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NURSING ACADEMY WEB SEMINAR SERIES

The ILLINOIS HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION and ILLINOIS COUNCIL ON LONG TERM CARE are partnering to create the Education Access Nursing Academy! For an IHCA and ICLTC mem­ber facility fee of only $1250 per year, you will have access to enough web seminars to more than meet the 20 CE requirements. This fee also includes unlimited access to the Education Access Library where the web seminars will be archived. Non-members of either association pay a reasonable fee of only $1950 per year.
This is a facility fee and not an individual fee! In other words, you may have as many nurses in your facility attend each web seminar for the same low price of $1,250!

Each web seminar will be available à la carte for a member fee of $75 each. Archived seminars will also be $75 each. The non-member fee is $125.

For more information regarding the Nursing Academy web series, please contact Debbie Belt at 1800.252.8988 or dbelt@ihca.com.

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Next Web Seminar in the Series:
Social media is not a fleeting phenomenon.  It has become a new way of communication for all generations of individuals.  While some organizations make use of the technology to promote their business or employees, others are more leery, fearing that the permanency of cyberspace can be detrimental.  In this presentation, Karen Glickstein, a management side employment lawyer who has worked with a variety of clients, including those in the healthcare field, will discuss the growth of social media, its use and abuse (including reference to real-world examples of social media situations which have—or could—result in liability) and will suggest practical tips for avoiding public relations or legal nightmares in your organization.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
10 – 11:30 a.m.

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Licensure Review Course

Tuesday, February 14 and Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Northfield Inn, Suites and Conference Center, Springfield

Saturday, March 10 and Saturday, March 24, 2012
Hilton, Lisle/Naperville

DAY ONE
February 14 and March 10 will be devoted to reviewing material covered by the national portion of the exam.  The session will cover federal laws and regulations, and present basic principles of leadership and management, human resources, finance, physical environment, and resident care and quality of life. 

Study materials you will receive:

“Practice Questions and Answers on Nursing Home Administration” by John T. Cirn, Ph.D. written in the same multiple-choice format used in the licensure exam.

“Review Manual for the National Part of the Licensure Examination” by John T. Cirn, Ph.D. is a two-binder set containing overviews of human resources management and financial management in the nursing home; a glossary of long term care terms; outlines of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, federal employment laws, and the Life Safety Code; and readings on infection control, activity programming, resident-centered care, and numerous other topics addressed by the NAB Exam. Federal materials include the certification standards, all the survey guidance, and the survey protocol.

DAY TWO

February 15 and March 24 will focus on materials covered by the state supplemental part of the exam, primarily the Illinois licensing rules for skilled nursing facilities.  BRING A CALCULATOR for the practice exercises on calculation of minimum nurse staffing.

Study materials you will receive:

The Illinois Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities Code, specially underlined and annotated for exam preparation, along with a set of study outlines and a collection of 550 practice questions and answers. 

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Pressure Ulcers to Be or Not to Be and the F314

Long term care facilities are charged with compliance of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid regulatory guidelines and the most current clinical standards of practice for the management of pressure ulcers.
This educational program has been developed to assist the clinician in understanding the clinical aspects of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance regarding pressure ulcers and the F314 Tag.   The guideline revision greatly expands the need comprehensive document and aggressive pressure reduction measures.
Teaching material is based upon these guidelines/standards and will review the changes in clinical practice of pressure ulcers management and the survey investigational process.  The goal is to improve communication and understanding concerning pressure ulcer prevention, management for residents with an ulcer and reducing the occurrence of pressure ulcers in the long term care setting.

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