Clinical Courses
Everyday clinical skills and safety protocols to ensure residents receive consistent, high-quality care.
| Code | Title | Description | NAB CEU |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL-1-101 | Trauma-Informed Care & Resident Support | Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an essential approach in post-acute and long-term care settings that recognizes the impact of trauma on residents' mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This training provides an overview of TIC principles, strategies for resident support, and methods to create a safe and compassionate care environment. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-102 | Promoting Restraint-Free Environment | This training course provides an in-depth understanding of the appropriate use of physical and chemical restraints in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. It emphasizes compliance with federal regulatory standards, including CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) guidelines, to ensure resident safety and uphold their rights. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-103 | Infection Control & Prevention Best Practices | This training module covers infection control and prevention best practices within skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. It emphasizes adherence to federal regulatory standards, including CDC and CMS guidelines, to ensure a safe environment for both residents and staff. Key topics include hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, environmental cleaning, and outbreak management. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-104 | Bloodborne Pathogens: Risks & Prevention | This training module covers the identification, risks, and prevention strategies associated with bloodborne pathogens in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The course is designed to ensure compliance with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) and enhance workplace safety through best practices. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-105 | Tuberculosis Awareness & Prevention | This training provides essential knowledge on Tuberculosis (TB) awareness and prevention, focusing on transmission, risk factors, prevention strategies, and regulatory compliance within skilled nursing facilities. The course aligns with federal regulations and best practices to ensure a safe and healthy environment for residents and staff. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-106 | Recognizing Irreversable Signs of Death | This training provides healthcare personnel with critical knowledge on recognizing irreversible signs of death, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory standards. Understanding these signs is essential for timely and appropriate responses, ethical decision-making, and maintaining the integrity of care practices in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-107 | Quality Improvement & Performance Advancement (QAPI) | Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is a vital component of maintaining excellence in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. This training provides healthcare personnel with the knowledge and tools needed to ensure compliance with federal regulatory standards, improve clinical outcomes, and promote a culture of continuous improvement. | 0.75 |
| CL-1-108 | COPD Care: Respiratory Support & Oxygen Therapy | This training course provides a comprehensive overview of COPD care, focusing on respiratory support and oxygen therapy in skilled nursing facilities. It emphasizes compliance with federal regulations and best practices, ensuring safe and effective treatment for residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). | 0.50 |
| CL-1-109 | Medication Management & Safe Administration | This training course provides healthcare personnel with critical knowledge and best practices for medication management and safe administration within long term care facilities. Emphasizing compliance with federal regulatory standards, the course covers essential protocols to ensure resident safety, accuracy in medication handling, and adherence to clinical guidelines. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-110 | COVID-19 Protocols & Infection Control | This training course provides comprehensive guidance on COVID-19 protocols and infection control practices tailored for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The content aligns with federal regulatory standards, including CDC and CMS guidelines, to ensure compliance and promote resident and staff safety. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-111 | Hand Hygiene & Infection Prevention | Hand hygiene and infection prevention are critical components of ensuring resident safety and maintaining regulatory compliance in long-term care facilities. This training covers best practices, regulatory requirements, and practical steps for preventing the spread of infections through effective hand hygiene. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-112 | Tracheostomy Care: Daily & Emergency Procedures | This training module provides healthcare personnel, specifically nurses, with a comprehensive understanding of daily and emergency tracheostomy care procedures. It emphasizes regulatory compliance, infection control, and best practices in skilled nursing facilities. Proper tracheostomy care is critical in maintaining airway patency, preventing infections, and ensuring patient safety. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-113 | 48 Hour Baseline Care Plan | The "48 Hour Baseline Care Plan" training provides healthcare professionals with critical knowledge on the regulatory requirements, timelines, and best practices for developing an effective baseline care plan within 48 hours of a resident's admission to a skilled nursing facility. This training aligns with federal regulations to ensure compliance and promote quality resident care. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-114 | Tracheal Suctioning: Best Practices & Safety | Tracheal suctioning is a critical procedure in skilled nursing facilities, ensuring airway patency for residents with compromised respiratory function. This is suctioning directly into the trachea via an artificial airway, usually a tracheostomy tube or endotracheal tube. This training focuses on best practices, infection control, regulatory compliance, and resident safety during tracheal suctioning procedures. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-115 | Pain Management & Comfort Strategies | Pain management and comfort strategies are crucial aspects of providing high-quality care to residents in skilled nursing facilities. This training covers the best practices, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based approaches to effectively manage pain and enhance comfort for older adults. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-116 | Feeding Tube Care & Enteral Nutrition | Feeding Tube Care & Enteral Nutrition training is designed to provide clinical staff with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively manage enteral nutrition and feeding tubes. This training ensures compliance with federal regulatory standards, including infection control protocols and patient safety guidelines, to optimize nutritional support in skilled nursing facilities. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-117 | Wound Care & Pressure Injury Prevention | This training course covers essential knowledge and skills related to wound care and pressure injury prevention in skilled nursing facilities. The course aligns with CMS guidelines and industry best practices to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance patient care quality. Participants will learn to assess, manage, and prevent pressure injuries while adhering to safety and documentation protocols. