Team building in Long Term Care with Lori Porter, Co-Founder and CEO, National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA). #Courses #Taking-Care-of-Me #Healthcare-Assistant #CNA #Nursing-Home #Hospital #Home-Care #Hospice
Resources on palliative care have been relatively rare in the past. This course offers valuable information on what palliative care is and how to access it. #Courses #Australia #Across-the-Continuum-of-Care #Geriatric #Healthcare-Assistant #CNA #Home-Care #Hospice #Nursing-Home...
La neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica (NAVM) no sólo es muy dañina, sino muy costosa de tratar. Por lo tanto, educar a los cuidadores acerca de cómo prevenir la VAP puede salvar vidas y ahorrar dinero. #Courses #Infection-Prevention #Respiratory #Spanish #Healthcare-Assistant ...
Diabetes is a metabolic disease that affects the patient’s ability to utilize glucose properly. Because of this, patients’ glucose levels need to be monitored closely, and reported to the nurse and/or practitioner for appropriate treatment. The diabetic patient is likely to have complications...
La sensibilización con la diabetes del público en general ha aumentado en los últimos años, gracias en parte a las advertencias sobre obesidad infantil y su relación con la diabetes. Los cuidadores involucrados con la atención de residentes a largo plazo ya están familiarizados con la diabetes...
This course will help in eliminating fear for elderly residents when transferring them to acute care. #Courses #Australia #Across-the-Continuum-of-Care #Safety #Infection-Prevention #Healthcare-Assistant #CNA #Nursing-Home #Other #CE
This course covers the evolution of the Quality Indicator Survey recently launched by CMS to replace traditional state surveys, including the objectives CMS hopes to achieve with QIS, how it is being rolled out on a nation-wide basis and how it differs from traditional state surveys. #Courses ...
Being alert to mental changes and reporting them is an important part of a frontline caregiver's responsibilities. Mental changes may signal an immediate threat to a residen'ts health or well-being. Changes or a decline in mental condition can make a resident more difficult to care for as well...
La Dra. Visscher explica las conclusiones de su estudio publicado recientemente, el cual muestra que el uso frecuente de lociones/cremas puede mitigar los efectos perjudiciales de la higiene de manos repetitiva. Ella también explica cómo el tratamiento intensivo de dermatitis de contacto...
Respect and dignity are an important component of the care of the elderly. Maintaining the respect and dignity of residents should be a priority for long-term care facilities. This course will look specifically how respect and dignity play a role in the care of long-term care residents. It will...