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The importance of infection control has increased in recent decades due to diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and diseases caused by drug-resistant pathogens. This program focuses on the basic principles of infection control.
After watching this program viewers should be able to:
Describe each link in the Chain of Infection
Identify the single most effective procedure for preventing the spread of infection
Name the infection prevention strategy developed by the CDC and required to be used by OSHA
Bloodborne pathogens are disease-causing germs such as viruses and bacteria carried in the blood that can cause diseases like AIDS and hepatitis B. This program describes common bloodborne pathogens medical assistants should be concerned about, OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens rule, and how to be protected using personal protective equipment (PPE).
After watching this program viewers should be able to:
Name common bloodborne pathogens
Identify body fluids that can carry bloodborne pathogens
Explain the important safety strategies found in both Universal Precautions and Standard Precautions
Describe the use of PPE to prevent the spread of infections
Describe ways to prevent being stuck by needles and sharp objects
Describe what to do in case of being exposed to blood or infectious material
Tuberculosis remains a widespread disease in much of the world with estimates that as much as one-third of the world's population carry the bacteria that causes TB. There are many challenges in the fight to control TB, including drug-resistant forms of the disease and the fact that many people in the U.S. remain unaware of the increasing number of infections. This program will describe TB occurrence rates, explain the different types of TB, and describe the CDC's three levels of TB infection control.
After watching this program viewers should be able to:
Identify groups with a high rate of TB infection
Explain the difference between latent TB infection and TB disease
Describe TB symptoms
Define multidrug-resistant TB and explain how it develops
Describe steps that should be taken to prevent the spread of TB
Specimen collection, measuring urinary output and assisting with elimination are all important skills a nursing assistant needs to develop to provide effective care. Not only do they assist monitoring an individual's condition, but also help to maintain physical comfort and emotional well-being. This program teaches new nursing assistants these important skills.
After watching this program viewers should be able to:
Because they are in direct and constant contact with those they care for, techniques for infection control are critical skills for nursing assistants to master. Learning and practicing effective infection control skills will help the nursing assistant prevent the spread of microorganisms that can cause infectious diseases, and protect the health and safety of all those they care for, as well as co-workers and themselves. This program teaches new nursing assistants the important skills necessary for controlling the spread of infectious disease.
After watching this program viewers should be able to describe the use of, and demonstrate basic infection control practices, including:
A person's height and weight can be important indicators of nutritional and health status. The process of measuring height and weight also offers you an opportunity to observe the general condition of the person and provides a time for positive interactions. This program demonstrates proper techniques for measuring weight and height with the most commonly used scales.
After watching this program viewers should be able to measure weight using:
The Standing Scale
The Chair Scale
The Wheelchair Scale
A Mechanical Lift Scale
A Bed Scale??
In addition, the viewer should be able to measure:
Those primarily confined to a bed-who can no longer change position and move easily-are not only less comfortable, but can have decreased blood circulation and are at risk for the development of pressure ulcers. To reduce these risks and improve resident health, the nursing assistant must master the skills needed for moving and positioning the resident in bed using techniques that protect both the resident and the nursing assistant.
Nursing Assistant program on moving and turning skills has been completely revised and updated, yet continues to provide clear descriptions and demonstrations of common and important techniques for safely moving and positioning a resident in bed.
Keeping a resident's mouth, teeth, gums and tongue healthy is a vital component of maintaining the resident's overall personal hygiene and good health. Poor mouth care can lead to tooth decay, gum disease, bad breath and even a lack of appetite. Oral care should be provided on a daily basis to all those who are in any form of nursing care. The nursing assistant must know how to competently provide oral hygiene as part of the effort to promote overall resident health.
Nursing Assistant program on oral care skills has been completely revised and updated, yet continues to provide clear descriptions and demonstrations of common and important techniques for safely providing oral care to residents.
While a person's sense of dignity and self-worth are often related to feeling clean and well groomed, personal care and grooming are also important factors in maintaining health and controlling infection. Care providers often become responsible for the personal care and personal hygiene of persons who are no longer capable of doing these things for themselves. Assisting with personal care is an important part of "morning care."
