For only $3 per person, train your staff to implement evidence-based age-specific care!
The Joint Commission regularly assesses your hospital’s ability to provide quality age-specific care. Train your staff to care for patients of all ages using evidence-based practice and solid field research—for only $3 per staff member.
HCPro is proud to present the second edition of its popular handbook, Evidence-Based Age-Specific Care: Training Handbook for Nurses and Clinical Care Staff. Using real-life case scenarios and evidence-based research, this 48-page handbook delivers important clinical consideration for nine different age groups. It is also updated with current regulations from The Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies to help your facility exceed mandated requirements.
Sold in packs of 25, Evidence-Based Age-Specific Care: Training Handbook for Nurses and Clinical Care Staff, Second Edition, covers all of these major age groups:
- Neonate
- Infant
- Toddler
- Preschool
- School-age
- Adolescent
- Young adult
- Adult/middle age
- Later adult/geriatric
Rely on this handbook to provide your staff with the evidence-based practices they need to improve the quality of age-specific care at your facility.
Take a look at the table of contents
- Introduction
- Competency-based orientation
- Joint Commission requirements
- Education vs. competency
- Patient safety
- Identification of age-specific groups
- Patient care considerations for age-specific groups
- The interdisciplinary team and age-specific care
- Clinical examples of age-specific care
- Safety
- Patient education
- Bioterrorism and other disasters
- Conclusion
- References
- Nursing instructional guide
Learning objectives
- Define competency-based orientation
- Determine the regulatory requirement relating to age-specific care
- Identify age-specific groups
- List common characteristics of age-specific patients
- Describe pain management in age-specific care
- Recall patient education on age-specific care
- Discuss nutritional requirements of different age groups
Earn continuing education credit
ANCC
HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for one contact hour is provided by HCPro, Inc.
Document training
Upon submitting their completed exams and evaluations, staff who receive a passing score on the exam will receive a certificate of attendance to document training.
Faculty
This handbook was reviewed by Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, the owner of Avillion’s Curriculum Design in York, PA. She is a past president of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO) and specializes in designing continuing education programs for healthcare professionals and freelance medical writing. Avillion also offers consulting services in work redesign, quality improvement, and staff development.
Faculty Disclosure Statement: HCPro Inc. has confirmed that none of the faculty/presenters or contributors have any relevant financial relationships to disclose related to the content of this educational activity.
Who should buy this handbook?
Staff educators, directors of education, staff development specialists, organizational development specialists, directors of nursing, VPs of nursing, and chief nursing officers, should purchase this video to benefit clinical staff members.
Discount pricing
Save money when you purchase multiple copies! Ask your customer service representative about money-saving discounts on bulk orders. Call toll free 800-650-6787 or e-mail customerservice@hcpro.com.
Looking for more evidence-based age-specific training?
Age-Specific Competencies: Evidence-Based Skills for Appropriate Care, Second Edition, is HCPro's new video training program. In 30 minutes, you can ensure your staff is applying evidence-based practice and age-specific considerations to patient care. It offers proven methods to care for and communicate with patients of all ages. Age-Specific Competencies, Second Edition, also delivers clear visuals and concise explanations of important clinical considerations, as well as specific tips to help caregivers interact with families. Click here for more information.
Save money when you purchase multiple copies! Ask your customer service representative about money-saving
discounts and bulk orders. Call toll free 800-650-6787 or e-mail
customerservice@hcpro.com.
