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LONG TERM CARE CORE CURRICULUM
Course Title/Topic
Accident Prevention and
Management
(1 ANCC CEU)
ADLs and Restorative
Nursing – The Basics
(1 ANCC CEU)
Advance Directives
(1 ANCC CEU)
An Introduction to
Infection Control
(1 ANCC CEU)
Back Injury Prevention
Basic Supervisory Skills
(1 ANCC CEU)
Bloodborne Pathogens
(1 ANCC CEU)
Care of the Cognitively
Impaired
(1 ANCC CEU)
Corporate Compliance
(1 ANCC CEU)
Known Regulation(s) and Federal Tags (F-Tags)
And Brief Course Description
Numerous and varied accident hazards exist in everyday life. Not all
accidents are avoidable. The frailty of some residents increases their
vulnerability to hazards in the resident environment and can result in life
threatening injuries. It is important that all facility staff understand the
facility’s responsibility, as well as their own, to ensure the safest
environment possible for residents. This course covers information in the
newly updated F323, Accident Prevention that became effective August 6,
2007.
Activities of Daily Living (or ADLs) are the tasks that each of us perform to
get us through our day. In this course, you will learn about each of the ADLs
in senior care, why the ability to perform or have assistance with ADLs is
important to residents, and ways regulations impact ADL care in senior
care. It also reviews why residents can have a decline in ADLs, and how
restorative nursing helps residents function as independently as possible.
This course provides information regarding advance directives, living wills,
durable power of attorney, and advance instructions for mental health
treatment. It discusses the relevance of these resources in providing safe
and effective care to residents in accordance with their wishes.
Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Long Term Care 2002–
2003. Surveillance. Prevention and Control of Infection. Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. IC-1 –
IC-13.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 Part 483 Section 65
Infection Control Cite: 42 CFR 483.65
Federal Tags F 441 through F 445
Covers how infection spreads, how to prevent the spread of infection,
handwashing, personal protective equipment and proper handling of linens.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 section 5(a)(1) General
Duty Clause
Covers how to lift, move and put down a heavy load, the consequences of
improper lifting, best postures to use and back-strengthening exercises.
You have been chosen to be a supervisor. You are a leader. A leader is
someone who guides, directs, and coaches others. A leader motivates
others to work toward common goals. This course will help the new or
seasoned supervisor learn how to be an effective leader through
communication, time management, and team building.
This course covers OSHA’s standard “Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens” and the The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. It discusses Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and ways to protect yourself from
exposure.
Federal Tags F 247through F 248
Covers cognitive impairment and helps educate the average non-medically
trained employee in how to recognize the symptoms of cognitive
impairment and understand the special needs of affected residents.
Federal Register, Volume 65, Number 52, March 16, 2000; 14289.
Federal Tags F 150, F 240 through F 242, F 279, 309, F 492, F
516
Covers how to identify Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, the seven
basic elements of a compliance program, risk areas and consequences of
not following a facility’s compliance program.
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Course List
Course Title/Topic
Creating a Restraint-free
Environment
(1 ANCC CEU)
Customer Service
Definition of ADLs, SelfPerformance, and
Support Provided
(1 ANCC CEU)
Devices and Equipment
(1 ANCC CEU)
Electrical Safety for
Workers in Long-term
Care
Emergency
Preparedness in LongTerm Care
(1 ANCC CEU)
Fire Safety for Workers
in Long-Term Care
(1 ANCC CEU)
Hazardous
Communication: Your
Right To Know
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Component
(1 ANCC CEU)
Known Regulation(s) and Federal Tags (F-Tags)
And Brief Course Description
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 Part 483 Subpart B
Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities Cite: 42 CFR 483,
Subpart B.
Federal Tags F 221 through F 222
Covers definitions of physical and chemical restraints, resident rights
regarding restraints and alternatives to using restraints.
Covers basic customer service principles that all long-term care employees
can apply when interacting with internal and external facility customers.
A very important part, and probably the most complex part of the MDS or
Minimum Data Set, is the section that addresses ADLs. This course covers
what all staff need to know in order to answer the questions that deal with
ADLs as accurately as possible—that is, how the MDS defines each ADL,
how much the resident can do, and how much help the resident needs.