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-118 | Caring for Residents Post-Chemotherapy | This training provides healthcare staff with critical knowledge and best practices for caring for residents following chemotherapy treatment. It emphasizes adherence to federal regulatory standards and clinical protocols to ensure safety, comfort, and high-quality care for residents undergoing cancer treatment. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-119 | Influenza Prevention & Outbreak Management | Influenza Prevention & Outbreak Management training is designed to provide healthcare personnel with the knowledge and skills required to prevent and manage influenza outbreaks within skilled nursing facilities. This training emphasizes adherence to federal regulatory standards, including infection control practices and outbreak management protocols. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-120 | Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care | Antibiotic stewardship is a critical component of healthcare management in long-term care settings. This training provides an overview of best practices for the appropriate use of antibiotics, aiming to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance and ensure optimal patient outcomes. The course aligns with federal regulatory standards, including guidelines from the CDC, CMS, and the World Health Organization (WHO). | 0.50 |
| CL-1-121 | Postmortem Care & Resident Dignity | Postmortem care is a critical process in healthcare settings, ensuring that the deceased are treated with the utmost dignity and respect while adhering to regulatory compliance and facility protocols. This training provides healthcare personnel with the knowledge and skills needed to perform postmortem care while maintaining sensitivity to cultural, religious, and familial needs. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-122 | Administering Intradermal Injections | This training module covers the administration of intradermal injections, emphasizing regulatory compliance, safety standards, and best practices within skilled nursing facilities. It provides clinical staff with the knowledge needed to perform this procedure safely and effectively while adhering to federal regulations. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-123 | Administering Intramuscular Injections | This training module focuses on the proper techniques and regulatory requirements for administering intramuscular injections in a skilled nursing setting. It covers safety standards, correct injection methods, dosage calculations, infection control, patient assessment, and proper documentation. This training aligns with federal guidelines and ensures compliance with healthcare best practices. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-124 | Medication Administration via Feeding Tube | This training module focuses on the safe and effective administration of medications via feeding tubes in skilled nursing facilities. It emphasizes adherence to regulatory compliance, patient safety standards, and clinical best practices to ensure positive health outcomes and reduce the risk of medication errors. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-125 | Care Planning for End-of-Life Decisions | End-of-life care planning is a critical component of quality care in skilled nursing facilities. This training provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement, and respect care plans that align with residents' end-of-life wishes while maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-126 | Comprehensive Care Plan | The Comprehensive Care Plan training provides healthcare personnel with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop, implement, and maintain individualized care plans that comply with federal regulatory standards and promote optimal outcomes for residents in skilled nursing facilities. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-127 | Nurse Assessment | The Nurse Assessment training course provides healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills to perform comprehensive and accurate assessments of patients in skilled nursing facilities. This training emphasizes regulatory compliance, clinical best practices, and the critical role of assessments in creating effective care plans. | 0.50 |
| CL-1-128 | PASARR Preadmission Screening and Resident Review | The PASARR (Preadmission Screening and Resident Review) training course provides essential knowledge and regulatory guidance for healthcare professionals in skilled nursing facilities. This course ensures compliance with federal requirements under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) and enhances understanding of preadmission screening processes for individuals with mental illness (MI) and intellectual disabilities (ID). | 0.50 |
| CL-1-129 | Oral Health | This course provides staff with essential knowledge and skills to support proper oral health and hygiene for residents. Participants will learn why oral care is critical to overall health, how to recognize common oral health problems, and how to perform effective daily oral hygiene techniques. The course also emphasizes infection control, resident safety, and dignity during oral care. Upon completion, staff will be better prepared to provide consistent, high-quality oral care in compliance with requirements. | |
| CL-1-130 | Personal Hygiene | Personal hygiene is a cornerstone of resident safety, comfort, dignity, and infection prevention in nursing home settings. This comprehensive training equips staff with the knowledge and practical skills needed to support daily hygiene needs while minimizing the risk of infection transmission. Emphasis is placed on hand hygiene, bathing, oral care, perineal care, grooming, linen management, and environmental awareness, all through an infection control lens. Participants will learn how proper hygiene practices protect residents, staff, and visitors while enhancing quality of life and regulatory compliance. | |
| CL-1-131 | Pain Recognition | Pain recognition is a critical skill in skilled nursing facilities because pain is frequently underreported, missed, or misunderstood, especially in residents with dementia, communication challenges, or atypical symptoms. This training teaches nursing home staff how to spot pain early, use validated tools, document clearly, and communicate concerns to support timely clinical decisions. | |
| CL-1-132 | Administration of Pain Management | Effective administration of pain management in nursing homes is essential to resident safety, quality of life, and regulatory compliance. Pain that is not properly treated can lead to functional decline, behavioral distress, depression, poor sleep, decreased mobility, and avoidable hospitalizations. This learning document provides nursing home staff with a comprehensive understanding of how pain management is administered in skilled nursing facilities, including assessment, care planning, medication administration, non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring for effectiveness and adverse effects, documentation, and regulatory expectations. | |
| CL-1-133 | Change in Condition: Licensed Nurses | Identify physical, cognitive, behavioral, and functional changes that may indicate a change in condition. Compare observed changes to a resident’s baseline to determine significance. Describe staff responsibilities for documenting and reporting changes in condition Recognize available tools that support effective identification, communication, and decision-making. |
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| CL-1-134 | Change in Condition: Certified Nursing Assistant and Direct Care Staff | Compare observed changes to a resident’s baseline to determine significance. Describe staff responsibilities for documenting and reporting changes in condition. Recognize available tools that support effective identification, communication, and decision-making. |