Learning Opportunities and Materials

Title:

Developing Comprehensive Staffing in Long-Term Care Facilities

Web Site:

Long-Term Care Nursing Leadership

Description:

A nurse staffing framework for long-term care; case mix classification system to identify care needs of residents and nursing resources to meet those needs; contextual factors affecting staffing programs, evaluation strategies; links to leadership resources, and book reviews.

Director:

Christine Mueller, Ph.D., R.N.
Faculty course director

CE Hours:

6 contact hours

Cost:

$60

Contact:

Linda Vegell
612-626-4772 or ljvegell@umn.edu

Title:

Care of Children with Chronic Conditions

Web Site:

Videotape Series

Topics:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Other Mental Health Concerns
• Ways to Provide Culturally Competent Care for American Indian Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Health Care Planning for Children with Diabetes
• Providing Care to Children with Down Syndrome
• Breathing a Word: American Indian Stories of Asthma

Format:

Independent study packages with (rental) videotape, study guide and bibliography

CE Hours:

2 contact hours per topic

Cost:

$26 per topic

Contact:

Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
612-626-7085 or CSHCN@umn.edu

Title:

Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Web Modules

Topics:

• Feeding Problems of Children with Special Care Needs
• Care of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Web Site:

CCSHCN modules

Director:

Linda Lindeke, Ph.D., R.N.
Faculty course director

CE Hours:

3 contact hours per module

Cost:

$25 per module

Contact:

Linda Vegell
612-626-4772 or ljvegell@umn.edu