Workers in long-term care facilities need to be able to work with devices
and equipment. This course explains the various types of devices and
equipment used in the facility and describes ways to keep residents safe
when using them.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Subpart S - Electrical 29 CFR
1910.301 to .399 Cite: 29 CFR 1910.332
Covers how to work safely with electricity. It focuses on electrical hazards
in the long-term care workplace and how workers can protect themselves
from those hazards
National Fire Protection Association Standard 99, Standard for
Healthcare Facilities
National Fire Protection Association Standard 101, Life Safety
Code
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1910 Section 1200
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act Cite: 29
CFR 1910.1200
Federal Tags F 455; F 517 through F 518
Covers how workers can protect themselves and residents in the event of
natural and man-made emergencies and emergency back up systems.
National Fire Protection Association Standard 101 Life Safety
Code.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1910 Exit Routes,
Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans; Final Rule.
November 7, 2002. Cite: 29 CFR 1910
Federal Tag F 454
Covers how fires start, how to prevent fires, what to do when a fire breaks
out and the proper use of fire extinguishers.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1910 Section 1200
Hazard communication rule Cite: 29 CFR 1910.1200
Covers chemicals employees may be exposed to when working and what
protective measures are available to prevent adverse effects from
occurring.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public
Law 104-191; August 21, 1996
Standards for Privacy of Individual Identifiable Health Information;
45 CFR Parts 160 and 164; Regulation text – August 14, 2002
Federal Tag F 516
Covers residents’ privacy rights provided under HIPAA and outlines strategies for employees to safeguard resident protected health information.
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Course List
Course Title/Topic
HIPAA Security Rule
(1 ANCC CEU)
How to Document ADLs
(1 ANCC CEU)
Influenza Prevention
Protocols for Senior
Care
(1 ANCC CEU)
Maintaining Nutrition in
the Elderly
(1 ANCC CEU)
Medicare Basics
(1 ANCC CEU)
Overview of Aging and
the Aging Process
(1 ANCC CEU)
Pain Assessment and
Management
(1 ANCC CEU)
Performance
Improvement
(1 ANCC CEU)
Known Regulation(s) and Federal Tags (F-Tags)
And Brief Course Description
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public
Law 104-191; August 21, 1996
Federal Tag F 516
This course provides general security awareness training for senior care
staff to satisfy the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. It also covers the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “Red Flags” rule.
In other courses, you learned how the MDS manual defines each activity of
daily living (or ADL), the different levels of self-performance that the
resident has for each ADL, and the MDS terms used to describe how much
support staff need to provide for a resident. In this course, we look at how
all of this translates to documentation.
Federal Tags F 441 through F 442
Updated to comply with Immunization Tags F332 and F333
Also covers Avian Flu
Covers what flu is, how flu is spread, and ways to prevent and treat flu.
Impaired nutritional status is not an expected part of normal aging. Early
identification of residents with or those at risk for impaired nutrition allows
the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement interventions to
stabilize or improve nutritional status before additional complications arise.
This course covers the process of identifying and assessing each resident’s nutritional status and risk factors, evaluating and analyzing the assessment
information, developing and consistently implementing pertinent
approaches, and monitoring the effectiveness of any interventions.
Today, it is difficult to watch the evening news, read the morning
newspaper, or even attend a social function without someone, somewhere,
mentioning the word, “Medicare.” This course provides a short history of
Medicare and provides a basic understanding of the various Medicare
components. It covers how each component affects the Medicare
beneficiary, and the services your organization can provide that person.
It is important for employees of long term care facilities to understand aging
and the aging process. This course discusses common aging myths.
Attitudes towards older people are also discussed along with the changes
that accompany aging. The course also presents tips for communicating
and working with residents of long term care facilities.
Pain should be considered the fifth vital sign. It is just as important as
temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure in determining wellbeing. At some time or another, everyone has experienced pain—whether it
was a headache, broken bone, or pain from surgery. Pain can disrupt a
person’s lifestyle and significantly impact quality of life. A thorough
assessment, care plan, and pain management strategy helps keep the
resident’s pain under control and enhances his quality of life.
This course will introduce the basic principles of performance improvement,
sometimes called quality assurance. Facility workers will learn how to help
their facility use performance improvement to enhance services, increase
resident and employee satisfaction, and save time and money.
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Course List
Course Title/Topic
Preparing for Pandemic
Influenza
(1 ANCC CEU)
Pressure Ulcer
Prevention and
Management
(1 ANCC CEU)
Preventing Foodborne
Illnesses in the Kitchen
Preventing Sexual
Harassment
Preventing Slips, Trips
and Falls
Preventing, Recognizing,
and Reporting Resident
Abuse
(1 ANCC CEU)
Resident Activities – It’s Not Just Bingo Anymore
Resident Lifting and
Transfers
(1 ANCC CEU)
Known Regulation(s) and Federal Tags (F-Tags)
And Brief Course Description
A pandemic influenza outbreak can be devastating to a facility. Staff may be
unable to come to work, supplies may not be readily available, and
residents needing acute care may not be able to be admitted to a hospital.
