Course Code: REL-PAC-0-RNBBCNA
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Describe how bowel and bladder restorative nursing programs benefit residents.
Identify two types of bowel and bladder restorative nursing programs.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Aging Bowel and Bladder
The Aging Bowel and Bladder
Aging
What Is Normal?
Overview of Restorative Bowel and Bladder Programs
Regulatory Oversight
Your Role in Maintaining Dignity and Respect
Review
Summary
Section 3: Assessment
Assessment
Your Role During the Assessment Period
Fact or Fiction
A Note About Caffeine
Data and the Plan
Review
Summary
Section 4: Bowel and Bladder Programs
Identifying and Removing Barriers
Using the Information to Create a Program
Incontinence Management
Fact or Fiction
Components of Incontinence Management Programs
Fact or Fiction
Bladder Retraining
Resisting the Urge
Kegel Exercises
Special Treatments
Catheters
Bowel Management
Constipation
Fiber and Fluids
Bowel Program
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resource
References
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Expert Reviewer: Jessica Peckham, MSN, RN-BC, CDCES, CCM
Ms. Peckham has over 14 years of experience as a Board-Certified RN and Certified Diabetes Education Specialist, providing patient-centered advocacy and care. She earned her MSN in Global Health and Informatics and completed a post-master’s program at Harvard Medical School in Safety, Quality, Informatics, and Leadership in healthcare. Her clinical expertise includes critical care, ambulatory care, community and home health, long-term care, case management, and clinical quality program management.
As a clinical program manager, Ms. Peckham has implemented quality improvement research programs to enhance continuity of care for patients and families managing complex, chronic conditions. She has been integral in the coordination of population health transition of care programs throughout North Carolina and Massachusetts. Additionally, she has supported the health of migrant farmworkers and created professional development training for improved care and health equity for LGBTQ+ and other underserved populations.
Currently, Ms. Peckham serves as a nurse consultant, providing subject matter expertise in clinical safety and quality. Her work has been published in the Tarheel Nurse journal, and she was recently highlighted in the Harvard Medical School journal. She continues to write in support of the nursing profession. In her free time, she volunteers with the American Red Cross as a Disaster Health Services RN and has been deployed throughout the United States.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.