Nevada Certified Nursing Assistant Package — 24 Contact Hours
This convenient 24-hour bundle of courses is designed specifically for Nevada CNAs to help meet license renewal requirements efficiently and at an affordable price.
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: Symptoms, Stages, and Communication Strategies 1
Course release date: 12/15/2022
About the Course
As a major cause of physical and mental disability, and increased functional dependency, AD affects not only the patient but the caregiver as well. Allied healthcare providers will play a major role in education, communication, and treatment of this disease, and the research shows that their interaction is with the patient and their respective support team. Learning about ADRD, the impact on the brain, AD stages and symptoms, and caregiver burden will enable you to better serve this population. This course will provide insight into the disease allowing you to have deeper understanding into the lives of patients and those who care for them. - Assessment and Prevention of Suicide for Healthcare Professionals - N47287 4Course release date: 12/15/2020
About the Course:
This course is intended for all healthcare professionals who care for individuals and veterans at-risk for suicide or who are survivors of suicide. The course discusses the background, statistical data, etiology, risk factors for, and treatment and management of suicide in the United States. Risk of imminent harm with communication strategies is presented with a special focus on the veteran and healthcare workers populations. - Bioterrorism for Nevada Nurses - N47291 4Course release date: 2/1/2021
About the Course:
Understanding the basics of a disaster and terrorist attack - as well as the role the nurse plays in dealing with the medical consequences, syndromic surveillance/reporting requirements, and casualty treatment - are vital to successful mitigation and response in a disaster or terrorist attack. This course meets the Nevada Board of Nursing continuing education requirement for bioterrorism. - Care Settings for Older Adults 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to educate healthcare professionals on the care needs of older adults and their caregivers in multiple settings: Homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, prisons, psychiatric facilities, and homeless shelters.
- Care, Compassion, and End-of-Life Issues, 2nd Edition 2
Course release date: 6/19/2023
About the Course
This course provides an overview of the theory and science behind caring and compassion. The course examines concepts relative to palliative and hospice care, including standards of palliative and hospice nursing practice, pharmacologic considerations in palliative care, cultural concepts important to end-of-life care, and legal issues important to palliative and hospice nursing.? - 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.
- Rehabilitation of the Older Adult 2Course release date: 10/5/2022
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to discuss physiological aspects of aging that may contribute to functional limitations, identify special considerations for older adults in rehabilitation settings, identify goals of geriatric rehabilitation, describe nursing interventions that promote restorative care, describe the roles of the interprofessional team members in rehabilitation for the older adult, and list the benefits of physical activity in the older adult. - 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 examines eight major chronic illnesses that affect older adults and the methods used for assisting the older patient in managing the following types of illnesses: Cardiovascular diseases, Strokes, Chronic respiratory conditions, Neuromuscular disorders, Musculoskeletal problems, Endocrinological disorders, Skin conditions, and kidney disease.
- The Essentials of Infection Prevention 4
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
The COVID-19 pandemic made all healthcare workers acutely aware of infection prevention and control measures. The pandemic has highlighted the need for ongoing education to maintain a knowledge and skill level appropriate for implementing strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections and to prepare for the next pandemic. Understanding where reservoirs are harboring pathogens and strategies to prevent transmission in healthcare settings is critical. This course will examine best practices for infection prevention, such as hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, transmission-based precautions, cleaning and disinfection, and injection safety