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The nursing assistant will have a better understanding of his/her role in observing for and reporting changes in condition to the charge nurse.

This course reviews some of the signs and symptoms of benign breast conditions and how they are found and diagnosed. We recommend you complete this course before completing the course “DMGT038b – Overview of Breast Cancer.”

This course discusses sexual harassment: how to identify it, its legal aspects, how to prevent it from happening in your organization, and how to conduct an equitable investigation.

This course discusses sexual harassment: how to identify it, its legal aspects, how to prevent it from happening in your organization, and how to conduct an equitable investigation. 

The purpose of this course is to present social workers with a comprehensive understanding of ethical theories, principles, and the application of these principles to social work practice. This course also examines the detailed components of the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (NASW).

This course discusses strategies you can use when working on healthcare teams.

This course discusses the use of home medical equipment (HME), the financial aspects of HME products and services and the regulatory agencies that govern the HME industry.

This course is intended to apply your knowledge of HIPAA basics to the workplace. You should complete part one of this series (“HIP001 – Understanding HIPAA”) before taking this course.

A common phrase in the workplace is that employees leave their manager, rather than the company. Therefore, a critical area of focus should be placed on how managers and their direct reports interact. If the manager can create an environment of good communication leading to trust, it stands to reason that employees will be more satisfied and stay with their employer longer. Learning basic elements of adapting and connecting with others will provide a solid foundation for interpersonal skills and improve all aspects of the manager/leader/employee dynamic.

There are no CEUs for this course. 

While effective communication should be a focus of home medical equipment specialists with all ages of patients, special attention should be paid to working with older adults as an increase in age can bring about medical conditions that may require more patience and an adjustment in how one provides and receives medical information. This course includes tips on how to better facilitate communication with older adult populations.

To provide a framework of strategies to create successful organizations through positive, meaningful leadership.

To increase the participant’s awareness of occupational hazards that can occur in the home health care setting and measures that can be taken to prevent injury should hazards occur. Hazards addressed include occupational stress; workplace violence infectious diseases; and exposure to unsanitary work conditions, environmental temperature extremes, travel risks, falls, and chemical hazards.

All staff working in the long term care setting will increase their knowledge and skills in caring for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder.

The direct care home health aide will enhance her knowledge of COPD and the techniques needed to care for the individual who has this condition.

Essentially Women and VGM Education provide a bundle of courses that include education on the diseases and conditions post-mastectomy customers face, the organ systems typically affected, and home medical equipment used.

This course defines identity theft and what you can do to minimize your risk of becoming a victim of the crime.

This course will define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both as a primary disease state and as a co-morbid condition.

All health care staff working with older adults will benefit from increasing their knowledge about caring for people living with dementia or a related disorder. The information provided here includes an overview of the brain's normal aging process, dementia's effect on the brain, and how dementia is diagnosed. The different types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, will be reviewed.

This course provides an overview of two of the most common forms of arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. This course also looks at a condition few people associate with children: juvenile arthritis.

The certified nursing assistant will increase his/her understanding and skills for preventing falls and making the environment a safe place for resident care.

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.

Healthcare professionals will review and learn new information about caring for the stroke patient.

This is the second in a two-part series of modules which make up a course on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a serious breathing disorder characterized by periodic cessation or markedly diminished breathing during sleep. Part 2 will discuss treatment options, comorbid conditions, and consequences if OSA is untreated.

Health care personnel working in all settings will increase their knowledge and skills in addressing the issue of pain related to the guidelines found in Tag F309.

Health care providers will increase their understanding and skills for preventing falls and making the environment a safe place for resident care.