There are many things to consider when putting a pandemic influenza
outbreak plan together since facility operations and community resources
differ from one region to another. This course has been designed to provide
facilities with basic information they need to put together a plan a well as
resources for more information on pandemic influenza.
Pressure ulcers are an ongoing issue in long term care facilities. They can
cause a great deal of discomfort for residents; become a financial burden to
treat, cause negative survey outcomes and have potential litigation issues.
Effective 11-12-2004, CMS updated the Guidance to Surveyors for F314,
Pressure Ulcers. The course covers these changes and describes what
staff need to know in order to be in compliance with F314.
Foodborne illnesses are caused by infectious or toxic microorganisms
found in food items. This course outlines the federal guidelines that impact
the kitchen and its operations and covers how to properly store, prepare,
and serve food in order to prevent foodborne illness in residents.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1604.11 Sexual
Harassment Cite: 29 CFR 1604.11.
Covers guidelines for behavior and conduct, and helps employees
distinguish between what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior in the
long-term care workplace.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1910 Subpart D
Walking - Working Surfaces Cite: 29 CFR 1910.21 to 1910.30
Covers causes of common slips, trips, and falls in long-term care facilities
and ways to prevent them from occurring. Describes how to create a safe
environment for both employees and customers of long-term care facilities.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 483, Subpart B –
Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities. Cite: 42 CFR Part
483, Subpart B.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 488, Subpart E –
Survey and Certification of Long-Term Care Facilities. Cite: 42 CFR
Part 488.301
Federal Tags F 223 through F 225
Covers definitions of abuse, policies and procedures regarding
mistreatment, neglect, and abuse of residents and misappropriation of
resident property.
• Federal Tags F 248, F 249 and CFR 483.15 (f)(1)(2)
This course describes the regulations surrounding the activity department.
Students will learn how activities can impact a resident’s quality of life. This course also covers how to set up an activity program for residents that meet
the regulatory requirements as well as the resident’s needs and desires.
Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Ergonomics for the Prevention of
Musculoskeletal Disorders. March 13, 2003. Occupational Safety
and Health Administration.
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1904 Recording and
reporting occupational injuries and illnesses. Cite: 29 CFR 1904
Covers ways to reduce the risk of back injury in the long-term care
workplace for Nursing assistants, nurses and other workers who transport
residents from one area of the nursing home to another area and/or lift and
turn residents on a regular basis.
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Course List
Course Title/Topic
Residents' Rights
(1 ANCC CEU)
The Ins and Outs of
Documentation
(1 ANCC CEU)
The Responsibilities of
the Board of Directors
(1 ANCC CEU)
Transmission-Based
Precautions
(1 ANCC CEU)
Understanding
Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia
(1 ANCC CEU)
Urinary Incontinence,
Indwelling Catheters and
Prevention of Urinary
Tract Infections
(1 ANCC CEU)
Violence in the LongTerm Care Workplace
Known Regulation(s) and Federal Tags (F-Tags)
And Brief Course Description
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. Title 42, Part 483, Section 10.
Resident Rights. Cite: 42 CFR 483.10.
Federal Tags F 150 - F 208; F 240 - F 248; F 252
Covers the areas of resident rights such as rights to all records, voice
grievances without reprisal, mail rights, privacy and confidentiality, rights of
married couples and transfer and discharge rights. It also covers the
resident’s right to be treated with dignity and respect, self-determination,
participation in resident and family groups and resident property rights.
The purpose of the clinical record is to provide information to support quality
care and services delivered to residents. This course covers the ins and
outs of documentation and ways you can avoid common documentation
errors.
As corporate responsibility issues fill the headlines, the activities of
corporate directors are being watched closely. Health care boards of
directors have the unique opportunity to take leadership by putting in place
quality systems that will advance both their organizations’ respective missions and the nation’s health. A member of the board of directors has many different responsibilities. This course will cover these responsibilities.
This course covers Transmission-based precautions. Contact, Airborne and
Droplet precautions are discussed as well as resident conditions where
these different precautions are needed. This course also discusses ways to
prevent the spread of Tuberculosis.