Nursing Assistant program on personal care skills has been completely revised and updated, yet continues to provide clear descriptions and demonstrations of common and important techniques for safely providing personal care to residents.
Proper body alignment not only allows patients and residents to feel more comfortable, but it is important to relieve strain, increase circulation, and prevent deformities and complications such as contractures and pressure sores. Nursing assistants need to develop the skills to position those who are bedridden using assistive devices and following the principles of good body mechanics to avoid injury.
Nursing Assistant program on positioning has been completely revised and updated, yet continues to provide clear descriptions and demonstrations of common and important techniques for safely when positioning the patient or resident in bed.
After watching this program viewers should be able to safely place patients and residents in the following positions:
Care providers must often assist persons with impaired mobility to walk, move to wheelchairs, toilets and beds. But to protect yourself and those you are providing care to, the nursing assistant must master the skills needed for transfer and ambulation.
Nursing Assistant program on transfer and ambulation has been completely revised and updated, yet continues to provide clear descriptions and demonstrations of common and important transfer techniques.
Medical assistants are healthcare professionals, and therefore should act in ways that show respect for themselves, others and their profession. This program discusses ways the medical assistant can exhibit professionalism while caring for patients. It focuses on improving communications with patients and colleagues, and how to improve professionalism through personal development.
After watching this program viewers should be able to:
Describe professional looking grooming and attire
Describe elements of professional conduct
Identify professional organizations for medical assistants
Describe strategies for overcoming obstructions to professional conduct
Health professionals have a responsibility to provide clear, concise and appropriate information to colleagues, patients and the wider community. This essential program employs a dynamic combination of dramatised scenarios, real footage on the ward, and expert comment from health professionals, to get to the heart of communication in a health care setting. It discusses how nurses can communicate more effectively, and examine blocking behaviours that we can all fall into. It also delves into specific day-to-day situations faced by nurses, demonstrating how to break bad news, providing strategies for effective handover, and responding appropriately to aggression.
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Decisions can be conscious or unconscious, they can be trivial or life-altering, but nurses must make these vital choices every day. In this program, we explore the nursing process as a framework for decision making; from assessment and planning, to implementation and evaluation. We look in more detail at the eight steps of the judgment process, identify typical roles within a nursing unit and how they contribute to effective team decision making, and discuss internal and external barriers to good choices. This is essential viewing for nurses wanting to increase their confidence and effectiveness at decision making.
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Nursing, like any job, has its inherent risks. But in nursing, more than other fields, risks present themselves on a daily basis, and the impact of these risks can have serious consequences. It is critically important then for nurses to be aware of the risks around them, and be well equipped to deal with them in the best way possible. This essential program provides a framework for management of risks; from identification and assessment, to potential solutions, and a risk management plan. It then examines common areas of risk for nursing professionals; from infection control and manual handling, to medication errors, IV therapy, and patient identification.
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Team nursing is founded on a philosophy that supports the achievement of goals through group action. Under the team nursing model, all members are encouraged to make suggestions and share ideas. Successful implementation of team nursing results in high levels of job satisfaction and strong motivation to give better care. This essential video resource provides nurse unit managers and nursing team members with the knowledge and practical tools needed to develop a highly effective nursing team. From forming a new team and day-to-day functioning of a team, to the secrets of a successful team, this comprehensive and insightful resource illustrates exactly why teams work best.
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This DVD introduces the basic nursing skills the nurse aide will need to measure and record the resident's vital signs, height and weight, and intake and output. The vital signs provide information about changes in normal body function and the resident's response to treatment. The resident's weight, compared with the height, gives information about his/her nutritional status and changes in the medical condition. Intake and output records provide information on fluid balance and kidney function.
This DVD explores various aspects of restorative care and the role of the nurse aide in this process. Disease, injuries and surgery are often responsible for the loss of a body part or the loss of bodily function. Working with the elderly and disabled requires a great deal of patience, caring and understanding from health care workers. Working together to assist the resident to attain the highest possible level of functioning can be a very challenging and rewarding experience.
