Every year, home health aides must meet the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services' (CMS) requirement to complete 12 hours of in-service training annually. Deliver the relevant education your aides need to satisfy this requirement with Beacon Health's Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 14.
This new edition is filled with 12 informative, one-hour in-service training lessons addressing timely topics that matter most in homecare. Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 14 also provides authoritative, comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand training lessons for group classroom settings or self-study to offer home health aides the convenience and flexibility to study when time permits and to learn at their own pace.
With this resource, agencies will be able to:
- Help home health aides fulfill CMS' annual mandate to complete 12 hours of in-service training with condensed, practical lessons that focus specifically on their role and needs - Easily prepare an in-service training program for the entire calendar year without having to coordinate staff schedules for on-site training - Gain single-site reproduction rights to ready-to-copy pages of each lesson, attendance logs, and customizable certificates of completion for each participant
Each lesson includes:
- One hour of study using a concisely-written fact sheet explaining an important homecare-specific topic - Suggested supplemental learning activities - A descriptive homecare-specific case study - Supplemental learning activities - A 10-question post-test to measure aides' understanding and validate their comprehension of the subject matter - An attendance log and certificate of completion to document staff training hours
Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 14, will include lessons on the following topics:
- Agitation - Chronic conditions - Dyspnea - HIV - Home health staff stress management - Insulin - Medication management and observation: Working with the case manager - OSHA - Post-surgery care: Joint replacements - Safety in the community - Stop the spread: Infection control - Wound care

Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 14

Beacon Health a division of HCPro

Faith Williams BS RN (Reviewer)

Barbara Acello RN (Reviewer)

New for 2017 with emphasis on QAPI-related training, such as infection control, communication, and skin integrity, to meet your upcoming Conditions of Participation needs is the 50 Essential In-Services for Home Health: Lesson Plans and Self-Study Guides for Aides and Nurses. This completely updated version of HCPro's 40 Essential In-Services for Home Health features thoroughly reviewed in-services and new hot topics such as OASIS-C2, plan of care, Zika, cultural awareness for the LGBTQ community, chronic conditions, hand hygiene, home health CAHPS, and pain management.
Offering more home health in-services on more essential topics than any other product on the market, 50 Essential In-Services provides everything you need to train your nurses and aides, satisfying CMS' requirement of completing 12 in-service training hours annually.
This resource provides: 
<li> More than a year's worth of training to satisfy CMS requirements </li>
<li> Practical education for home health aides and nurses on the important homecare topics that impact their work daily </li>
<li> Time-saving guidance for educators on conducting lessons </li>
<li> Quizzes for each in-service </li>
<li> Downloadable learning activities, games, and quizzes, all customizable </li>
<li> Post-lesson tests to validate comprehension </li>
<li> Certificates of completion to document staff training hours </li>
<li> Teacher guidance </li>
<li> Lessons that can be used for group- or self-studyUpdated to meet new CoP training requirements, with training on: 
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<li> Skin integrity </li>
<li> Communication </li>
<li> Hand hygiene </li>
<li> Infection control </li>
<li> Plan of careOther hot topics include: 
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<li> Chronic conditions </li>
<li> HIPAA </li>
<li> Home Health CAHPS </li>
<li> Treating the LGBTQ community with cultural awareness </li>
<li> OASIS-C2 </li>
<li> Pain management </li>
<li> Traumatic brain injury </li>
<li> ZikaAlong with dozens more classic but updated topics!
Contents:
 1. Alzheimer's Disease 2. Amputation: Understanding Barriers &amp; Strategies for Recovery 3. Arthritis 4. Assistive Devices 5. Behavior Management 6. Bloodborne Pathogens 7. Caring for the Obese Patient 8. Chronic Conditions 9. Communication 10. Cultural Diversity 11. Dementia Care 12. Depression &amp; Anxiety 13. Diabetes 14. Dysphagia 15. Elder Abuse &amp; Neglect: Prevent, Recognize, and Report 16. End-of-Life Care 17. Ethics 18. Hand Hygiene 19. Heart Health &amp; Disease 20. HIPAA 21. Home Health Care CAHPS 22. Incontinence &amp; Constipation 23. Infection Control: Guidelines for Standard &amp; Additional Precautions 24. Kidney Disease 25. LGBTQ Patients 26. Lifting &amp; Transferring Patients 27. Malnutrition &amp; Dehydration 28. Mental Illness 29. Multiple Sclerosis 30. Nutrition: Guidelines for Balanced Meals &amp; Special Diets 31. OASIS-C2 32. Oxygen Therapy 33. Pain Management 34. Parkinson's Disease 35. Patient Education 36. Personal Care 37. Plan of Care 38. Professionalism &amp; Accountability 39. Psychosocial Care 40. Range of Motion &amp; Positioning 41. Readmissions: Preventing a Trip Back to the Hospital 42. Respiratory Disorders 43. Seizures &amp; Strokes 44. Skin Care: Guidelines for Ensuring Skin Integrity 45. Social Media Safe Practices 46. Traumatic Brain Injury 47. Tube Feeding &amp; Oral Care 48. Urinary Catheter Care 49. Vital Signs 50. Zika
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50 Essential In-Services for Home Health: Lesson Plans and Self-Study Guides for Aides and Nurses

HCPro and DecisionHealth

Diane Link RN MHA (Reviewer)

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Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 14

50 Essential In-Services for Home Health: Lesson Plans and Self-Study Guides for Aides and Nurses