Long-Term Care Curriculum for Nursing

Better Care For Older Adults: A Curriculum for All Levels of Nurses, Trainees, and Qualified Service Providers

Microlearning modules on Age-Friendly Healthcare, Quality Improvement, Resiliency, and Infection Control will be delivered to trainees weekly via text messaging. Each module will include a short pre-test, video presentation (microlecture) and a short post-test. By the end of all modules, a feedback survey and post-training assessment will be provided. Trainees can obtain a digital badge and a certificate (non-accredited) upon completion of this course.

Facilities: If you would like your staff to enroll in this curriculum, please contact Bethany Reed at Bethany.reed@und.edu


How to Enroll (FREE)

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Modules

  • Week 1: Intro to Age Friendly
    • Age-Friendly Healthcare Part I
    • Age-Friendly Healthcare Part II
    • 4Ms Introduction
  • Week 2: What Matters
    • What Matters Part I
    • What Matters Part II
    • What Matters Part III
  • Week 3: Mentation I
    • Overview of the 3Ds
    • Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Other Dementias
  • Week 4: Mentation II
    • Geriatrics Depression
    • Delirium
  • Week 5: Mobility
    • Mobility Part I
    • Mobility Part II
    • Mobility Part III
  • Week 6: Atypical Presentations of Disease in Older Adults
    • Atypical Presentations
  • Week 7: Quality Improvement
    • Intro to QAPI
    • Quality Care
  • Week 8: Medications
    • Medications
  • Week 9: Resiliency I
    • Resiliency + Assessing and Identifying Stressors
  • Week 10: Resiliency II
    • Self-Resiliency + Team Resiliency
  • Week 11: Patient Care
    • Patient Centeredness + Respect and Dignity
  • Week 12: Infection Control I
    • Principals of Infection and Treatment
  • Week 13: Infection Control II
    • Protecting Staff, Residents, and Visitors