This course helps students gain an understanding of the reasons
individuals with Alzheimer's Disease behave the way they do. With
understanding comes the ability to compensate for the individual's losses.
After completing this course, the student will be better able to problem-solve
for aberrant behaviors.
Urinary incontinence is probably the largest care issue facing long term
care facilities. If not managed, it can be time consuming, make the
caregiver’s job more difficult than it needs to be, and decreases the dignity
of the resident. On June 27, 2005, CMS updated the Guidance to
Surveyors for F315 Urinary Incontinence and F316 Indwelling Catheters.
These two were combined into F315 and also includes prevention of urinary
tract infections. F316 has been eliminated. This course covers these
changes and describes what staff need to know in order to be in
compliance with F315.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970).
Covers the needs and concerns of all levels of staff in identifying and
responding effectively to the growing problem of violence in the long-term
care workplace.
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Course List
ASSISTED LIVING CORE CURRICULUM
Course Title/Topic
Brief Course Description
AL Accident Prevention
and Management
(1 ANCC CEU)
Numerous and varied accident hazards exist in everyday life. Not all
accidents are avoidable. The frailty of some clients increases their
vulnerability to hazards in the community environment and can result in life
threatening injuries. It is important that all community staff understand the
community responsibility, as well as their own, to ensure the safest
environment possible for clients.
This course provides information regarding advance directives, living wills,
durable power of attorney, and advance instructions for mental health
treatment. It discusses the relevance of these resources in providing safe
and effective care to clients in accordance with their wishes.
This course describes ways to reduce the risk of back injury in senior care
communities. It covers how to lift, move, and put down a heavy load; the
consequences of improper lifting; best postures to use; and backstrengthening exercises.
You have been chosen to be a supervisor. You are a leader. A leader is
someone who guides, directs, and coaches others. A leader motivates
others to work toward common goals. This course will help the new or
seasoned supervisor learn how to be an effective leader through
communication, time management, and team building.
This course covers OSHA’s standard “Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens” and the The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. It discusses Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and ways to protect yourself from exposure.
This course defines cognitive impairment and helps educate the average
non-medically trained employee in how to recognize the symptoms of
cognitive impairment and understand the special needs of affected
residents.
This course describes ways to reduce the risk of back injury in the assisted
living workplace for nursing assistants, nurses, and other workers who
transport clients from one area of the community to another and/or lift and
turn clients on a regular basis.
Clients in assisted living communities have certain rights under Federal and
State law. This course helps staff better understand these rights and
describes ways they can protect and promote clients’ rights.
This course covers basic customer service principles that all senior care
community employees can apply when interacting with their community's
customers.
This course covers how to work safely with electricity. It focuses on electrical
hazards in senior care communities and how workers can protect
themselves from those hazards.
Workers in senior care communities should know how to protect themselves
and residents in the event of natural and man-made emergencies. This
course helps workers to better identify and react to emergencies.
This course describes how fires start, how to prevent fires, and what to do
when a fire breaks out in your community. The proper use of fire
extinguishers is also discussed.
This course informs employees about hazards in senior care communities. It
provides information and training that is required to work safely with
chemicals and to comply with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200,
Hazard Communication Standard. Employees learn identities of the
chemicals they may be exposed to when working and what protective
measures are available to prevent adverse effects from occurring.
AL Advance Directives
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Back Injury
Prevention
AL Basic Supervisory
Skills
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Bloodborne
Pathogens
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Care of the
Cognitively Impaired
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Client Lifting and
Transfers
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Clients’ Rights
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Customer Service
AL Electrical Safety
AL Emergency
Preparedness
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Fire Safety
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Hazard
Communication: Your
Right to Know
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Course Title/Topic
Brief Course Description
AL HIPAA Privacy Rule
Component
(1 ANCC CEU)
This course introduces employees of senior care communities to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It reviews
clients’ privacy rights provided under HIPAA and outlines strategies for employees to safeguard protected client health information.
This course provides general security awareness training for senior care
staff to satisfy the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. It also covers the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) “Red Flags” rule.
This course covers basic essential information that can halt the spread of
infection by applying the Standard Precautions of the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC). Every community worker is responsible for preventing the
spread of infection. This program covers the modes of transmission through
the chain of infection. It shows how basic infection control measures can
break the chain of infection and prevent the spread of disease. It also
discusses why residents are at risk for infections.
