<p><B><span>Part 1 Introduction to Nursing Home Life & Alternatives</SPAN></B></P><p></P><p><U><span>My Experience of Nursing Homes: Voice of the Resident</SPAN></U></P><p></P><p><U><span>Our Experience of Nursing Homes: Voices of Family and Friends</SPAN></U></P><p></P><p><U><span>Working in a Nursing Home</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Career choices and ambition</SPAN></P><p><span>Preparation to practice in a nursing home</SPAN></P><p><span>Creating a place called home</SPAN></P><p><span>Rules and regulations</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Diversity of Nursing Homes and long term care around the World</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Nursing home practitioners-contributing disciplines, essential knowledge, skills and caring attributes</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>International NH Development & Research Agenda IAGG-WHO</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Culture and Quality of Care</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Nursing Home Design</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Aging in Place: Other Approaches to Long Term Care</SPAN></U></P><p></P><p><B><span>Part 2 Fundamentals of Nursing Home Practice</SPAN></B></P><p><U><span>History of Nursing Homes Around the World</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Principles of Nursing Home Care</SPAN></U><U></U></P><p><span>Fundamental Rights & Ethical Considerations</SPAN></P><p><span>Truth telling and information disclosure-dilemmas and solutions</SPAN></P><p><span>From admission to end of life care</SPAN></P><p><span>Shared decision making</SPAN></P><p><span>Risks and safety-including medication administration and review (polypharmacy)</SPAN></P><p><span>Restraint Free Environments</SPAN></P><p><span>Core values</SPAN></P><p><span>Protecting the vulnerable –elder abuse and unintentional neglect</SPAN></P><p><span>Accidents happen-and what to do when they occur</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Models of Care</SPAN></U><span> </SPAN></P><p><span>Patient centered care</SPAN></P><p><span>Transitions</SPAN></P><p><span>Subacute care</SPAN></P><p><span>Improving function</SPAN></P><p><span>End of life/hospice care</SPAN></P><p><span>Eden Alternative</SPAN></P><p><span>Technology and care</SPAN></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Multi-Professional Teams: Working Together</SPAN></U></P><p><span>An integrated model: a blend of clinical, nursing and social care</SPAN></P><p><span>Inter professional communication </SPAN></P><p><span>Valuing nursing home practitioners, assistant practitioners </SPAN></P><p><span>Building a strong team based on reciprocity</SPAN></P><p><span>Family involvement</SPAN></P><p><span>Keeping the records in order</SPAN></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Nursing Home Leadership</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Role of the administrator</SPAN></P><p><span>Role of doctors and the medical director</SPAN></P><p><span>Role of nurses and the nursing director</SPAN></P><p><span>The wider multiprofessional team</SPAN></P><p><span>Quality Improvement</SPAN></P><p><span>Role of regulators and accreditation agencies</SPAN></P><p><span>Governance and national standards</SPAN></P><p><span>Preparing for the inspector</SPAN></P><p><span>Role of Lay Assessors & Resident Advocates</SPAN></P><p><span>Managing budgets and balancing the books</SPAN></P><p><span>Keeping up to date with evidence </SPAN></P><p></P><p><B><span>Part 3 Admission to a Nursing Home</SPAN></B></P><p></P><p><span>Preparing for admission.-what individuals and families need to know</SPAN></P><p><span>Types of admission & admission criteria.</SPAN></P><p><span>Knowing the person and biographical histories</SPAN></P><p><span>Minimum Data Sets</SPAN></P><p><span>Assessment of clinical need & medications.</SPAN></P><p><span>Assessment of frailty status and functional abilities.</SPAN></P><p><span>Assessment of communication needs-enabling communication</SPAN></P><p><span>Understanding preferences and personal priorities</SPAN></P><p><span>Care Paradigms-enabling/rehabilitation/maintenance/palliative/end of life</SPAN></P><p></P><p><B><span>Part 4 Managing Age Related Syndromes and Changes</SPAN></B></P><p></P><p><U><span>Aches and Pains</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Pain and function</SPAN></P><p><span>Assessing pain</SPAN></P><p><span>Pain management</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Low Mood, Anxiety and Depression</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Adjustment to a nursing home</SPAN></P><p><span>Dysphoria</SPAN></P><p><span>Depression</SPAN></P><p><span>Anxiety</SPAN></P><p><span>Psychotic