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Documentation Essentials for Nursing Assistants


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Author: Virginia Ann Peterson, LPN

Publisher: PESI HealthCare

Copyright: 6/9/10

CE Available Until: 12/9/2011

Price: $59.00

Details: Audio/visual recording and slide presentation on CD-ROM, electronic manual, CE post-test and instructions.

Type: Webinar on CD-ROM

Product Code: ZDK071920

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Description:

This CD-ROM captures a 60-Minute Webinar presented by Virginia Ann Peterson and includes the audio/visual presentation, post-test and continuing education instructions for home study credit.

Nursing assistants are key caregivers. The knowledge of proper documentation is a necessary element when communicating patient care to the care team. During this 60-minute webinar, you will lean how to enhance your ability to perform this vital role.

As a participant, you will be empowered with the appropriate information on documentation. The following documentation information will be covered during the hour: definition, the nursing assistant’s role, the necessary tools, legal concerns, approved abbreviations, and the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’.

About the Speaker

Virginia Ann Peterson is a Nursing Assistant Instructor in Metro Atlanta. She is a certified CPR Instructor with the American Safety & Health Institute. Ms. Peterson has 35 years of experience and presents a wealth of knowledge and expertise in her field. She specializes in hospice care and end-of-life training for nursing assistants. Ms. Peterson's nursing experience also includes staff development, nurse preceptor, clinical management, consultant, and community educator.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:

Define the components of documentation.
Explain the nursing assistant’s role in documentation.
Identify documentation tools.
Determine triggers that can lead to legal actions.
List approved abbreviations.

Program Outline:

  1. What is Documentation?
    1. Why
    2. When
    3. What
  2. The Nursing Assistant's Role in Documentation
    1. Observe
    2. Report
    3. Record
  3. Documentation Tools
    1. Ears, eyes, hands, nose and voice
    2. Pens, paper and charts
  4. Legal FYI
    1. "If you didn't chart it - you didn't do it"
  5. Approved Abbreviations
  6. 'Dos' and 'Don'ts'
    1. The Alphabets of Documentation (c)
  7. Painting a Picture
    1. Documentation scenarios
Continuing Education Information:

Credit Information

Target audience: Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, Risk Managers and Nursing Supervisors

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PESI, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Nurses completing these materials will earn 1.0 contact hour. PESI, LLC, is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses completing these materials will earn 1.0 contact hour.

PESI, LLC is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 6538 for 1.0 contact hour.

PESI, LLC, is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: 50-1586. These materials qualify for 1.0 contact hour.

The following individuals contributed to the planning of this educational event: Content Expertise - Virginia Ann Peterson, LPN; Nurse Planner - Mary Meyers, RN, MSN; Activity Planner - Valerie Burmeister, BS

**Certificates of Successful Completion will be distributed to participants completing the post-test/evaluation, affidavit and paying a $15.00 fee.