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AHN 110 - Enhanced Long Term Care Concepts
This course is designed to offer students additional learning content to encourage and increase understanding of the most prevalent personal care needs in the long-term care setting. Topics include: geriatrics mental health issues care for neurological deficits nutrition skin care, rehabilitation/restoration care, peer mentoring, teamwork and basic leadership skills.Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able:
- Identify the mental and behavioral changes that constitute normal aging along with the disorders that affect mental health in the elderly.
- Recognize the normal skin care needs of elderly people along with the effects of infections and disease on the skin.
- State the normal nutrition needs as well as nutritional deficits in the elderly.
- Understand the concepts of rehabilitative/restorative care.
- Describe the benefits of peer mentoring and teamwork in the delivery of long-term care.
- Explain the leadership and management role in the long-term care setting.