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ProVision
Learning System (PLS)
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ProVision Learning System (PLS) is a software application for delivering
interactive, multimedia training and testing for health care staff. Titles
are delivered on CD ROM and feature motion video, audio, text and graphics
to provide students an interesting, consistent and effective method for
learning. Use
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Primary features
of PLS include:
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A list of current training titles with descriptions are included below.
Key Training Benefits
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Computer-based
Training and Testing |
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Student
Scheduling, Tracking and Record keeping |
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Remote
Electronic Reporting |
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Video
Titles presented on CD ROM |
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CE
Credits for nurses |
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Easy,
Point-and-Click access |
Training Titles
ProCare:
How To Be A Nurse Assistant
ProCare:
"How To Be A Nurse Assistant" is a comprehensive program for training
long term care nurse assistants. Jointly developed by the American Health
Care Association and Interactive Health Network, ProCare provides a
trainer with a unique set of instructional tools to deliver high quality,
cost effective training in their facility or school.
ProCare's
training curriculum is delivered through a combination of teaching components,
including interactive video, traditional classroom, clinical lab and
clinical unit training. The ProCare Planner is the trainer's guide for
using ProCare and includes a curriculum outline, lesson plans, clinical
skills guidelines and suggested training schedules. Also included with
ProCare is a starter set of AHCA's recently revised and updated "How
To Be A Nurse Assistant" instructor and student manuals.
ProCare's interactive
video training on CD ROM enables nurse assistant trainees to experience
simulated examples of real-life resident care giving, answer questions
and receive feedback based on their responses. Training can be done
independently and performance tracked for the student or in a group
setting.
Acute
Pain Management
A critical new
program designed to familiarize health care workers with the new pain
management guidelines published by the Agency for Health Care Policy
and Research (AHCPR), a division of the U.S. Public Health System. According
to federal officials, the guidelines are necessary because "undermedication
results in unnecessary suffering, slower recovery, and prolonged hospital
stays...Pain is not only uncomfortable, it can be dangerous".
Advance
Directives
Advance Directives:
Guidelines for Health Care Providers approaches the subject from the
point of view of health care staff, and offers suggestions for communications
with patients. Presents an overview of advance directives, the types,
legal implications and patient considerations.
CPR
for Healthcare Professionals
This program follows
new (1992) guidelines from the American Heart Association. Key elements
include: phone first vs. CPR first, basic A-B-C's, slower ventilation,
barrier devices and the risks of disease transmission, new recovery
position, chest compression techniques and two-person CPR.
Nasogastric
Intubation, Balloon Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
Demonstrates the
skills needed to perform a nasogastric intubation, and place a replacement
balloon gastrostomy tube. The indications and contraindications for
a nasogastric intubation are discussed, and the various types of nasogastric
tubes are identified and described.
Natural
Process of Aging
An informative
educational program designed to explain how the aging process affects
major body systems and functions including: the integumentary system,
musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system,
genitourinary system, central nervous system, cardiovascular system,
vision, hearing and touch.
Nurses
Guide to Enteral Feeding Tubes
This program identifies
and describes the usage and care of feeding tubes found in the major
enteral feeding tube groups: gastrostomy tubes, jejunal tubes and nasogastric
feeding tubes. Proper formula and medication administration techniques
are demonstrated with an emphasis on preventing clogged tubes. Trouble
shooting clogged tubes, excess leakage and other complications common
to enteral feeding tube use is also shown.
Ostomy
Care
A candidly prepared
program emphasizing the care of the ostomy patient. Special attention
to answering patients concerns, illustrates the relevant human anatomy,
and live scenes of actual ostomy patients are used to hit home important
points and to demonstrate procedures.
Pressure
Ulcers in Adults
This program is
based on the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (A.H.C.P.R.)
Clinical Practice Guideline "Pressure Ulcers in Adults: prediction and
Prevention". it defines the four stages of pressure ulcer development,
explains using tools to identify individuals at risk, and illustrates
prevention of pressure ulcers in the home environment.
Tuberculosis
Provides important
information about tuberculosis and the recommendations issued by the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This program addresses the following
topics: What is Tuberculosis?, The Transmission of Tuberculosis, Preventing
Transmission.
