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Advance Directives: The Decision Is Yours

Product code: M119 Reviewed for accuracy: 2009

Overview:

Provides patients and their families with a clear understanding of the reasons for making advance directives, and the personal values and other issues when making an advance directive.

Fall Prevention in Long Tern Care: A Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program

Series Overview: Falls are all too common in all healthcare settings. Some long term care units such as oncology and geriatrics experience fall rates greater than 1/5 per bed annually. Falls are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, expecially for those over 65. The problem has become so serious that the Joint Commission has made reducing the risk of injury from falls one of their National Patient Safety Goals. This three program series on fall prevention is designed to help you and your institution keep residents safe from falls, and meet the Joint Commission's goal and is designated for a minimum of 1.5 hours of continuing nursing education. The programs in this series are:..Fall Prevention in Long Term Care: Risk Assessment - M201RA.. Fall Prevention in Long Term Care: Preventive Strategies and Products - M201RB.. Fall prevention in Long Term Care: A Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program - M201RC Overview: The purpose of this program is to provide nurses with a description of how to set up a comprehensive fall prevention program in their facility, including how to properly report a fall by creating a thorough post-fall assessment.

Fall Prevention in Long Tern Care: Preventive Strategies and Products

Series Overview: Falls are all too common in all healthcare settings. Some long term care units such as oncology and geriatrics experience fall rates greater than 1/5 per bed annually. Falls are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, expecially for those over 65. The problem has become so serious that the Joint Commission has made reducing the risk of injury from falls one of their National Patient Safety Goals. This three program series on fall prevention is designed to help you and your institution keep residents safe from falls, and meet the Joint Commission's goal and is designated for a minimum of 1.5 hours of continuing nursing education. The programs in this series are:..Fall Prevention in Long Term Care: Risk Assessment - M201RA.. Fall Prevention in Long Term Care: Preventive Strategies and Products - M201RB.. Fall prevention in Long Term Care: A Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program - M201RC Overview: The purpose of this program is to provide nurses with information about the wide variety of preventative strategies and products that can be used to reduce the risk of injury from falls.

Fall Prevention in Long Tern Care: Risk Assessment

Series Overview: Falls are all too common in all healthcare settings. Some long term care units such as oncology and geriatrics experience fall rates greater than 1/5 per bed annually. Falls are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, expecially for those over 65. The problem has become so serious that the Joint Commission has made reducing the risk of injury from falls one of their National Patient Safety Goals. This three program series on fall prevention is designed to help you and your institution keep residents safe from falls, and meet the Joint Commission's goal and is designated for a minimum of 1.5 hours of continuing nursing education. The programs in this series are:..Fall Prevention in Long Term Care: Risk Assessment - M201RA.. Fall Prevention in Long Term Care: Preventive Strategies and Products - M201RB.. Fall prevention in Long Term Care: A Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program - M201RC Overview: The Purpose of this program is to provide nurses an understanding of who is at risk for trips and falls in a long term care facility, and which elements in the environment also put residents at increased risk of falls.

Meeting the Diabetes Challenge in Long Term Care

Product code: M175

Overview:

Video describes the affects of diabetes on long term care residents and the treatment methods used to manage this disease. The programs covers the following topics: diabetes pathology, nutritional and excercise therapy, medication and insulin therapy, monitoring diabetes, long term complications and leg and foot care.

Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections in Long Term Care

Product code: M229S

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Preventing Unsafe Wandering and Elopement 1 Video and 20 Small CE Workbooks

Product code: M228

OVERVIEW:

This course is designed to provide caregivers in the long term care setting with an overview of the skills necessary to prevent residents from participating in behaviors that can lead to unsafe wandering. This includes how to provide accurate assessment of residents in their care, intervene when unsafe wandering is recognized, and what to do if a resident wanders away from his/her room or facility.

PURPOSE / OVERALL GOAL:

The goal of this program is to define and discuss current and forthcoming HIPAA initiatives regarding patient privacy and data security. The program provides a detailed review of the reforms that have been identified for implementation, and provides information to help healthcare workers comply with these new guidelines.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completing this course the learner will be able to:

Define the terms wandering and elopement.
Determine the difference between safe and unsafe wandering.
Identify triggers of unsafe wandering.
Assess new residents for at-risk behaviors.
Describe the importance of periodic and ongoing reassessment.
Identify wandering prevention strategies.
Discuss the importance of electronic methods of intervention.
Discuss the steps to take when a resident is missing.
Discuss the steps to take when that resident is found.

Recognizing Elder Abuse: Working Together To Keep Residents Safe

Product code: M217

Overview:

This program describes the importance of recognizing elder abuse, both assist in the patient's continuing care and to avoid legal implications.

Objectives:

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

Describe types and signs of elder abuse.

Identify factors that put elders at risk of becoming abused.

Identify factors that put caregivers at risk of becoming abusive.

Describe the steps that should be taken if elder abuse is suspected.

Identify when reporting is necessary, and how and where to report suspected abuse.

Resident Assessment: Physical Functioning

Product code: M115

Overview:

Introduces the "Physical Functioning and Structural Problems" section of the Minimum Data Set and explains how codes are used to evaluate the resident in the ADL categories. The sets of codes for ADL Self-Performance and for ADL Support are introduced, and the difference between the two sets of codes is explained. Then each ADL category is defined and illustrated.

Resident Care Management

Product code: 78583

Overview: This program stresses the importance of communication and direction to the direct care giving staff. Viewers will be able to identify methods for organizing and improving care, integrate basic steps of the care process into each workday task, recognize key time savers that promote consistency and apply principles to better organize and deliver care.

Standards For Infection Control: An Update for Long Term Care

Overview:

Overview for long term care workers on how infections are spread and how the staff can protect themselves and others. Discusses bloodborne infections, Hepatitis B, AIDS, and the resurgence of tuberculosis and the steps necessary for protection.

NOTE:Program has been updated to add the CDC�s new hand hygiene guidelines.

The New Feeding Assistant

Product code: LTC001

Providing meals in long term care can be a labor intensive and time consuming process. In response to this, the Feeding Assistant position has been developed as a means of maximizing skilled staff potential while continuing to provide a high quality of care to residents.This program provides fundamental training to feeding assistants and demonstrates the basic skills of serving a meal to an independently eating person, and feeding a dependent person.