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.
COA-LTC (All): Person and Family Centered Care
This module will guide providers on how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individuals, as well as how to put patients/residents and their families at the center of decision-making.
COA-HC-RN: Sepsis in the Home Care Setting
This course focuses on strategies that home care nurses can use to identify, treat and prevent infection and sepsis.
COA-HC-RN: Presentation of Illness in Older Adults
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 within the home care setting.
COA-HC-RN: Palliative, Hospice, and End of Life Care
This course covers palliative, hospice and end of life care for nurses working within the home care setting.