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for Nursing Home Administrators:
Resident Care
LTCE 654 The Aging Process: What, Why?
Introductions to the theories of aging and the use of the MDS in the facility. Practice filling out a current MDS, doing the RAPs (resident assessment protocols) and the quarterly assessment. One written question, fill out current MDS and RAPs....
3
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LTCE 656 Mastering Some Nursing Home Medicalese: Learning Their Vocabulary
Introduction to the variety of medical specialists who relate to the nursing facility, analysis of medications and therapeutic actions of drugs used in the nursing facility, introduction to abbreviations used by nursing, medical prefixes and suffixes. One case study....
2
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LTCE 658 Tending to Nursing Home Residents' Hearts and Lungs
Introduction to blood circulation including six common cardiovascular diseases, the respiratory system, the nervous systems, dementia, Alzheimer's disease. One written question, one case study....
3
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LTCE 660 Coping with the GI Track in the Nursing Home
Introduction to the digestive system, digestive diseases, nutritional needs of the elderly, discussion of prescribed diets. One case study....
2
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LTCE 662: Defending Nursing Home Residents' Skin and Bones
Introduction to the body's defense mechanisms, infections, the disease process, pressure sores (decubiti), falls and fractures in the facility. One written question, one case study....
2
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LTCE 664 Incontinence and Depression in the Nursing Home: Coping
Managing urinary incontinence in the facility, managing sexuality, coping with residents' emotional and mental well-being. One written question, one extensive case study....
2
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