Body
Mechanics
Responds to the
need for employees to understand and demonstrate proper body mechanics
in the work place to prevent back problems and other accidents to themselves
as well as to the residents. Topics addressed include moves, transfers,
falls, anatomy of the back, and principles of body mechanics. A self-help
game for the employee is an integral part of the course as well as the
guide for a clinical skills laboratory.
Universal
Precautions: AIDS and Hepatitis B Prevention
This program helps
ensure compliance to OSHA, Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, JCAHO Mandatory
Updates, and the expanded CDC Standard Precautions guideline.
Training and documentation are provided in five areas; bloodborne infection,
transmission of bloodborne infection, exposure control, using personal
protective equipment, and work practice controls.
The
Confused Resident
Dramatic scenes
are used to illustrate the characteristic problems of dementia, including
memory loss, catastrophic reaction, communication problems, loss of
coordination, depression, and interventions, such as distracting the
resident from the negative behavior and simplifying tasks, are demonstrated.
Infection
Control
Handwashing, Using
Protective Gloves, Handling Linen, Using a Protective Gown, Handling
a Protective Gown, Handling Infectious Waste, Cleaning a Blood Spill
Measuring
Vital Signs
Reading a Thermometer,
Measuring an Oral Temperature, Measuring a Rectal Temperature, Measuring
Axillary Temperature, Using an Electronic Thermometer,
Other Methods of Measuring Temperature, Measuring Radial Pulse, Measuring
Respirations, Measuring Blood Pressure
Moving
and Turning
Using the Lift
Sheet: Moving Up in Bed, Using the Lift Sheet: Moving to Side of Bed,
Using the Lift Sheet: Turning Using Log-Roll, Assisting to Move Up in
Bed, Moving to One Side Without a Lift Sheet, Turning Away From You,
Turning Toward You,
Transfer
and Ambulation
Pivot Transfer
From Bed to Wheelchair, Pivot Transfer from Wheelchair to Toilet,
Two-Person Lift From Bed to Wheelchair, Three-Person Lift From Bed to
Gurney,
Transfer with Mechanical Lift, Assisting with Ambulation, Assisting
with Falling,
Personal
Care
Cleaning and Trimming
Nails, Shaving the Beard, Assisting with Hair and Makeup, Assisting
with Dressing, Dressing when an IV Catheter is in Place,
Oral
Care Techniques
Cleaning Dentures,
Special Mouth Care, Assisting with Oral Hygiene
Measuring
Weight
Standing Balance
Scale, Chair Scale, Wheelchair Scale, Mechanical Lift, Bed Scale
Exercise
Techniques
Assisting with
Ambulation, Assisting Falling Patient, Range of Motion Exercises: Head
and Neck, Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities,
Positioning
Techniques
The Basic Steps,
The Supine Position, The Semi-Supine Position, The Semi-Prone Position,
The Prone Position,
Techniques
in Bathing
Giving a Bed Bath,
Giving Perineal Care, The Vaginal Douche, Giving a Tub Bath, Assisting
with a Shower and Shampoo
Techniques
in Bedmaking
Making the Unoccupied
Bed, Making the Occupied Bed
Elimination,
Specimen Collection and Urinary Care
Collecting a Stool
Specimen, Collecting a Routine Urine Specimen, Inserting a Rectal Suppository,
Administering the Cleansing Enema, Changing the Ostomy Bag, Measuring
Urinary Output, Emptying the Urinary Drainage Bag,
Providing Daily Catheter Care
Techniques
in Toileting and Incontinent Care
Assisting with
Using the Toilet, Offering the Bedpan or Urinal, Using a Portable Bedside
Commode, Changing Briefs, Bowel and Bladder Training,
Warm
and Cold Applications
Applying the Soak,
Applying the Aquamatic K-Padâ,
Feeding
Serving a Meal,
Dependent Feeding
CPR
for the New Nurse Assistant
The ABC's of CPR:
One Rescuer CPR, Rescue Breathing, Two-Person CPR, Conscious Choking
Victim, Unconscious Choking Victim,
Abnormal
Signs and Symptoms
Recognizing abnormal
signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions. The importance
of subjective evaluation is discussed.
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