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Courses and Case Studies
The following listing includes courses and case studies developed by the Hartford Institute in collaboration with a panel of geriatric experts, the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Initiative (OHNEP) and the NICHE Program. Please visit this page for updated content.
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COA-HC-RN: Persistent Pain Among Older Adults in the Home Care Setting
This course describes the types of persistent pain and how it may present itself in the older adult. The course teaches home care clinicians and care managers to assess and manage pain in older adults as part of an interprofessional team, and to understand pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies to improve pain relief.
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COA-HC-RN: Person-Centered Care in the Home Care Setting
This course is a practical guide defining person-centered care.
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COA-HC-RN: Preventing, Recognizing, and Treating Sepsis in Older Adults in the Home Care Setting
This course focuses on bacteremia and sepsis, explaining the difference between the two, describing signs and symptoms of sepsis, and the presentation of sepsis in older adults.
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COA-HC-RN: Typical and Atypical Presentation of Illness in Older Adults in the Home Care Setting
This course describes physiological changes related to aging, identifies common ways illness may present in older adults, and distinguishes presentation of common diseases in older adults compared to young adults.
HIGN Online Learning Catalog
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