Category: Patient Self Care

Training to develop CNAs and paraprofessionals for all types of healthcare organizations
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Health Behavior Change is designed to provide essential skills to impact patient outcomes for providers working in healthcare organizations. The course teaches participants how to integrate personal health planning and health behavior change skills into their practice. Participants learn patient engagement skills, the personal health planning model and receive critical materials to implement this approach in practice to improve patient outcomes. The Health Behavior Change course answers the following questions: 1) How can providers effectively utilize patient self-assessments in addition to medical recommendations to assist patients in planning and setting their health goals? 2) What strategies can providers use to help patients create success-oriented health goals? 3) What are effective strategies to follow-up on patient action? 4) How can providers help patients maintain successful health behavior change and complete a series of health behavior focused visits? 5) What are resources to help providers implement preventive health visits in their practice?
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The Quality Measures Assessment - HHA covers topics related to safe performance of activities of daily living (ADLs), measuring vital signs, weight, and I & O. The assessment also includes topics on body mechanics, basic medical terminology, skin care, and additional knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for successful job performance by an HHA.
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Any time there is a transition of care, there is a risk of patients receiving fragmented care. Miscommunication can occur as responsibilities for care are transferred from one provider to another. This often results in adverse events, emergency department (ED) visits, and often rehospitalization. Preventing hospital readmissions is a national focus of healthcare reform because readmissions often reflect poor quality of care and result in increased costs for health insurers, the government, and patients. This course will help you: • Appreciate challenges in transitioning care • Improve your communication skills to ensure patient safety during transitions • Do your part to prevent adverse events and reduce hospital readmissions
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An overview of social issues including child abuse, elder abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, neglect, self-neglect and suicide. Includes information about recognizing and reporting abuse or neglect and how your staff can protect themselves from being charged with abuse or neglect.
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