely and report swallowing or intake concerns + your infoBest practiceWhole course
SO 327.4Take and record vital signs using the correct technique and report concerns using your local chart + your infoBest practiceWhole course
SO 327.5Support mobility, positioning and transfers safely, use infection prevention habits and record care accurately + your infoExamples: Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014; best practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 14 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Your role and why it matters

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Morning on Ward 5TextImageChecklistYour info
You are the eyes and earsKey factFlashcardsQuiz
2

Personal care with dignity

3 pages

7 min
The principles in briefTabsNote
Order a bed bathSorting activityText
Report or record?FlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Eating, drinking and vital signs: a routine

3 pages

7 min
Safe eating and drinkingProcessNote
Vital signs routineAccordionYour infoNote
CheckChecklistQuiz
4

Moving safely and grey areas

3 pages

7 min
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
ScenarioScenarioYour infoYour infoQuiz
Match the concern to the actionMatching quizSorting activity
5

Infection prevention, records and speaking up

3 pages

7 min
Habits that protectAccordionYour info
Who to tellProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
ScenarioScenarioQuizButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

5 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "you are the eyes and ears of the ward" (speaker notes: template page URL)
Word cloudOne word for what good personal care feels like
PollWhich task do you feel least sure about? (Vital signs · Feeding · Transfers · Reporting)
ContentThe bed bath order and the reporting routine
QuizSomeone coughs while eating. You…" (Stop and tell the nurse ✔ · Carry on · Offer a drink · Change the food)
QuizA task is not on your list. You…" (Say it is outside your role and tell the nurse in charge ✔ · Do it quietly · Refuse to speak · Ask a student)
Content · customiseCustomise: our skills checklist, observation chart and moving and handling plan" with {{AIDE_SKILLS_CHECKLIST}}, {{LOCAL_OBSERVATION_CHART}}, {{MOVING_AND_HANDLING_PLAN}}
ScaleHow confident are you telling the nurse when something is not right?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&ASomething I noticed on shift that I wasn't sure about
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you telling the nurse when something is not right? 1-5 scale
  6. Which task do you feel more confident about now? multiple choice
  7. What barrier have you met? short text
  8. I can tell a nurse about a concern without fear of blame. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local skills checklist? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

14 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 14 fields
  • Aide skills checklist{{AIDE_SKILLS_CHECKLIST}}
  • Local observation chart{{LOCAL_OBSERVATION_CHART}}
  • Local nutrition record{{LOCAL_NUTRITION_RECORD}}
  • Moving and handling plan{{MOVING_AND_HANDLING_PLAN}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run nursing assistant and care aide competency checks: Daily living, vital signs and safe care training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding before any observed skills sign-off, annually for competency validation, and when a role or task list changes.

Who needs this training?

Nursing assistants, care aides, care assistants and healthcare assistants in hospitals and care homes, plus the nurse educators who validate them; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead responsible for aide onboarding and annual competency validation.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

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