Rehab Courses
Promoting mobility, function, and independence.
| Code | Title | Description | NAB CEU |
|---|---|---|---|
| REH-1-101 | Range of Motion (ROM) Exercises | Range of Motion (ROM) exercises are essential for maintaining joint flexibility, reducing stiffness, and preventing contractures in residents with limited mobility. Skilled nursing staff must be knowledgeable about proper ROM techniques to support residents' health while adhering to federal regulatory standards and best practices. | 0.50 |
| REH-1-102 | Restorative Nursing: Splint and Brace Assistance | Splints and braces are commonly used in skilled nursing facilities to support healing, maintain alignment, prevent contractures, reduce pain, and improve or preserve functional mobility. Proper assistance with splints and braces is essential to ensure resident safety, comfort, skin integrity, and therapeutic effectiveness. This learning document provides staff with guidance on assisting residents with splints and braces in accordance with care plans, restorative nursing programs, and federal regulatory requirements. Correct application, removal, monitoring, and reporting are critical to preventing complications and supporting quality of life. | |
| REH-1-103 | Restorative Nursing: Bed Mobility | A restorative bed mobility program is designed to help nursing home residents maintain or improve their ability to move and reposition themselves in bed. Bed mobility is essential for comfort, skin integrity, independence, and safety. When residents lose the ability to reposition, they are at increased risk for pressure injuries, pain, respiratory complications, and functional decline. This learning document provides guidance for staff on implementing and supporting restorative bed mobility programs in compliance with federal regulations, restorative nursing standards (O0500), and person-centered care principles. | |
| REH-1-104 | Restorative Nursing: Transfers | A restorative transfer program is designed to help nursing home residents maintain or improve their ability to safely move from one surface to another, such as from bed to chair, chair to toilet, or sit-to-stand transitions. Safe transfer ability is critical to resident independence, fall prevention, and participation in daily activities. When residents lose transfer ability, they are at increased risk for injury, immobility, pressure injuries, and functional decline. This learning document provides guidance on implementing restorative transfer programs in accordance with federal regulations, Appendix PP, and restorative nursing requirements under O0500. | |
| REH-1-105 | Restorative Nursing: Walking | A restorative walking program is designed to help nursing home residents maintain or improve their ability to walk safely within the facility. Walking is a critical functional activity that supports independence, circulation, balance, strength, and overall quality of life. When residents stop walking or reduce activity, they are at increased risk for falls, weakness, pressure injuries, constipation, depression, and functional decline. This learning document provides guidance for staff on implementing restorative walking programs in accordance with federal regulations, Appendix PP, and restorative nursing requirements under O0500. | |
| REH-1-107 | Restorative Nursing: Eating and or Swallowing | A restorative eating and swallowing program is designed to help nursing home residents maintain or improve their ability to eat safely, efficiently, and with dignity. Eating and swallowing are essential activities of daily living that directly impact nutrition, hydration, medication administration, and overall quality of life. When residents experience decline in eating ability or swallowing safety, they are at increased risk for weight loss, dehydration, aspiration, pneumonia, and loss of independence. This learning document provides guidance on implementing restorative eating and swallowing programs in accordance with federal regulations, Appendix PP, and restorative nursing requirements under O0500. | |
| REH-1-108 | Restorative Nursing: Amputation and Prosthesis Care | A restorative amputation and prosthesis care program is designed to help residents who have experienced limb loss maintain or improve functional abilities, skin integrity, comfort, and independence while using a prosthetic device. Amputation can significantly impact mobility, balance, self-care, and psychosocial well-being. Proper prosthesis care and restorative support are essential to prevent skin breakdown, pain, infection, and functional decline. This learning document provides guidance for staff on implementing restorative programs related to amputation and prosthesis use in accordance with federal regulations, Appendix PP, and restorative nursing requirements under O0500. | |
| REH-1-109 | Restorative Nursing: Communication | A restorative communication program is designed to help nursing home residents maintain or improve their ability to communicate needs, preferences, and emotions using verbal, nonverbal, or alternative methods. Effective communication is essential for safety, dignity, social interaction, and participation in care. When residents experience communication decline due to stroke, dementia, neurological conditions, or illness, they may become frustrated, withdrawn, or mislabeled as having behavioral issues. This learning document provides guidance for staff on implementing restorative communication programs in accordance with federal regulations, Appendix PP, and restorative nursing requirements under O0500. | |
| REH-1-110 | Restorative Nursing: Range of Motion: Active and Passive | A restorative range of motion (ROM) program is designed to help nursing home residents maintain or improve joint mobility, flexibility, and functional movement. Range of motion exercises help prevent contractures, reduce stiffness, support comfort, and maintain the ability to participate in activities of daily living. When residents experience limited movement due to illness, injury, neurological conditions, or immobility, they are at increased risk for pain, skin breakdown, and functional decline. This learning document provides guidance for staff on implementing active and passive restorative ROM programs in accordance with federal regulations, Appendix PP, and restorative nursing requirements under O0500. |