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To improve customer service in health care.

Health care personnel working in all settings will increase their knowledge and skills in addressing the issue of pain related to the guidelines found in Tag F309.

To provide health care professionals with the information and essential tools for assessing, re-assessing, intervening, evaluating and documenting pain intensity as a major step toward effective pain management.

To assist the learner in recognizing and understanding the signs and symptoms of the active dying process and the corresponding care interventions.

Health care personnel will learn the techniques of basic first aid.

The purpose of this course is to provide education to health care employees who are involved in the care of persons with behavioral health disorders. Following this course, you will be able to identify the prevalence of mental illness in the United States, define and possess knowledge of mental illness and substance-related and addictive disorders, and determine what is involved with an interdisciplinary approach to care. This course will address the psychosocial needs of individuals with behavioral health issues and conclude which elements contribute to achieving the highest standard of care for such individuals. It also addresses substance abuse related to opioid use for pain management. 

This course is intended primarily for non-licensed health care personnel who provide direct care for people in home care programs. General guidelines are provided for administering or assisting with the administration of medications. This content reviews basic medication safety and the 6 Rights and three checks of medication administration. Learners will also become familiar with the various routes for medication administration.

This course will enhance the direct care personnel’s understanding of the benefits of and correct procedures for oral hygiene.

This course discusses the care of individuals with dementia and is intended to meet the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for dementia training. Topics covered include communication, behavior management, abuse prevention, and dementia. All staff working in the long-term care setting will increase their knowledge and skills in caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

The purpose of this course is to understand the cultural importance of the individual and those directly affected including family and friends in dealing with illness and death. As the U.S. becomes more ethnically and racially diverse and culturally complex, there is a need to understand how to work with individuals who have values, health beliefs, and perspectives that are different from your own or those you are familiar with.

The purpose of this course is to integrate recently published pain management evidence into clinical practice and care for the terminally ill.

All staff working in the long term care setting will increase their knowledge and skills in caring for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder.

The participant will enhance his/her understanding of constipation and fecal impaction in the elderly.

Renal failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is when the kidneys can no longer filter waste and balance fluids from the body. Dialysis is a medical intervention that filters the waste from the body to extend the person’s life when the kidneys can no longer do so. This self-study will help the health care worker understand the causes of chronic kidney disease and renal failure, what dialysis is, the necessity of dialysis, the different types of dialysis, and the implementation of dialysis at home and in long-term care facilities.

Loss of muscle mass and strength is a normal part of the aging process. The resulting immobility of aging muscles can affect many areas of the body. This course provides an overview of how aging affects mobility, including risk factors, complications and dangers of immobility, and details how therapeutic activities can lessen mobility problems. 

Health care professionals will increase their understanding of asthma.

All staff working in the long term care setting will increase their knowledge and skills in caring for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder.

Healthcare providers will place an emphasis on each terminally ill patient’s uniqueness that tends to preserve their sense of dignity.

The nurse will enhance her understanding of CMS requirements in preventing pressure ulcers as well as promoting the healing of pressure ulcers that are present.

Health care providers will increase their understanding of the management and treatment of aggressive behaviors in older adults.

Health care professionals will increase their understanding of the nutrition and hydration needs of their elderly patients.

Upon completion of this course the participants’ will have an increased understanding of COPD.

Health care providers will increase their understanding of the management and treatment of aggressive behaviors in older adults.

The nursing assistant will enhance her understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to COPD and how to care for the person served who has COPD.

To enhance the nursing assistant’s knowledge and understanding of Parkinson’s disease and how to care for the person served who has it.