Education Programs and Resources
Educate your entire staff!
Contact hours for professional staff plus monthly inservice education lessons for CNAs - all in one package!
Now it's possible for your Professional Staff to earn contact hours throughout the entire year plus get inservice education lessons for CNAs all in one affordable package.
For less than what it typically costs for one member of your professional staff to earn a few contact hours you can give your entire staff the Staff Educator Program - a comprehensive CE Series Inservice Education Program - and insure that everyone earns the continuing education that is necessary. Here's what you get…
- 12 lessons of the Nursing Assistant Educator modules for CNAs. Each lesson provides a content article, objectives, outline, pre/post test, handouts and more on required and relevant topics.
- 4 lessons of the Professional Development Educator - continuing education modules that enable every RN and LPN in your facility to obtain continuing education contact hours.
Resources for Influenza Education and Management
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website offers many resources on prevention, treatment, and facts about influenza, including printable materials, podcasts, videos, and articles. To access these resources visit www.cdc.gov/flu. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued new coding guidelines that advise nursing homes to code the MDS only for the "Seasonal Influenza Vaccine," not the "H1N1 Influenza Vaccine." They also recommend that nursing homes follow the CDC guidelines.
Culture Change and Nursing Issue Paper
The Hartford Institute, College of Nursing, NYU, in collaboration with the Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations and the Pioneer Network convened an interdisciplinary Expert Panel of leaders in culture change and in gerontological nursing for a one-and-a-half day meeting in October, sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund. The purpose of this meeting was to foster dialogue, to identify facilitators and barriers to nurses' involvement in culture change, and to identify actions to promote competencies for nurses in a resident-directed care environment in nursing homes. Charlotte Eliopoulos was one of the nurse leaders participating in this Panel. The resulting Issue Paper encompasses five sections: culture change and research supporting culture change; nursing in nursing homes; culture change, nursing practice, and nursing education; recommendations; and next steps. To read the The Culture Change and Nursing Issue Paper click here. To view the Culture Change and Nursing Paper Executive Summary and the contributor list visit www.hartfordign.org/policy/position_papers_briefs/ or contact, Hartford.IGN@nyu.edu.
Training Guide Available
PHI's has developed a new training guide, Adult Learner-Centered Training: An Introduction for Educators in Home and Residential Care, that outlines creative teaching approaches for long-term care workers for the job, drawing on the principles of adult learning. You can access this guide at: http://phinational.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/alct-guide-11-17-08.pdf
Resource Available for Employee Health: Great American Smokeout Toolkit
It's a fact: cancers caused by cigarette smoking could be prevented. The American Cancer Society will urge all Americans using tobacco to quit for the day and utilize the many support methods available to help stay quit for good. For more information go to http://www.acsemployercontent.org.
Patient Safety Resource Available
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has a handbook on CD available: Patient Safety and Quality: an Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses . It contains excellent content on a wide range of clinical and mangerial considerations related to safety. You can request a copy by by emailing AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov or calling 1-800-358-9295.
Results of LTC Leader Survey
The Commonwealth Foundation surveyed long term care leaders nationwide to assess the current state of LTC and potential strategies for reform. AALTCN's Executive Director participated in the survey to represent nursing's views. A summary of the findings can be found at http://www.chcr.brown.edu/colco/ltc_survey_summary_6_30_08.pdf
A free prepublication of the report Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce
Now available on the National Academies Press (NAP) website: http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12089&page=R1
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week so it's time to review immunizations for residents and employees.
A variety of awareness resources are available on the website of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases at http://www.nfid.org/
Rise of Resident-Centered Care in Nursing Home: A Podcast
For more information go to http://www.commonwealthfund.org/podcasts/
The CMS Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum
For Forum Schedule updates, Listserv registration and Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoorforums/
Cost Effective and Affordable
For one annual subscription fee $169.00/yr you will receive 12 lessons of the Nursing Assistant Educator and 4 lessons of the Professional Development Educator for all your RNs and LPNs. All RNs, and LPNs in your facility will be able to use the Professional Development Educator modules to obtain their personal contact hours at no additional charge per contact hour and no individual subscriptions required! Both the Nursing Assistant Educator and the Professional Development Educator are loaded with relevant interesting content for long-term care staff, so Act Now and Save. Go to www.HealthEd.net to order now!
