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Debra Collins

As CEO and President of LTCS Books, Inc., Debra maintains a knowledge base and writes weekly articles on long term care and home health care federal regulatory changes.

"The content, and demonstrations are absolutely fascinating and clarified a lot of my questions."

C.K. RN - Houston, Texas

"Very detailed and easy to follow and understand. This class make me so confident in taking care of residents with IV therapy. "

J.T. RN - Texas

"The details of explanation and pictures of different kinds of tubing and steps/procedures of IV/Central lines."

J.T. RN - Texas

"Could process and complete at my own pace found material very informative and increased my knowledge of cancer and medications."

R.B RN - Virginia

"Each section uses a wide number of examples for the student to understand , the concepts were very understandable especially when focusing on the specific details of a particular method/technique."

C.R. - Ontario, Canada

"The class was fantastic"

E.L. - Tyler, TX

"I like how easy it was to take this class with the test."

K.T. - Post Falls, Idaho

"Excellent and timely class as we just had a pharmacy dispensing Hizentra last week."

M.D. - Indianapolis, Indiana

"I was so worried about taking the class at first but I was very well pleased of how much I learned. I did it at my own pace and didn't feel rushed"

S.P. - Fredericksburg, Viginia

"I like that I can print out the information."

K.J. - Miramar Beach, Florida

"I most liked the detail of the material presented in the class. I had no idea how complicated wound care could be. Other things I enjoyed were the pop up glossary terms, the links to videos, and the organization of the material."

A.S. - Los Banos, California

"Being able to review my test and classes as much as I want. I love Pedagogy."

V.B. - Carlsbad, New Mexico

"The ability to re-read very interesting facts. This class is great."

V.B. - Carlsbad, New Mexico

"I appreciate the time allotted for the test."

D.G. - Junction, Texas

"I appreciate the time allotted for the test."

D.G. - Junction, Texas

"Very Thorough."

K.B. - Pearland, Texas

"I liked that it was online."

H.N. - Antioch, Tennessee

"Loved the amount of information, without all the filler!! I started infusing IVIG in the home setting just a few months ago. I learned several things from this class, and will need to acquire some additional equipment. I didn't realize what a dangerous situation I was creating for the patient and a liable situation I was putting myself in. I have shared your web site with my co-workers and hope they find you just as great!!!! "

E.T. - Nitro, West Virginia

"The information was brilliant! A lot better than expected for an online class."

V.C. - Lampasas, Texas

"Easy to follow."

C.J. - Junction, Texas

"Extremely informative. Class content was needed to fulfill my skills."

L.H. - Pascoag, Rhode Island

"I like the information format used. Very easy to read."

J.W. - Junction, Texas

"Very informative and useful."

K.E. - Junction, Texas

"Great content, very good information on the subject."

T.C. - Fort Worth, Texas

"I liked all the information that is provided, it makes me very knowledgeable about the subject."

T.C. - Fort Worth, Texas

"Very educating."

L.N. - Fort Worth, Texas

"Very Educating."

L.N. - Fort Worth, Texas

"The teachings are good. Keep on with the good work."

I.G. - Fort Worth, Texas

"This is a very important lesson. I liked it."

I.G. - Fort Worth, Texas

"Very informative, I loved all the illustrations. It was perfect."

F.H. - Fort Worth, Texas

"This course has been excellent and your assistance online is also commendable. It's like I had my own mentor sitting next to me. This course was brilliant. I found it extremely informative especially the videos and additional evidenced based learning."

K.R. RN - Buckinghamshire,UK

"The ease of taking the class online and receiving the rationale for the wrong answers. "

E.C. RN - Miles City, Montana

"Excellent content held my interest "

E.B. RN - Princeton, Missouri

"Online and cost effective."

E.B. RN - Great Falls, Montana

"Good review of current evidence based practice."

C.T. RN - Erie, Pennsylvania

"Ease of taking course; completeness of content."

P.D. RN - Tucson, Arizona

"I was pleasantly surprised to find this class offered online. I was able to take the course at my own pace and from the comfort of my own home!"

M.H. LPN Lincoln, NE

"I was very impressed with the class, information covered and content."

V.H. LPN Firth, NE

"The convenience of being home for the course and testing. I feel more confident doing IV infusion. I would recommend this course to anyone envolved with IV infusion."

R.L. LPN - Cordova, Tennessee

"Very comprehensive overall, learned something new with each chapter read! Great course :)"

A.C. LVN - Humble, Texas

"Very informative, having been a nurse for over 10 years now, this course still taught me something new! It was a joy to learn this way!"

A.C. LVN - Humble, Texas

"Able to review as much as needed."

S.D. LVN - ADON Kenedy, Texas

"Able to reference test questions, makes you read and read again."

S.D. LVN ADON - Kenedy, Texas

"Easy to follow"

L.A. LVN - Kenedy, Texas

"Very informative as a LVN of 20 years this was much more in depth. I learned more than I ever have with previous courses."

S.K. LVN - Humble, Texas

"I really enjoyed the pertinent information provided regarding IV therapy. I appreciated the detailed information provided on the anatomy of the vein, very informative!"

A.C. LVN - Humble, Texas

"I find that I can pay more attention and my grades are better with an online course. That was a great course."

S.K. LVN - Humble, Texas

"I find that I can pay more attention and my grades are better with an online course. That was a great course."

S.K. LVN - Humble, Texas

"It was thorough. Great Class!"

M.H. RN - ADON Humble, Texas

"Comprehensive program. Self pacing."

