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Staff Educators
The nursing home staff educator has the responsibility of combining their clinical expertise with teaching in order to provide staff with mandatory in-services, plus additional topics of interest that relate to resident care and safety. The staff educator is responsible for documenting the outcomes of educational programs and guiding staff through the learning process. The information and tools contained in this section are geared towards supporting the learning process and providing the educator with materials for programming related to pain management.
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- Acetaminophen and Liver Damage: Questions and Answers about the Recent FDA Advisory Committee Recommendations
It’s likely that you have heard or read about the recent recommendations made to the Food and Drug Administration about acetaminophen (also known as Tylenol®, APAP, and in some countries, paracetamol). A summary of the recommendations appeared in many newspapers, as can be seen in the links below.
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- July 29, 2009
- WEBINAR: Introduction to Using Algorithms with Mary Ersek
Algorithms are step-by-step problem-solving procedures that, if performed in a prescribed sequence, provide guidance in clinical decision-making. The new SPINH website contains several evidence-based interactive algorithms that can instruct and guide clinicians in pain assessment and management. Join us for this webinar to learn how to use these tools effectively.
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- Geriatrics Resources
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- Nursing Homes/Regulation
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- F-tag 309: Updates on Requirements for Pain Management
Presenter: Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN
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Date Presented: 3/19/09
Objectives:
• Describe new F-tag for Pain 309 and how it relates with other quality of care F-tags
• Discuss ways to meet criteria for F-tag as it relates to pain in cognitively impaired older adults
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- Antipsychotic Drugs To Treat Delirium
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- ASPMN paper
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- Core Principles of Pain Assessment
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- Pain Assessment in Residents with Dementia
Presenter: Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Dates Presented: December 16, 2008 and January 15, 2009
Objectives:
• Examine approaches to assessing pain in residents with advanced dementia
• Review use of the SPiNH Pain Assessment Protocol
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