It is important for employees of senior care communities to understand
aging and the aging process. This course discusses common aging myths
verses realities. Attitudes towards older people are also discusses along
with the changes that accompany aging. The course also presents tips for
communicating and working with residents of senior care communities.
Pressure ulcers are an ongoing issue in the senior care industry. They can
cause a great deal of discomfort for clients, become a financial burden to
treat, cause negative survey outcomes, and have potential litigation issues.
Effective November 12, 2004, CMS updated the Guidance to Surveyors for
F 314, Pressure Ulcers. While CMS does not regulate the assisted living
community, the information it provides can be used to establish sound
protocols for your community.
Foodborne illnesses are caused by infectious or toxic microorganisms found
in food items. This course outlines the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (or FDA’s) Food Code guidelines that impact the kitchen and its operations
and covers how to properly store, prepare, and serve food in order to
prevent foodborne illness in clients.
This course examines the causes of common slips, trips, and falls in senior
care communities and looks at ways to prevent them from occurring. It
describes techniques for reducing the impact of slips, trips, and falls and
how to create a safe environment for both employees and customers of
senior care communities.
This course covers Transmission-based precautions. Contact, Airborne and
Droplet precautions are discussed as well as resident conditions where
these different precautions are needed. This course also discusses ways to
prevent the spread of Tuberculosis.
This course helps students gain an understanding of the reasons individuals
with Alzheimer's Disease behave the way they do. With understanding
comes the ability to compensate for the individual's losses. After completing
this course, the student will be better able to problem-solve for aberrant
behaviors.
Urinary incontinence is probably the largest care issue facing senior care. If
not managed, it can be time consuming, can make the caregiver’s job more difficult than it needs to be, and decreases the dignity of the client. On June
27, 2005, CMS updated the Guidance to Surveyors for F 315 Urinary
Incontinence and F 316 Indwelling Catheters. These two were combined
into F 315, which now also includes prevention of urinary tract infections. F
316 has been eliminated. While CMS does not provide oversight to the
assisted living community, the guidance in this regulation may help develop
sound protocols for your community.
AL HIPAA Security Rule
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Introduction to
Infection Control
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Overview of Aging
and the Aging Process
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Pressure Ulcer
Prevention and
Management
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Preventing
Foodborne Illnesses in
the Kitchen
AL Preventing Slips,
Trips and Falls
AL Transmission-Based
Precautions
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Understanding
Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia
(1 ANCC CEU)
AL Urinary
Incontinence, Indwelling
Catheters, and
Prevention of Urinary
Tract Infections
(1 ANCC CEU)
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Course Title/Topic
AL Workplace Violence
Brief Course Description
This course addresses the needs and concerns of all levels of staff in
identifying and responding effectively to the growing problem of violence in
senior care communities.
HOME HEALTH CORE CURRICULUM
Course Title/Topic
HH Advance Directives
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Back Injury
Prevention
HH Basic Supervisory
Skills
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Bloodborne
Pathogens
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Care of the
Cognitively Impaired
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Customer Service
HH Durable Medical
Equipment
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH HIPAA Privacy Rule
Component
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH HIPAA Security Rule
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Introduction to
Infection Control
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH OASIS
(1 ANCC CEU)
Brief Course Description
This course provides information regarding advance directives, living wills,
durable power of attorney and advance instructions for mental health
treatment. It discusses their relevance in providing safe and effective care
to patients in accordance with their wishes.
This course describes ways to reduce the risk of back injury. It covers how
to lift, move, and put down a heavy load; the consequences of improper
lifting; best postures to use; and back-strengthening exercises.
You have been chosen to be a supervisor. You are a leader. A leader is
someone who guides, directs, and coaches others. A leader motivates
others to work toward common goals. This course will help the new or
seasoned supervisor learn how to be an effective leader through
communication, time management, and team building.
This course covers OSHA’s standard “Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens” and the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. It discusses hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and ways to protect yourself from exposure.
This course defines cognitive impairment and helps educate the average
non-medically trained employee in how to recognize the symptoms of
cognitive impairment and understand the special needs of affected patients.
This course covers basic customer service principles that all agency
employees can apply when interacting with their agency’s customers.
Workers in home care agencies need to be able to work with durable
medical equipment (DME.) This course defines DME, explains the various
types of DME used in the home and describes ways to keep patients safe
when using DME.
This course introduces home health agency employees to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It reviews
patients’ privacy rights provided under HIPAA and outlines strategies for employees to safeguard protected patient health information.