M.H. RN - ADON Humble, Texas

"Very Thorough!"

K.H. RN - Stormville, New York

"Online and easy to navigate!"

C.E. LPN - withheld

"Great Class! It is the most thorough program that I have ever seen."

M.H. RN ADON - Humble, Texas

"The ability to print the class as well as view it on the computer"

L.R. LVN - Mesquite, Texas

"The ease of taking the class online and receiving the rationale for the wrong answers. "

E.C. RN - Miles City, Montana

"Ability to complete on my own time. Refresh on information and techniques I do not use often related to my job title. "

B.L. RN DON - Bridgeport, West Virginia

"I found this course to be very educational, very up to date. The detailed curriculum awesome. Not an easy course by no means, but again very educational. "

S.B. LVN - Sherman, Texas

"Content was thorough. I really like the addition of the chat feature. It was great to be able to communicate with an instructor. It made the course feel personal and relevant. "

C.A. RN - Bulverde, Texas

"Studying in my own home "

P.P. RN - Lampasas, Texas

"I liked Being able to take part of it (the course), stop and come back. "

B.R. LVN - Gunter, Texas

"I liked the pictures showing how to do every step "

M.H. LVN - Gunter, Texas

"The ease of being able to continue at my own pace "

L.B. LPN - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

"Detailed course information."

C.M. LVN - Yorktown, Texas

"Excellent content held my interest "

E.B. RN - Princeton, Missouri

"I liked it very much very inclusive "

D.E. RN - Luling, Texas

"Class can be taken at my own time without rushing. "

A.Y. RN - Port Arthur, Texas

"I did it at home at my pace "

F.N. LVN - Paris, Texas

"I am most greatful for the fact that this class will be here for me for the rest of my life. I am sorry that I did not know about your class years before now."

E.B. LVN - Houston, Texas

"This class was well organized and each chapter was very clear and easy to understand. I feel better prepared after taking this class."

F.M. RN - Katy, Texas

"I liked that I could use the audio feature to listen to the content while performing other tasks."

M.P. RN - Humble, Texas

"Well organized and thorough."

M.H. RN, ADON - Humble, Texas

"I especially like the instructions on how to set up, add supplements, and initiate the TPN infusion. The video was awesome!"

D.W. RN - Humble, Texas

"It was a great review. Very informative!"

D.I. RN, DON - San Antonio, Texas

"Delivery of learning materials is wonderful. Everything is well illustrated, up to standard."

H.M. RN - Katy, Texas

"The staff was very helpful when I had difficulty accessing the program."

J.P. RN - Los Angeles, California

"Online and cost effective."

E.B. RN - Great Falls, Montana

"I feel [the course] was very helpful and important information was highlighted in questions."

J.M. LVN - Gunter, Texas

"The course was very interesting and I learned a lot."

D.L. LVN - Paris, Texas

"Content was interesting."

C.M. RN - Danville, West Virginia

"Convenience of doing this at home. Also, the practice questions were beneficial."

S.D. RN - Fort Worth, Texas

"Easy to understand format."

C.D. RN - Yorktown, Texas

"I liked the material presented and illustrations."

H.M. RN - Katy, Texas

"Challenging but effective refresh/learning experience."

F.M. RN - Katy, Texas

"I was able to take it on my own time."

Dr. R.N. - Hickory Hills, Illinois

"I could hard copy the material and read it at my convenience."

D.T. LVN - Clifton, Texas

"I really loved this class, it had everything I needed for my state licensure. This had all the components that I see when I go to an 8 hour IV therapy class for certification renewal."

K.H. LPN - Hastings, Nebraska

Cognitive and Sensory Impairments

This inservice is designed for long term care nursing assistants, CNA's, and home health aides to describe goals, interventions, and communication techniques for assisting residents and clients with memory problems, impaired decision-making, impaired hearing, impaired speech, and visual impairment. Validation Therapy is described. Steps for hearing aid care are explained.

Objectives

On completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

List two kinds of memory problems.
Describe six interventions for assisting residents and clients with memory problems.
Explain the basic technique of Validation Therapy.
Describe three types of decision-making problems.
Name four interventions for assisting residents and clients with decision-making problems.
List three interventions for assisting residents and clients with impaired hearing.
Explain the steps of hearing aid care.
Describe four interventions for assisting residents and clients with impaired speech.
List four interventions for assisting residents and clients with visual impairment.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to Cognitive and Sensory Impairment

Chapter 2: Memory Problems

Kinds of Memory Problems
Levels of Assistance
Goals for Increasing Independence
Communication Interventions
Assisting with the Activities of Daily Living
Altering the Resident’s or Client’s Environment
Reorientation and Validation Therapy

Chapter 3: Impaired Decision-making

Types of Decision-Making Problems
Degrees of Decision-Making Abilities
Interventions
Goals

Chapter 4: Impaired Hearing

Degrees of Hearing Impairment
Interventions
Hearing Aid Morning Care
Hearing Aid Evening Care
General Hearing Aid Care

Chapter 5: Impaired Speech

Causes of Speech Problems
Forms of Impaired Speech
Degrees of Communication Ability
Interventions
Nonverbal Signs of Distress

Chapter 6: Visual Impairment

Degrees of Visual Impairment
Interventions
Assisting with Meals
Caring for Glasses

Chapter 7: References

Cost:	$ 10.00
Contact Hours:	0.75

Accreditation

Upon successful completion the Home Health Aid or Nurse Assistant will receive a Certificate of Completion for 0.75 inservice contact hour(s).

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