Florida Certified Nursing Assistant Package — 24 Contact Hours
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults 3 1
Course release date: 3/1/2025
Course Overview
Anxiety is an adaptive trait that facilitates the detection and management of potential hazards; however, anxiety disorders cause considerable distress and collectively constitute the most prevalent mental disorders in older adults, the fastest growing age demographic in the world. This course addresses the prevalence, symptom presentation, risk factors, course, and consequences of late-life anxiety disorders based on data from the most recent population surveys. Assessment and treatment considerations unique to older adults will also be addressed. - Common Concerns for Patients with Dementia 1
Course release date: 8/1/2024
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide nurses with an overview of the physical and psychosocial problems encountered by patients with dementia, so they might intervene to protect their well-being.
- Degenerative Disorders of CNS, 2nd Edition 4
Course release date: 4/14/2025
Course Overview
This course is intended for all health care professionals who care for patients and individuals with degenerative diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). This course is also intended for health care professionals seeking further knowledge about degenerative diseases of the CNS or are just transitioning to a realm of practice where this population group is served more. The goal of this course is for health care professionals to be able to identify the incidence, pathophysiology, clinical picture, medical management, and treatment for the following degenerative diseases of the CNS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. - Documentation for the CNA in Long-Term Care 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) perform basic restorative and nursing services related to safety, comfort, personal hygiene, basic mental health, and the protection of resident rights. A CNA has important responsibilities to the facility where they work and the residents/residents they assist. This chapter explains the role of the CNA in resident documentation of daily care.
- Domestic Violence: The Florida Requirement 2
Course release date: 8/1/2022
Review date: 4/15/2025
Course Overview
Domestic violence continues to be a prevalent problem in the United States today. Because of the number of individuals affected, it is likely that most healthcare professionals will encounter patients in their practice who are victims. Accordingly, it is essential that healthcare professionals are taught to recognize and accurately interpret behaviors associated with domestic violence. It is incumbent upon the healthcare professional to establish and implement protocols for early identification of domestic violence victims and their abusers. In order to prevent domestic violence and promote the well-being of their patients, healthcare professionals in all settings must take the initiative to properly assess all women for abuse during each visit and, for those women who are or may be victims, to offer education, counseling, and referral information.
- Falls and Fall Prevention 3
Course release date: 4/1/2024
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to intervene to reduce fall risk in their patients.
- HIV/AIDS: Update for Florida 1
Course release date: 1/1/2025
Course Overview
Healthcare professionals will continue to play a major and significant role in preventing the spread of HIV infection and in caring for those who are infected or affected by HIV. As the demographics of HIV infection evolve, both in the United States and around the world, it is clear that all healthcare professionals in all practice settings will be involved to some extent with HIV infection. To be effective and provide compassionate care, adequate and up-to-date information about transmission, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of HIV-infected individuals should be obtained by all healthcare professionals. - Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis 2
Course release date: 9/1/2022
Review date: 4/15/2025
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to satisfy the requirement of the Florida law and provide all licensed healthcare professionals with information regarding the root cause process, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.
- Residents' Rights in Long-Term Care Facilities: Role of CNA, 2nd Edition 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
This course is based on Florida statutes that establish resident rights in long-term care facilities and the regulations that govern practices to ensure these rights are respected for all residents. It will explain the federal laws that set precedents for state laws, including Medicare and Medicaid protections related to the role of the certified nursing assistant (CNA). This course will require CNAs to review their daily practices to identify how they support these rights and how they can further enhance their practices to protect a resident's rights, as identified in the statutes.
- Review of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Certified Nursing Assistants, 2nd Edition 1
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
This course is for reviewing and updating information only. It is neither intended for CPR/AED Certification, nor is it for recertification. It is written for the certified nursing assistant that may be closest to the victim when a cardiac event occurs. The CNA must know how to activate the Emergency Response System (ERS) and begin life-saving procedures -- until licensed providers can take over.
- Assessment and Prevention of Suicide 4
Course release date: 10/09/2023
About the Course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of suicide in the United States, covering its background, statistical data, etiology, and risk factors, as well as treatment and management approaches. Special attention is given to addressing the risk of imminent harm through effective communication strategies, with a particular focus on the veteran and healthcare worker populations. The course is designed for all healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of individuals and veterans at risk for suicide.