This course provides general security awareness training for senior care
staff to satisfy the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. It also covers the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “Red Flags” rule.
This course covers basic essential information that can halt the spread of
infection by applying the Standard Precautions of the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC). Every agency worker is responsible for preventing the
spread of infection. This program covers the modes of transmission through
the chain of infection. It shows how basic infection control measures can
break the chain of infection and prevent the spread of disease. It also
discusses why patients are at risk for infections.
OASIS stands for The Outcome and Assessment Information Set.
Outcomes, as measured in OASIS, measure changes in a patient’s health status between two points in time. In this course, you will learn about the
OASIS document and how to record and transmit accurate data.
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Course Title/Topic
HH Patients’ Rights
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Payment and
Reimbursement
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Performance
Improvement
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Preventing Sexual
Harassment
HH Preventing,
Recognizing, and
Reporting Patient Abuse
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Transmission-Based
Precautions
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Understanding
Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia
(1 ANCC CEU)
HH Workplace Safety
(1 ANCC CEU)
Brief Course Description
Home health patients have certain rights under Federal and State law. This
course helps staff better understand these rights and describes ways they
can protect and promote patients’ rights.
Three million elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries receive care from
Medicare-certified home health agencies throughout the United States
every year. They receive services such as skilled nursing, therapy, medical
social services, and home health aide services. This course provides a
basic understanding of how home health care agencies are reimbursed for
these services. The course also reviews the Outcome and Assessment
Information Set (OASIS) general assessment guidelines.
This course introduces the basic principles of performance improvement.
Home care workers will learn how to help their agency use performance
improvement improve services, increase patient and employee satisfaction
and save time and money.
Covers guidelines for behavior and conduct, and helps employees
distinguish between what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior.
Covers definitions of abuse, policies and procedures regarding
mistreatment, neglect, and abuse of patients and misappropriation of
patient property.
This course covers Transmission-based precautions. Contact, Airborne and
Droplet precautions are discussed as well as patient conditions where these
different precautions are needed. This course also discusses ways to
prevent the spread of Tuberculosis.
This course helps students gain an understanding of the reasons
individuals with Alzheimer's Disease behave the way they do. With
understanding comes the ability to compensate for the individual's losses.
After completing this course, the student will be better able to problem-solve
for aberrant behaviors.
Workers in home care agencies need to know about workplace safety
issues for when they are at their agency as well as when they are in the
patient’s home. This course will help you recognize the potential workplace dangers when working at your agency as well as in your patient’s home. It provides important safety tips to protect you and your patients.
PERSONAL CARE CURRICULUM
Course Title/Topic
Brief Course Description
PC – ADLs – Skin Care,
Mouth/Denture Care, and
Hygiene
(1 ANCC CEU)
As seniors begin to age, they may need assistance to perform activities of
daily living (also known as ADLs.) ADLs include taking care of your skin,
hair, and body; going to the bathroom; and dressing and undressing. In this
course, we will cover the basic tasks involved in providing good skin care,
mouth and denture care, and hygiene (which include nail care and washing
the hair of a person who is bedridden.)
The term “activities of daily living” is a healthcare term. It describes all the
tasks that someone could do for him- or herself every day. As seniors
begin to age, they may need assistance to perform these tasks. In this
course, we will cover the basic tasks involved in the four types of bathing.
We will also discuss how to help a person to dress and undress and how to
give a person a back massage.
PC – Helping with
Bathing,
Dressing/Undressing, and
Giving a Back Rub
(1 ANCC CEU)
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Course Title/Topic
Brief Course Description
PC – Let’s Talk About Therapy
(1 ANCC CEU)
PC – Making an Occupied
Bed, I&O, Elimination,
and Elasticized Stockings
(1 ANCC CEU)
Therapists play an important role in the lives of the people in our facilities.
This course is designed to provide an understanding of what Physical,
Occupational, Speech, and Respiratory Therapists do.
Sometimes the people we care for are unable to get out of bed in order for
us to make the bed. They may have certain conditions that require us to
monitor how much fluid they take in and put out, and they may need to
wear special stockings. Many are unable to get out of bed to use the
bathroom. This course discusses these topics and how the caregiver
should assist the people they care for with these tasks.
Eating well is as important as eating enough. A person who eats regularly-three full meals a day--may still be undernourished. One-third of people
over the age of 65 suffer from nutritional deficiencies. This course will
cover the importance of nutrition and the challenges associated with
maintaining proper nutrition for the elderly. The importance of proper
hydration and the basics of feeding will also be discussed.