disorders</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p><U><span>Confusion, Agitation and Other Behavioral Disturbance</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Delirium</SPAN></P><p><span>Dementia - Causes</SPAN></P><p><span>Dementia - Management</SPAN></P><p><span>Wandering</SPAN></P><p><span>Screaming</SPAN></P><p><span>Sundowners- twilight agitation</SPAN></P><p><span>Behavioral Disturbances</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p></P><p></P><p><span><U>Eating and Drinking </U></SPAN></P><p><span>Nutritional screening and assessment</SPAN></P><p><span>Managing weight loss</SPAN></P><p><span>Therapeutic diets</SPAN></P><p><span>Vitamin D and other vitamins and minerals</SPAN></P><p><span>Choosing suitable food and drink</SPAN></P><p><span>Meal times and snack provision</SPAN></P><p><span>Special considerations for frail older people</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p></P><p></P><p><U><span>Urinary Continence</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Managing Transient Functional Incontinence</SPAN></P><p><span>Preventing urinary tract infections and catheter associated infections</SPAN></P><p><span>Stress and Urge Incontinence</SPAN></P><p><span>Overflow Incontinence</SPAN></P><p><span>Lower Urinary Tract Infection</SPAN></P><p><span>Achieving Continence and Social Continence- the does and don’ts of catheterization, pads and cleansers</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice-knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Bowel Changes</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Managing constipation</SPAN></P><p><span>Understanding and Managing fecal incontinence</SPAN></P><p><span>Diarrhea</SPAN></P><p><span>Hemorrhoids</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice- knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p></P><p></P><p></P><p></P><p></P><p></P><p></P><p></P><p><U><span>Mobility and Falls Prevention</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Walking, health and survival</SPAN></P><p><span>Gait disturbances</SPAN></P><p><span>Falls – Causes</SPAN></P><p><span>Falls – Prevention</SPAN></P><p><span>Hip fractures</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Sleep Disturbance</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Insomnia</SPAN></P><p><span>Nocturia</SPAN></P><p><span>Sleep apnea</SPAN></P><p><span>Restless legs</SPAN></P><p><span>Nightmares</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Ulcers and Common Skin Disorders</SPAN></U><U></U></P><p><span>Pressure Ulcers</SPAN></P><p><span>Vascular ulcers</SPAN></P><p><span>Skin disorders</SPAN></P><p><span>Stomal care</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Oral Health</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Care of mouth and teeth/dentures</SPAN></P><p><span>Xerostomia-Dry Mouth-Causes and Interventions</SPAN></P><p><span>Common fungal infections-Causes and Prevention</SPAN></P><p><span>Other problems related to oral mucosa-cancer</SPAN></P><p><span>Swallowing difficulties</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for practice-knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span>Vision and Hearing</SPAN></U></P><p><span>Age related hearing loss</SPAN></P><p><span>Simple tests for hearing and audiometry</SPAN></P><p><span>Hearing Aids</SPAN></P><p><span>Ear Care & Wax</SPAN></P><p><span>Tinnitus</SPAN></P><p><span>Age related vision loss</SPAN></P><p><span>Simple tests of visual acuity </SPAN></P><p><span>Dry Eye</SPAN></P><p><span>Common diseases of the ageing eye</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for Practice –what you will see, what you should say-what you should do</SPAN></P><p><span>Toolkits for practice-knowing when specialist referral is indicated</SPAN></P><p></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><B><span>Part 5 Disease Management</SPAN></B></P><p></P><p><U><span>Hypertension, Hypotension and Heart Failure</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Neurological Disorders--Stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Locked-in Syndrome</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Musculoskeletal Disorders--Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Contractures</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Infections and Their Control</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Anemia</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Endocrine Disorders</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Gastrointestinal Disorders</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Pulmonary Disorders</SPAN></U></P><p><U><span></SPAN></U></P><p><U><span>Cancer</SPAN></U></P><p></P>