Adult Family CAREGIVERS NETWORK VOLUME 10 TRAININGS
Below are the training titles and descriptions for each Volume 10 AFCN training. After you have determined which trainings you are interested in ordering, select the number of tests and answer keys you will need for each. Only one answer key is needed for each training per facility. Each test includes a certificate of completion per caregiver.
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*We encourage you to check with the licensing entity in your state to ensure that AFCN trainings will be counted toward training hours for your caregivers.
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Volume 10, No. 1 Training & Certificate
Precautions & Pathogens: And Sanitary Practices
What is the difference between standard and universal precautions? What role does understanding precautions and pathogens play in helping prevent the spread of disease and infection among the residents in your care? What are the various types of pathogens? This training addresses these and other related matters.
Category: Infection Control
Volume 10, No. 1 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 2 Training & Certificate
Addressing Potential Cardiovascular Problems
This training discusses various cardiovascular conditions… such as high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation … that could lead to an emergency, such as a stroke or heart attack. Regardless of the caregiver's level of medical knowledge, this training teaches them the signs that indicate they should be concerned and summon additional assistance.
Category: First Aid/Choking
Volume 10, No. 2 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 3 Training & Certificate
Preparing for Emergencies
Planning for potential emergencies, and taking into account the unique needs of seniors and people with disabilities, will go a long way toward helping everyone keep a cool head if a catastrophe should occur.
Category: Health & Safety
Volume 10, No. 3 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 4 Training & Certificate
Addressing Gastrointestinal Illnesses
This training covers the gastrointestinal (G.I.) illnesses that caregivers are most likely to encounter in their day-to-cay care. The training covers how to recognize and manage common G.I. problems – and to understand when additional help is needed. The training also presents guidelines for preventing the spread of a G.I. illness.
Category: Infection Control
Volume 10, No. 4 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 5 Training & Certificate
Informed Consent: Residents' Rights and Caregiver's Responsibilities
Persons seeking informed consent from a resident need to consider the level of understanding that individual has and what accepted professional standards of conduct require. However, the desired outcome is to arrive at a mutually satisfactory agreement.
Category: Residents’ Rights
Volume 10, No. 5 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 6 Training & Certificate
Personal Care: Focus on Oral Hygiene
Oral hygiene is just as important to your resident's heath as taking medications and getting physical exercise. Since brushing, flossing and seeing a dentist regularly can make a big difference in the quality of life of a resident in your care, oral hygiene tips are important for caregivers.
Category: Personal Care
Volume 10, No. 6 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 7 Training & Certificate
Appropriate Use of Restraints
Every time restraint is used, the individual is presented with a new set of risks, and in many cases the risks associated with the restraint use are worse than the behavior or issue that the person is experiencing that is leading to the consideration of the restraint.
Category: Residents’ Rights
Volume 10, No. 7 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 8 Training & Certificate
Accommodating the Individuals in Your Care
Involve residents in as many decisions as possible. Options enable residents to explore possibilities and make choices independently. By making choices, we have a sense of control over our lives.
Category: Residents’ Rights
Volume 10, No. 8 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 9 Training & Certificate
Setting Goals for Residents
Some elderly are frail, while others remain active. Some residents are content to play bingo and other simple games, while others need more social contact in the community. Setting goals, therefore, is not easy, but it's an important part of providing the best possible individualized care for the residents in your home or other care facility.
Category: Residents’ Rights
Volume 10, No. 9 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 10 Training & Certificate
Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension and fear about what is to come. New residents move in and have to get used to a new environment and home. They may be in poor health and understandably concerned about the future. But there is a difference between typical anxiety and a full-fledged anxiety disorder. These are among topics addressed in this training.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 10, No. 10 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 11 Training & Certificate
The Six Rights of Medication Management
The exact number of rights varies from state to state, but regardless of the number, the idea is to give caregivers a methodology to ensure that the correct (right) medication is given to the correct person, in the correct way, and at the correct time.
Category: Medication Management
Volume 10, No. 11 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 12 Training & Certificate
Activity Planning: Don't Assume or Patronize, but DO Empower
Planning activities for seniors and adults with disabilities isn't easy. As well as taking residents' difference preferences and abilities into account, it's also important to not assume or patronize while striving to empower residents to the fullest extent possible.
Category: Communication
Volume 10, No. 12 Answer Key