Range of motion and proper positioning are very important for the wellbeing of the people for whom we care. Proper positioning helps maintain
skin integrity, internal organ function and comfort. Muscles and tendons will
atrophy, or shrink, if left immobile. Once the tendons have atrophied, it
becomes painful to move the joint and limited mobility occurs. Eventually a
contracture will form if immobility continues. Range of motion can help
prevent contractures from developing.
Restorative nursing is an important part of what caregivers do. The goal of
restorative nursing is to help people maintain or return to their highest
possible level of physical and mental functioning. Our responsibility as
caregivers is to ensure that each person is functioning as independently as
possible. This course describes the different types of restorative nursing
programs, the steps in restorative nursing program development, and
assistive devices that can be used as part of a restorative nursing program.
PC – Nutrition, Hydration
and Feeding Techniques
(1 ANCC CEU)
PC - Range of Motion and
Proper Positioning
(1 ANCC CEU)
PC – Restorative Nursing
(1 ANCC CEU)
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ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA CURRICULUM
Course Title/Topic
ALZ Depression
(1 ANCC CEU)
ALZ Helping Families and
Caregivers with Coping
and Ethics
(1 ANCC CEU)
ALZ Managing
Challenging Behaviors
(1 ANCC CEU)
ALZ Philosophy and
Guiding Concepts to
Caring for Residents with
Alzheimer’s Disease
(1 ANCC CEU)
ALZ Therapeutic Activity
Programming for Persons
with Dementia
(1 ANCC CEU)
ALZ Tips for
Communicating with
Individuals Who Have
Alzheimer’s Disease
(1 ANCC CEU)
Brief Course Description
This course describes depression in later life. Symptoms and statistics of
depression are introduced, including information on how to make
distinctions between depression and dementia. Basic techniques and
guidelines for working with depressed older persons are presented.
This course provides an overview of how to promote a sense of community
and friendship between staff and the family members of persons with
dementia. We will also cover the vital importance of continuing family
involvement to the well-being of the resident, how to enable family
members to better interact with the person with dementia, and how to
encourage families to use community resources.
Many residents who have Alzheimer’s disease develop behaviors that can be a challenge for staff to manage. They can also cause the resident
distress. In this course, we will discuss different resident behaviors and
potential interventions that can decrease or eliminate the behavior.
Staff should respond to the Alzheimer’s resident with compassion and help them maintain their dignity. This course helps staff deliver exceptional care
by addressing the needs of the Alzheimer’s resident by creating a homelike environment that promotes independence, resident comfort and safety.
Activities for residents with Alzheimer’s disease provide a very important aspect of care. Activities are not just busy work or events that need to
occur in a formally planned manner or group setting. Activities need to be
therapeutic and meaningful to the resident to provide them with a sense of
self worth. In this course, you will learn what information to gather and how
to use that information to plan an individualized activity program for your
residents.
This course provides an overview on the effect of staff language on
residents and families. Tips and techniques for effectively communicating
with older persons with dementia are presented.
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MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CURRICULUM
Course Title/Topic
MT Dangerous
Medications/Coumadin
and Insulin
(1 ANCC CEU)
MT Diabetes and Sliding
Scale Insulin
(1 ANCC CEU)
MT How to Administer
an Oral Inhaler
(1 ANCC CEU)
MT Medication
Preparation Process
(1 ANCC CEU)
MT Medications of
Concern
(1 ANCC CEU)
MT Psychoactive
Medications
(1 ANCC CEU)
Brief Course Description
Medication Technicians administer hundreds of medications daily. Several
of the medications have the potential to be extremely dangerous. The goal
of this module is to provide a review of dangerous medications such as
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Coumadin and short acting insulin used for sliding scale administration.
Residents often require sliding scale insulin to help control glucose (blood
sugar levels.) Sliding scale administration is one of the more challenging
responsibilities faced by Medication Technicians. The goal of this module is
to develop the skills essential for accurate sliding scale documentation.
This training will teach you how to administer a basic oral aerosol inhaler.
Who is the member of the health-care team to be in direct contact with a
resident when medication is administered? It is the medication technician.
This responsibility makes the medication technician one of the most
important members of the health-care team. This course helps develop
skills essential to accurate medication administration.
In the senior care setting, one goal of the health care team is to decrease
the number of potential side effects or adverse drug events (ADEs). The
Beers criteria is one set of guidelines that includes several medications that
have the potential for unwanted side effects. This course takes a closer look
at some medications that should be avoided in the senior care setting.
