Courses
Research Applications: Delivering Mouth Care to Persons with Dementia
NURS 8171A (1 contact hour) Instructor: Rita Jablonski
This course involves educating family members and other caregivers on the positive outcomes of providing mouth care, and the best methods for providing mouth care to
patients—whether they have dentures or their natural teeth. Students can learn how to apply the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior Model to situations
involving patients with dementia who resist mouth care.
Cost: To get you started, this first course in the series is being offered at no charge, through the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.
Try it—you will find this a convenient way to earn the contact hours you need.
Medication Use and the Older Adult
NURS 6003 (1 contact hour) Instructor: Darlene Clark
This course provides an overview of issues related to medication use and the older adult. These issues include medication, medication interaction and other factors that modify
medication action in the body, polypharmacy, medication compliance, adverse reactions to medications, and age-related changes and how they affect medication use. The course will
describe the physiologic changes that occur as one ages and their impact on medication use; discuss the principles of drug use among the elderly; and identify and assess
interventions to promote safe medication management.
Cost: $25
Transition of Elders to Extended Care Facilities
NURS 6004 (1 contact hour) Instructor: Tamara H. Murphy, MS, ACNS-BC, GCNS-BC, CCRN
This course will assess the challenges of limited resources and socioeconomic complexities as elders transition from home settings to various levels of care. Participants will learn
to describe the symptoms which signal the need for placement in an assisted living or extended care facility, and to identify skills that facilitate transition to long term
care—reducing the risk of trauma to the patient and family and lessening the risk of failure in the new care setting.
Cost: This course is being offered at no charge, through the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.
Gestational Age: Implications for Neonatal Nursing Care
NURS 6005 (1 contact hour) Instructor: Janet Fogg, RNC-NIC, MSN
This course is designed to help registered nurses update their knowledge about gestational age and growth categories of neonates and related nursing care implications,
including information regarding the care of late preterm infants.
Cost: $25
Complementary Therapy in Health Care
NURS 6006 (1 contact hour) Instructor: Darlene Clark
This course will describe a number of complementary modalities used in health care today. Participants will be able to differentiate between traditional treatment and integrative
options. Participants will review ten safe and effective treatments that enhance medical care.
Cost: $25
Herbal Medicine, Anesthesia and Surgery: A Primer
NURS 6007 (1 contact hour) Instructor: Eric Doerfler
This course reviews the benefits and hazards of herbal medicines and use patterns among patients who take over-the-counter herbal supplements. The focus is on phytopharmacology and
the potential for interactions with anesthetics as well as risks associated with surgery, such as prolonged bleeding. Emphasis for the nurse is on establishing rapport to gain
adequate disclosure, understanding patient motives for using supplements, and educational strategies for improving patient safety and surgical outcomes.
Cost: $25
Upcoming course topics
Nurse Management
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Dementia
Mental Health
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