Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. While awareness among nurses has increased in recent years, there still exists a need for continued education that will lead to prevention, earlier detection, and better treatment outcomes of heart disease in women. Women are five-times more likely to die from …
The death toll from “healthcare screw-ups” adds up to at least 500,000 Americans annually. That is the equivalent of more than 3 jumbo jets crashing every day of the year. Because these individuals are dying at home, in hospitals, or in nursing homes, no one is counting the bodies. The medical profession seems largely immune …
How can leadership be this hard? In this course you will learn what are the responsibilities of management. “To lead is to serve”. You will learn how to work closely with customers, fielding customer requests and complaints. If you could ask your Supervisor just one question, what would it be? If I could pose only …
Every day, in thousands of hospital rooms across the country, family members gather sadly beside the beds of their loved ones who are dying of cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, or maybe a myriad of other illnesses. Husbands, wives, parents, sons, daughters, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and friends sit and stand uncomfortably, wondering what to say, what …
Talent is often overrated and frequently misunderstood. Many business leaders today place too much emphasis on talent alone. Renowned leadership expert John C, Maxwell contends that this is the wrong way to approach success. If talent alone is enough, then why do you and I know highly talented people who are not highly successful? In …
After taking this course you will be able to: 1. Identify recommended sleep length for elderly patients. 2. Describe the relationship between age and circadian rhythms. 3. Explain how cognitive disorders may impact sleep in elderly patients. 4. Identify the relationship of neurological disorders and sleep disorders in elderly patients. 5. Identify menopause symptoms …
This study in elder abuse enlightens us of the many facets of elder abuse. From the first known medical report of abuse of an older person made in 1975 to the present day, it is a rising stigma against our modern day technology and, there is no evidence of it going away. Whether: emotional neglect, …
The list of disease-causing agents continues to grow, along with the number of foods linked to food-borne illness. One of the most important tasks you face is to train and teach employees the correct way to handle food. Learn to recognize any break in standard operating procedure that might endanger food safety. The leading factors …
The restraint of older people is a pressing issue in health and social care practices. The course provides health and social care professionals with an authoritative resource on the ethics and use of restraints. The course provides an overview of different forms of restraints, and the conditions under which they are used, and their …
When caring for the person in an assisted-living situation, in a nursing home or similar facility; it is important to develop a plan of care to make sure the patient’s physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs are being met. The behaviors and needs of people in a nursing home change constantly as the disease and …
