Promoting Sleep in Long Term Care
The goal of this course is for nursing home staff to be able to use interventions and techniques to help long term care residents improve their sleep quality.
Intended Audience
nursing assistants and nurses at nursing homes.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss normal changes in sleep for elderly residents and what is considered a sleep disturbance
- Explain why it is important to be aware of and intervene in disturbed sleep patterns
- List factors that contribute to disturbed sleep in long term care residents
- Discuss which interventions might work for different sleep disturbances and how to effect change in environment
- Apply appropriate interventions to improve the sleep quality of LTC residents
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
- Domain 3: Communication Skills
3A2. Communicates in writing and orally with linguistic and cultural proficiency (e.g., using age-appropriate materials, incorporating images).
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Dr. Ann Bossen, RN, PhD; Kristine Williams, RN, PhD, FGSA, FAAN
Technical requirements
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
Creation date: December 4, 2015
Update date: June 24, 2019
Bathing Dementia Residents
The goal of this course is for nursing home staff to be able to use strategies and techniques to make bathing enjoyable for residents with dementia.
Intended Audience
Nursing assistants and nurses at nursing homes
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the factors that contribute to aggressive behaviors during bathing for residents with dementia
- Identify the components of the four strategies of how to improve the bathing experience of residents with dementia
- Recognize when to stop bathing experience of residents with dementia
- Apply the strategies of improving bathing experience to help residents with dementia feel safe, remain calm, and enjoy bathing
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals identified:
Domain 3: Communication Skills
- 3A2. Communicates in writing and orally with linguistic and cultural proficiency (e.g, using age-appropriate materials, incorporating images)
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Kelly McGee
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
November 4, 2014