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This course is intended primarily for non-licensed health care personnel who provide direct care for people in home care programs. General guidelines are provided for administering or assisting with the administration of medications. This content reviews basic medication safety and the 6 Rights and three checks of medication administration. Learners will also become familiar with the various routes for medication administration.

To enhance the participant’s knowledge and understanding of medications used to treat COPD including how they work, methods of administration, and side effects.

To enhance the participant’s knowledge and understanding of medications used to treat COPD including how they work, methods of administration, and side effects.

Medication aides will learn of the dangers of medication errors and how to prevent them.

This course provides you with information you'll need to comply with MDR requirements.

To enhance the participant’s knowledge and understanding of Parkinson’s disease and the medications used to treat it, including how they work, methods of administration, and side effects.

The healthcare professional will gain a better understanding of the types, purpose, complications, and care of feeding tubes, including administration of feedings and medication.

This course will explain the different methods of providing enteral nutrition and the conditions that may require their use. Also discussed will be appropriate care and steps for completing administration of feedings and medications.

This course introduces you to the medical van (“med van”). A med van is used to deliver cryogenic liquids to customers. You should complete the course “OPS001 - Basic Cryogenics” before completing this course.

This course is a 2-part series of modules introducing you to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP), a set of regulations enforced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that apply to the manufacturing, filling, transfilling, cascading, etc. of medical gases. This course covers the qualifications of employees and facilities, plus the proper calibration of equipment based on CGMP and looks at what takes place during the pre-fill inspection of various containers. The filling of these containers is also discussed where certain precautions and tests are conducted. 

Health care personnel working in any setting will increase their understanding of and skills for eliminating medical errors.

The health care administrator will increase their knowledge of corporate compliance and their responsibility to report fraud, waste, and abuse. In health care facilities, all employees are expected to follow certain standards of behavior. These standards should influence the way patient care, daily business, interaction with others, and everyday decisions are accomplished. This course includes information to assist the administrator in developing the facility’s compliance program.The National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) has approved the above named program for continuing education credit.

This course is based on the Short Course in Medical Terminology written by Dr. William J. Dyche, Professor of Anatomy, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. Because these modules build on one another, it is highly recommended that you complete this series in order: Part 1, then Part 2, then Part 3.

This course is based on the Short Course in Medical Terminology written by Dr. William J. Dyche, Professor of Anatomy, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. Because these modules build on one another, it is highly recommended that you complete this series in order: Part 1, then Part 2, then Part 3.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to medical trapeze systems.

This course is based on the Short Course in Medical Terminology written by Dr. William J. Dyche, Professor of Anatomy, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. Because these modules build on one another, it is highly recommended that you complete this series in order: Part 1, then Part 2, then Part 3.

The certified medication assistant will review proper topical skin applications.

This course presents rehab medical terminology used most commonly in relation to subjects that involve the prescribing or selection of wheelchairs and other patient aid equipment.

This course is designed to provide employees of user facilities with pertinent information regarding the reporting requirements for medical device malfunctions.

Health care personnel working in any setting will increase their understanding of and skills for eliminating medical errors.

Nurses working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of adverse drug reactions and compliance/prescription issues that may affect the aging population.

This course addresses TSA guidelines and provides you, the home medical equipment supplier, with information that you can in turn provide to your traveling customers.

Nursing home administrators will review and gain knowledge of current and emerging infection control procedures, common health care-related infections, infectious disease outbreaks, and how to develop effective infection control programs within a health care facility.

Nurses and other caregivers working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of medications commonly misused by the aging population and potential problems that can occur.

The information provided here includes strategies to assist with activities of daily living, such as bathing, personal hygiene, and eating. Medications prescribed for people with dementia will be discussed as well as any potential side effects.