These medications are referred to as medications of concern. The course
will not address the entire list of medications found in the Beers criteria, but
will focus on a small number of medications that are still prescribed for
people in the senior care setting.
Psychoactive medications, sometimes known as psychotropic medications,
are used to stabilize or improve mood, mental status, or behavior. These
medications are used to treat, manage, or control symptoms associated with
various emotional and behavioral disorders. Because these medications
modify emotions or behaviors, they are also referred to as psychoactive
medications. This course discusses the different classes of psychoactive
medications, their use, and potential side effects
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PREVENTING RESIDENT INJURY
Course Title/Topic
Preventing Adverse
Medication Events
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Burns and
Scalds
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Choking and
Aspiration
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Elder Abuse
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Falls
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Brief Course Description
Like people of other ages, older adults take medications when they are
needed, both over-the-counter and prescription drugs. As people age, the
need for medication increases, especially to treat long-term medical
problems. This increase in medications leads to an increased risk for
adverse medication events. This program covers the following topics:
The risk of an adverse medication event
Types of adverse medication events
Aging and adverse medication events hazards and prevention ideas
and
Resident rights
2.4 million burn injuries are reported each year in the united states. That
means a burn emergency is occurring every 13 seconds. Are you prepared
to respond to your next burn injury? Do you know how to prevent it from
happening? This program covers the following topics:
Prevalence and extent of burn injuries,
Understanding burns,
Risk factors for older adults,
Hazards and prevention ideas, and
Resident rights.
As people age, they often have a greater need for caregiver assistance,
especially at mealtime. In addition, the risk of injury or death from choking
and aspiration increases. This program covers the following topics:
The risk of choking and aspiration
How choking and aspiration happen
Aging and swallowing disorders
Speech language pathologists
Hazards and prevention ideas and
Resident rights
People of all ages are dependent on others for care. As people age, the
need for care increases and the risk of abuse also increases. This program
covers the following topics:
The risk of elder abuse
Recognizing elder abuse
Aging and abuse
Caregivers and abuse
Hazards and prevention ideas, and
Resident rights
Like people of other ages, older adults participate in a variety of activities.
Many of these activities involve hazards that may contribute to a fall. This
program covers the following topics:
Death and injuries from falls,
Characteristics of fall injuries,
Aging and falls,
Hazards and prevention ideas and
Resident rights.
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Course Title/Topic
Preventing Foodborne
Illness
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Infectious
Diseases
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Malnutrition
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Problem Use
of Alcohol
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Preventing Suicide
(1.5 ANCC CEU)
(1 NAB CEU)
Brief Course Description
Foodborne illness, commonly known as food poisoning, is a significant
problem for people of all ages. Older people living independently may have
problems with food storage, food handling, and food preparation, which
increase their risk of foodborne illness. People living in long-term care
facilities are also at increased risk for this problem. This program covers the
following topics:
The prevalence of foodborne illness
Causes of foodborne illness
Risk factors for older adults
Hazards and prevention ideas and
Resident rights
People of all ages contract infectious diseases. As people age, there is an
increased risk of developing an infection. Because older adults are more
susceptible to infections and less able to fight them off, the risk of death is
greater. This program covers the following topics:
The risk of infectious diseases
Aging and infectious diseases;
Understanding infectious diseases
Bloodborne pathogens
Preventing infectious diseases, and
Resident rights.
People of all ages have important nutritional needs. Throughout the day,
they select foods that they like, or that they can afford. As people age,
however, their nutritional needs change and the risk of malnutrition
increases. This program covers the following topics:
The risk of malnutrition
Understanding malnutrition
Aging and malnutrition
Hazards and prevention ideas and
Resident rights.
Many adults of all ages consume alcoholic beverages. Most people consume
these beverages moderately or occasionally and in a responsible manner.
But, as people age, the risk of problems associated with the use of alcohol
increases. This program covers the following topics:
The risk of problem use of alcohol
Recognizing problem use of alcohol
Aging and alcohol
Hazards and prevention ideas and
Resident rights
People of all ages experience adverse life events, changes, and losses. In
each situation, they respond in ways unique to their own personalities and
coping styles. Among older adults, there is an increased risk of developing
depression. When people become depressed, their risk of suicide increases.
This program covers the following topics:
The risk of suicide
Suicide methods
Aging and suicide
Depression and hopelessness
Hazards and prevention ideas and
Resident rights
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