The Train the Trainer courses are essential classes that are designed to teach nurses/pharmacists how to effectively train entry level health care workers. These courses enable the health care professionals to become approved instructors in the specific area they are trained.
Some train the trainer courses are mandated by the Virginia Board of Nursing. Our trainers are experienced master trainers who have had decades of experience teaching and managing these programs and can provide extensive knowledge to those they train. All courses also provide CEU’s for each participant.
Train the Trainer for Nurse Aide Trainers
This 2-day workshop is designed to provide instruction for appropriately licensed persons who wish to teach nurse aides in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Topics include how to establish a Nurse Aide training program, principles of adult learning, creative teaching, developing lesson plans and the certification process. This program is designed to meet the Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations Governing Nurse Aides. Approved by NAB/NCERS for 10.00 clock hours.
Instructor: Patty Wiesenhofer, RN.
Objectives:
Identify regulations for nurse aide training programs.
Identify principles of teaching the adult learner;
Identify strategies for successful nurse aide training in high school programs, facility programs, proprietary programs, community college programs and others.
Identify the five steps of the education process and other factors that facilitate adult learning;
Write learning/performance objectives;
Prepare and present sample lesson plan on topics related to direct care;
Identify the components of the board of nursing curriculum and options for use.
Introduce best practices to training nurse aides.
Identify appropriate testing and evaluation strategies.
Identify steps to establish training program.
Train the Trainer for Med Aide Trainers
This 2-day program is intended for RNs, LPNs, or Pharmacists who wish to teach unlicensed persons to administer medications in accordance with the Drug Control Act of Virginia. Instruction will be provided on the *Board of Nursing Regulations Governing Medication Aides*, how to establish and maintain a program, principles of adult learning, and preparing and presenting lesson plans for* BOTH the 68-hour curriculum* for assisted living facility staff AND on the *32hr curriculum* commonly used by other types of facilities. Approved by *NAB/NCERS for 10.25*
Clock Hours: 10.25
Objectives:
Identify regulations for both the 68 hour and 32 hour training programs.
Identify regulations governing medication aides in assisted living facilities, adult day care, residential facilities, group homes/any behavioral health facility and prisons/jails.
Identify principles of teaching the adult learner;
Identify the five steps of the education process and other factors that facilitate adult learning;
Write learning/performance objectives;
Prepare and present sample lesson plan on topics related to medication administration;
Identify the components of both the 68 hour and 32 hour curriculum and how to use the manuals.
Introduce best practices to training medication aides.
Identify steps to establish training program.
Train the Trainer for Direct Care Staff/PCA Trainers
This program prepares trainers (RN’s, LPN’s) to teach the Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) approved 40-Hour Direct Care Staff Training Curriculum (DCST) and trainers who are RN’s to teach the Department of Medical Assistance (DMAS) Personal Care Aide Training Curriculum (PCA) . The 40-Hour Direct Care Staff Training or the DMAS Personal Care Aide Training are required by DSS for non-nurse aide persons who work in assisted living. It is also a prerequisite for assisted living medication aides who are not nurse aides.
NAB/NCERS approved: 5 clock hours
Objectives
Identify regulations governing staff training in long-term care facilities;
Identify principles of teaching the adult learner;
Identify factors that facilitate adult learning;
Write learning/performance objectives;
Prepare and present sample lesson plan on topics related to direct care;
Identify the components of the DSS curriculum and how to use the manual.
Train the Trainer for Gtube Trainers
Train-the-Trainer for Trainers Preparing Medication Aides to Administer Medication via Gastrostomy Tube
Intended for:
For Nurses who wish to teach unlicensed persons, working in a facility approved by the Department of Behavioral Health and Disability Services (DBHDS), who have completed the Medication Aide Training Curriculum approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing, how to administer medication via g-tube. Please note: ONLY RN’S CAN TEACH THIS CLASS.
Access DBHDS rules and curriculum here:
http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/library/document-library/ol-
guidance-med%20admin%20training%20june%202013.pdf
Objectives:
Describe two types of G-tubes;
Explain infection control procedures for managing G-tubes’
Explain technique to verify placement of G-tube and check for residuals;
Demonstrate care and maintenance of the G-tube and stoma site
Administer medication via G-tube
Recognize and resolve common complications associated with use of G-tube
Demonstrate how to determine correct placement and positioning of G-tube
Skills competency demonstration
Complete a written test with 85% accuracy