This DVD reviews the structure and function of the body and its systems. It presents common disorders of each system and lists the normal changes that occur with the aging process. It includes signs and symptoms which should be reported. A basic knowledge of normal anatomy and physiology will help the nurse aide to understand the signs and symptoms of disease, the reasons for the care given, and the purposes of procedures that are carried out for the resident's comfort, healing and recovery.
Nurse aides communicate with residents, families, visitors and co-workers. Nurse aides must frequently send and receive information about the care and observation of residents, report thoughts and feelings as clearly and objectively as possible and interact effectively with others.
As a member of the health care team, the nurse aide will frequently be faced with ethical and legal decisions that govern his or her actions. Knowledge of ethical standards, resident's rights and legal issues are important for the protection of nurse aides, employers, and residents.
Infection control is one of the most important aspects of environmental safety. Nurse aides have the responsibility to understand and follow the facility's infection control policies and procedures. This DVD introduces medical asepsis, Standard Precautions and care of the resident on Transmission-Based Precautions.
Knowledge of the role, function, legal limitations, expected qualities, personal habits and obligations is important to provide quality care. This DVD also explores the types, purposes and organizational structure of health care facilities that employ nurse aides.
This DVD introduces the nurse aide to the basic principles of nutrition and emphasizes the functions of the major nutrients required for health. This DVD covers the Food Guide Pyramid, the use of therapeutic diets, adaptive devices, alternative methods of feeding, providing water and nourishments, the procedure for feeding a resident, and the effects of good nutrition and poor nutrition.
Nurse aides are the members of the health care team responsible for providing personal care and grooming for the resident. They encourage the resident to do as much as possible for themselves, but assist as needed with personal cleanliness, oral hygiene, nail care, shaving, dressing, care of hair and skin care. Personal grooming is important for a positive self-image and every effort should be made to encourage and assist the resident to maintain a pleasing and attractive appearance.
As a direct care giver, the nurse aide will be the key team member in the prevention of pressure ulcers. Knowledge of the relationship between blood supply and tissue destruction, as well as the skills necessary to properly position residents to minimize the effects of pressure, are essential.
This DVD deals with the feelings, emotional stress and psychological adjustments that are part of the aging process. It explores the physical and psychosocial needs of residents, and teaches the skills that the nurse aide will need to develop to provide understanding and compassionate care. Other topics covered include: age appropriate behavior, sexuality, reality orientation, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, confusion and developmental disabilities.
Residents frequently require assistance to meet their normal elimination needs. They may also require special procedures that the nurse aide will perform:-
This DVD explores:
helping the resident to the bathroom;
assisting with use of the bedside commode, bedpan and urinal;
providing catheter care and emptying a urinary drainage bag;
collecting a routine urine specimen;
applying and caring for condom catheters;
collecting a stool specimen;
administering cleansing enemas;
applying warm or cold applications, elastic bandages, elastic stockings (TED hose) and non-sterile dressing;
and assisting with coughing and deep breathing exercises.
Death is defined as the final stage of life. The nurse aide will need to develop a realistic attitude toward the topic of death to meet the physical and psychological needs of the resident and the family as they experience the dying process. This DVD also includes care of the body following death.
Under OBRA, residents have a right to be free from restraints. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, the nurse aide plays an integral role in achieving a restraint free environment. When alternatives to restraints are not effective, however, and the physician orders restraints, it becomes essential for the nurse aide to know the risks involved in caring for these residents.
Personal safety and the well-being of residents is a vital component of the health care system. If safety rules are ignored, the nurse aide or another individual could be seriously injured or die. This DVD explores general safety rules, safety measures that prevent accidents, fire safety and prevention, disaster plans, and responsibility in emergency situations. The nurse aide is expected to respond immediately and effectively to illness, injury, and life-threatening circumstances.
Surroundings that are pleasant and contain personal possessions add to the residents' comfort and sense of well-being. The nurse aide's job is to keep the resident's unit safe and clean and to create an environment that fosters independence, contentment and self-esteem. This DVD reviews environmental control, the resident's room, cleaning the unit, and bedmaking.