Nursing Administration in Long Term Care Review on CD
If you are a DON, ADON or Nurse Executive committed to professional development for you or your management staff then you must have the Nursing Administration in Long Term Care Audio Review on CD, accompanied by a CD containing related printed material. This detailed program will assisting you in preparing for any of the nursing certificate or certification programs offered for LTC DONs or nurse executives. This program will also prepare newly hired DONs and ADONs to understand their new responsibilities as the leader of the nursing department.
Topics discussed include:
- General administration of the nursing department
- Determining staffing needs
- Budgeting
- Sources of reimbursement
- Human resource issues
- Sound hiring practices
- Monitoring and evaluating performance
- The disciplinary process
- Unions
- Staff development
- Resident assessment and care planning
- Medication safety
- Ethical issues
- Infection control
- QAA
- Legal risks and how to minimize them
- Regulatory compliance
Divided into 17 tracks, the program can be listened to in short segments as time allows.
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Nursing Assessment and Diagnosis in Geriatric Care
This continuing nursing education activity has been approved by the Georgia Nurses Association Continuing Education Review Committee, an accredited approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for 5 contact hours.
This video program reviews normal and pathological findings in older adults, demonstrates specific assessment skills (such as percussion, auscultation, palpation), provides examples of breath and bowel sounds, discusses related nursing diagnoses, and offers practical tips to assist older adults.
The video series covers four units:
- Interview and Mental Status Evaluation (37 minutes)
- Assessment of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (15 min)
- Assessment of the Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Systems (15 min)
- Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System and Sensory Organs (20 min)
Each unit reviews the basic knowledge and skills for the assessment topic. Unique aspects of assessing older adults complement the demonstration of assessment techniques. The nursing assessment skills reviewed are applicable in any clinical setting.
The workbook that accompanies this series includes:
- A Pre Test
- Course Objectives
- Content Outline
- Program Test
By successfully completing the Program Test and submitting the registration and evaluation form, along with a $35.00 processing fee, a nurse can earn five (5) contact hours.
Printed materials can be copied to afford additional nurses within your facility the chance to take advantage of this educational opportunity. Even if you do not choose to obtain the contact hours, the workbook is invaluable in guiding the learning experience associated with viewing the video study program.
Nursing Assessment and Diagnosis in Geriatric Care
Complete series: 4 units and workbook
Medications in the Nursing Home
This three part video is essential to helping nursing staff meet regulatory requirements and administer drugs safely. This 40 minute tape is divided into 3 segments:
Drug-related risks in the LTC setting: scope of drugs used, impact of age-related changes on drug therapy, unique risks
Getting through drug-related parts of the survey: review of regulatory requirements, proper preparation and administration, documentation, self-assessment questions
Maximizing benefits, reducing risks: principles of safe drug use, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, safeguards
Medications in the Nursing Home
Training Program for Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Assistants
Guidelines and Principals for Long-Term Care Nurses16 Audiotapes and 16 companion study modules - all packaged in a convenient heavy-duty 3-ring storage binder...
This is an excellent, comprehensive, easy-to-use Nursing Assistant's training program. It is ideal for reinforcing classroom instruction as well as being an excellent aid for educating nursing assistants with limited reading skills.
Topics Include...
The Nursing Assistant in the Long-Term Care Facility
Get an overview of the roles and responsibilities of the team of people who provide health care in a long-term care facility. Learn what is unique about today's long-term care facility and see how important the Nursing Assistant is in serving the residents and families.
Resident's Rights
Learn the rights of the residents as well as how to safeguard and promote them.
Meeting the Need for Air
Review the respiratory system and learn the proper methods to promote respiration and circulation, as well as oxygen therapy, and procedures needed to recognize or prevent respiratory problems.
Meeting the Need for Food & Fluid
Review the gastrointestinal system and nutritional needs and learn how to promote good nutritional intake. Review proper procedures for monitoring I&O as well as preventing and recognizing gastrointestinal problems.
Meeting the Need for Elimination
Review the urinary system and study proper means for aiding bowel and bladder elimination as well as how to prevent and recognize problems.
Meeting the Need for Activity
Review the musculoskeletal system and learn how to encourage exercise and activity. Study how to prevent and recognize problems caused by lack of activity.
Common Aging Changes
Study the impact of aging on physical and mental functions and learn the proper nursing procedures for addressing these changes.
Understanding Sensory Deficits
Learn about the common changes in vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell and study appropriate measures to assist residents who have sensory deficits.
Care of the Dying Resident
Become familiar with the various reactions and stages of grief as well as the emotional and physical care needs of the dying resident and survivors.
Helping the Confused Resident
Discover the reasons for confusion, the differences between delirium and dementia, and the special safety precautions and care considerations to promote optimal functioning.
Helping the Incontinent Resident
Description of voiding process, factors causing incontinence, identifying and reporting incontinence, bladder retraining, triggering techniques. Kegel's exercises, use of incontinence briefs or pads, indwelling catheters, risks, related care.
Helping the Immobile Resident
Reasons for immobility, risks, preventing complications, range of motion exercises.
Control of Infections
Chain of infection, spread of infection, hand washing and other infection control techniques.
Preventing Accidents and Injuries
Risks in the LTC facility, falls, muscle strain, fires, burns, skin cuts and punctures, preventing and managing accidents and injuries.
Recognizing Abnormalities and Emergencies
Falls, myocardial infarction, hypothermia, hyperthermia, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, general signs to observe, how to report.
Effective Communication
Communication process, factors affecting communication, communicating with the cognitively impaired, communicating with hearing impaired, general measures to promote communication.
An audio tape (ranging from 20-30 minutes) presents the content related to the topic in an interesting style, appropriate for the nursing assistant level. This is accompanied by a printed module for the instructor's use that includes: objectives, outline, handouts, and quiz.
Training Program for Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Assistants
Guidelines and Principals for Long-Term Care Nurses
The 16 audio-taped lectures and 16 modules are packed in a special 3-ring loose leaf storage binder that holds the entire package and are specially priced at $190.00 plus $8.00 shipping/handling less than $12 per module!
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