Evidence-Based Age-Specific Care: Training Handbook for Nurses and Clinical Care Staff

Avillion, Adrianne E.

ISBN 10: 1601462697 ISBN 13: 9781601462695

Verlag: Hcpro Inc, 2008

Evidence-Based Age-Specific Care: Training Handbook for Nurses and Clinical Care Staff
Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, Reviewer

For only $3 per person, train your staff to implement evidence-based age-specific care!

The Joint Commission regularly assesses your hospital’s ability to provide quality age-specific care. Train your staff to care for patients of all ages using evidence-based practice and solid field research—for only $3 per staff member.

HCPro is proud to present the second edition of its popular handbook, Evidence-Based Age-Specific Care: Training Handbook for Nurses and Clinical Care Staff. Using real-life case scenarios and evidence-based research, this 48-page handbook delivers important clinical consideration for nine different age groups. It is also updated with current regulations from The Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies to help your facility exceed mandated requirements.

Sold in packs of 25, Evidence-Based Age-Specific Care: Training Handbook for Nurses and Clinical Care Staff, Second Edition, covers all of these major age groups:

Neonate
Infant
Toddler
Preschool
School-age
Adolescent
Young adult
Adult/middle age
Later adult/geriatric

Rely on this handbook to provide your staff with the evidence-based practices they need to improve the quality of age-specific care at your facility.

Take a look at the table of contents

Introduction
Competency-based orientation
Joint Commission requirements
Education vs. competency
Patient safety
Identification of age-specific groups
Patient care considerations for age-specific groups
The interdisciplinary team and age-specific care
Clinical examples of age-specific care
Safety
Patient education
Bioterrorism and other disasters
Conclusion
References
Nursing instructional guide

Learning objectives

Define competency-based orientation
Determine the regulatory requirement relating to age-specific care
Identify age-specific groups
List common characteristics of age-specific patients
Describe pain management in age-specific care
Recall patient education on age-specific care
Discuss nutritional requirements of different age groups

Document training

Upon submitting their completed exams and evaluations, staff who receive a passing score on the exam will receive a certificate of attendance to document training.

Who should buy this handbook?

Staff educators, directors of education, staff development specialists, organizational development specialists, directors of nursing, VPs of nursing, and chief nursing officers, should purchase this video to benefit clinical staff members.

If you would like to find out about the availability of nursing contact hours on this or any other HCPro nursing book, please visit our Continuing Education information page, here: http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/nursing_contact.cfm

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Reviewer: Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, the owner of Avillion’s Curriculum Design in York, PA. She is a past president of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO) and specializes in designing continuing education programs for healthcare professionals and freelance medical writing. Avillion also offers consulting services in work redesign, quality improvement, and staff development.

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