WORKSHOPS AT YOUR SITE

The following programs address specific issues of nursing assistants in long term care. Certificates and Inservice reports are provided. Most classes are eligible for contact hours from professional organizations.

Each workshop provides the opportunity for the NA to develop specific skills and a plan for applying these new skills in the work setting. Trainers, supervisors and nursing assistants are encouraged to attend.

Advanced Nursing Assistant Program

The Advanced or Career Path Program is comprised of four courses, each of which includes 12 class-hours and six month of guided implementation and assignments.

Introduction

The Advanced Course of study for nursing assistants is comprised of four sections which are:

Leadership skills for NAs in groups, committees and clinical settings.
Clinical Teaching Skills: working with the new nursing assistant to develop competency and confidence in the performance of tasks of care.
Advanced Clinical Practice: critical thinking in the performance of care - select 3 practice areas from a list including: Bathing Without a Battle, Assuring Adequate Fluid Intake, Preventing Pressure Sores, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bowel and Bladder Program, TEAMWORKS, Issues and Concerns of Night NAs, Care of Residents with Dementia, and behavior related care needs, and others.
Anchoring the New NA: Increasing retention rates for both new and experienced NAs. Specialized skill development based on 27 Principals of Anchoring.

Clinical Teaching Skills for Instructors, Supervisor and Nursing Assistants Mentors (Anchoring Program)

This 12 hour course focuses on the transfer of learning from classroom to clinical setting and prepares teaching teams (instructor, supervisor and mentor nursing assistants) to work effectively with the new nursing assistant. The goal of the course is to increase retention rates for new nursing assistants and to formalizing the role of the mentor within the facility. In this course, students will explore and practice a repertory of clinical teaching skills. Attention is directed to building the teaching team as an effective unit.

Workshops and Conference Sessions

Dehydration is a major issue that contributes to skin breakdown, confusion, bowel and bladder problems, and other problems for the resident.. Studies have shown that as many as 90% of the residents and clients receive less than adequate fluid intake on a daily basis. This workshop provides both individual and unit specific skills and plans for assuring adequate fluid intake by residents.

Encouragement requires that a person develop a special language that communicates confidence and respect for differing perceptions and beliefs of others. Encouragement provides a framework in which difficult issues of diversity, abuse, neglect, low esteem, and job dysfunction can be addressed with an aim to create positive outcome. In this session, students will discuss and practice a variety of skills for encouragement in a variety of situations.

Today’s health care system is changing rapidly and the NA who provides 80-90% of all direct care in nursing homes also must be prepared to face this kaleidoscope of changing roles and expectations. Often, NAs do not give words to their own experiences, knowledge and strengths. This session provides a framework in which the NA can begin to define her/his role and responsibility within the health care system and develop a plan for future growth.

"Working with Groups and Committees" (Part 1 and Part II - 5-6 hours each)

This session provides skill training to help the nursing assistant and others to be effective member of the facility’s care planning, safety, purchasing, or other committees. Working with Groups Part 1 is directed to nursing assistants or others desiring to work more effectively in a group or committee. Part II focuses on the facilitator role in the group process and provides skill training for group leaders..

Especially for Administrators and DONs

The Seven Critical Decision Points in the Career of a Nursing Assistant

(1- 1.5 hour or 4 hours)

The largest investment any facility makes is in its direct care staff. Being able to find and keep good workers is important to the stability of care. Findings of empirical studies indicate that “leaving” tends to cluster around specific trigger points. The question that emerges is “Do I stay or do I leave?’ The prudent administrator watches for signs of impending triggers, establishes programs and processes to eliminate or diffuse these triggers, and develops strategies for dealing with fallout when an experienced NA chooses to leave.

To schedule a course or workshop or for m more information about a session, please feel free to contact us. Go to email

National Network Career Nursing Assistants

3577 Easton Road,

Norton, Ohio 44203-5661
Phone: (330) 825 9342. Fax: (330) 825 9378