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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This module discusses the significance of falls among long-term care residents, describes risk factors that make a person more likely to experience falls, and describes the interventions that HHA/CNA can do to reduce the risk of falls. Additionally, this modules helps learner understand the interventions that the HHA/CNA should do in the event of a fall and describes the role of the HHA/CNA as a member of the care team in fall prevention.

$20.00

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In this case study, direct caregivers will navigate the care for an older adult patient as they move from a short term care facility to a long term care facility.

$20.00

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This module will guide HHAs, PCAs and CNAs on how to describe the importance of knowing and reporting a patient’s baseline condition, recognize the signs and symptoms including subtle changes that indicate a change in patient condition, demonstrate the application of the early warning tool “Stop and Watch” to identify patient status changes, describe when to report and when to ask for help when observing an acute change in condition, and define who should be notified when observing an acute change in condition.

$20.00

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