Foundational Skills for Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants
This Learning Pathway contains comprehensive training to help home health aides (HHAs) and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) address the unique needs of patients and families living with serious illness. Clinical topics include assessing patient needs and concerns as well as understanding and relieving suffering.
An introduction to palliative care, how it is delivered, its impact on quality of life, and the growing population of patients who need it.
The role of the direct care worker in observing and reporting suffering in patients with serious illness.
This course provides context and best practices for identifying older adults at risk for poor outcomes, including falls, delirium, and caregiving challenges.
Learn to define and characterize pain, recognize the prevalence of pain, understand disparities in pain management based on race, ethnicity, and gender.
Learn the components of a comprehensive pain assessment and its importance in safe and effective pain management.
Gain an overview of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain treatments, including risks and benefits, and learn how to match the analgesic to pain type.
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