Nursing CE Series: Age-Specific Care Training for Nursing and Clinical Staff

The different physiological and psychological needs of each patient's age group must be part of his or her plan of care. Any well-designed competency program must be able to implement age-specific interventions, as a competency program is a process of validation that requires staff to demonstrate the skills necessary for the safe and appropriate care of the patient and family.

The demonstration and documentation of age-specific staff competency is important for several reasons. First, such demonstration validates the knowledge and skills of staff. Second, staff competency contributes to the quality of patient/family services. Finally, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) mandates that age-specific competency be assessed on an ongoing basis, and that the findings of such assessments are documented and maintained.

Show that your staff has the skills necessary for the safe and appropriate care of the patient and family with the HCProfessor online learning course, Age-specific care for nursing and clinical staff. Upon completion of this course the learner will be able to do the following:

• Recognize the difference between age-specific education and age-specific competency
• Identify the JCAHO mandates for age-specific education
• Define the characteristics of age-specific groups
• Identify important safety measures as they apply to each group
• Provide patient/family education according to their needs and understanding

If you have 50 or more staff to train you are eligible for discounts and FREE trial access to any course. E-mail Dave Miller at dmiller@hcpro.com or call Dave toll-free at 888/209-6554 to learn more. Be sure to let Dave know your name, organization, address, and phone number (optional). Ask Dave about our multi-year or multi-library discount plans!

Take a look at some of the topics covered in Age-specific care for nursing and clinical staff:

Introduction

• The importance of age-specific competency
• Competency-based orientation
• JCAHO requirements

Education v. competency

• Education
• Competency
• Ongoing competency assessment
• Patient safety

Identification of age-specific groups

• Patient care considerations for age-specific care
• Neonate (First four weeks of life)
• Infant
• Toddler (One to three years of age)
• Preschool (Three to five years of age)
• School-age (Six to 12 years of age)
• Adolescent (13-18 years of age)
• Case scenario #3
• Young adult (19-44 years of age)
• Adult/Middle-age (45-65 years of age)
• Later adult/geriatric (Over 65 years of age)

The interdisciplinary team and age-specific care

• Everyone must work together

Clinical examples of age-specific care

• Pain management
• Nutrition
• Administration of IV fluids
• Medication Management

Safety

• Take Precautions
• Skin care
• Positioning
• Ambulation and patient transfers
• Use of restraints and side rails
• Activities of daily living

Patient education

• Age-specific patient/family education plans

Bioterrorism and other disasters

• Be prepared

This course is part of HCProfessor's Nursing Online Learning Series

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Intended audience:

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• LVNs
• MAs
• Therapists
• Technicians
• Pharmacy staff

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• Student course history and documentation of training
• Discussion groups
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• Reference materials and recommendations on how to progress to the next step in your courses on nursing

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