Staff In-Service Education

Consistent and simple training is hard to find. With AAPACN’s expert-developed in-service training tools, you have user-friendly training documents to supplement your staff’s knowledge and get your team on the same page, all in one convenient location. Boost your staff development program with these tools today.

In-Service Education for Nurses or Nursing Assistants

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Donning and Doffing Competency Tool
  Understanding how to put on (don) and remove (doff) personal protective equipment (PPE) will be critical in mitigating risk for COVID-19. Download AAPACN’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Donning and Doffing Competency Tool.
• Hand Hygiene Competency Tool
  Properly washing hands and performing hand hygiene is an essential skill every healthcare worker (HCW) must possess. The AAPACN Hand Hygiene Competency Tool can assist nurse leaders documenting achievement of competence with this skill.
• The Three Ds: Dementia, Delirium, and Depression – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to define and differentiate dementia, delirium, and depression, and recognize nursing interventions for each condition, especially dementia. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, …
• Person-Centered Care Planning – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify requirements of a person-centered care plan, identify ways to develop a relationship with a resident that facilitates care planning, and define person-centered care according to the Centers for Medicare & …
• Basics of Emergency Care for Medical Emergencies – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify the risks for medical emergencies for skilled nursing facility residents and select basic actions to follow when a medical emergency occurs. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool …
• Deconditioning – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to understand the effects deconditioning may have on a resident, identify risks for deconditioning, and identify what can be done to recondition a resident. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this …
• Caring for Residents Who Wander – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify at least two residents who wander and discuss the factors that could cause their wandering, guide learners in developing a plan to reduce these residents’ wandering based on their unique …
• Health Literacy Study: Accuracy in Patient Understanding of Common Medical Phrases
  JAMA Network Open Study found that “several common phrases are misunderstood when used in a medical setting, with the interpreted meaning frequently the exact opposite of what is intended.” Free full text available: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799079
• AHRQ Nursing Home Staff 5-Minute Learning Modules in Spanish, Tagalog, and Haitian Creole
  AHRQ has released translations in Spanish, Haitian Creole and Tagalog of learning modules that nursing home staff can watch at their own pace to learn about COVID-19 prevention and how to support residents’ and staff emotional health. Each of the …
• Stay Alert for Hypoglycemia – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn what diabetes is, how to recognize the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, and what certified nurse aides (CNAs) should do when they see a resident might be experiencing hypoglycemia. Download now. For …
• Dining Safety – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to understand why dining is an important activity, know at least three factors that make residents high risk for aspiration, describe first aid measures for choking and burns, and discuss at least …
• Ethical Decision-Making – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify factors that give rise to ethical dilemmas in nursing, identify measures that assist in making ethical decisions, and apply the core principles in ethical decision making. Download now. For permission …
• Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Pain Management – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to summarize potential risks associated with pain medications and identify non-pharmacological interventions for pain management. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete …
• Medication Safety – Nursing In-Service Education
  Participants will learn the five actions in the medication use process and identify three things the nurse can do to support resident safety related to medications. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this …
• Motivating CNAs – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to understand the definition of motivation and recognize leadership behaviors that facilitate intrinsic motivation. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form. 
• Nurse-Driven Antibiotic Stewardship – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to define antibiotic stewardship and recognize nurse-driven efforts that support antibiotic stewardship, including nursing assessment and infection-specific interventions. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, …
• Communicating With Residents With Dementia – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to describe the ways that dementia can affect communication and identify different measures that can assist in effectively communicating with residents who have dementia. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce …
• Playing the Defensive Line Against Pressure Injuries – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn how to define a pressure injury and recognize ways to protect the skin to prevent pressure injuries. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please …
• Back Safety – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to understand the risk factors for staff injury, identify devices that aid in transfer, and implement safe techniques for lifting and moving residents. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool …
• The Many Forms of Resident Abuse and Neglect – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will identify types of abuse, define neglect, demonstrate what steps to take if abuse is observed, and discuss how to prevent abuse. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or …
• Pressure Injuries: Assessing for Risk Factors and Implementing Interventions – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to define pressure injury, shear, and friction and complete a risk assessment and identify interventions that address the risk factors for pressure injuries. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this …
• Post-Fall Assessments – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will identify the necessary components of the nurse’s initial post-fall assessment, name potential complications and injuries that can occur from a fall, and identify nursing interventions applicable to stabilize a resident during the initial …
• The Fragile Bones of Osteoporosis – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn the definition of osteoporosis, how to identify risks for osteoporosis, and select nursing interventions to care for a person with osteoporosis. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in …
• Respecting Cultural Diversity – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  This learning activity should enable the participate to identify major areas of care that culture affects and at least three actions that can be taken to show respect for residents’ diversity. Download now. For permission …
• Providing Excellent Customer Service – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  This learning activity should enable the participate to identify who the customer is, demonstrate good customer service, and discuss the steps of service recovery. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in …
• Basics of Care for the Resident Who Has Urinary Incontinence – Nursing Assistant In-Service Education
  Incontinence is a common issue for many of our residents. In fact, almost 50% of residents in a nursing home present with some type of incontinence. This education will discuss urinary incontinence along with the …
• Appropriate Use of Personal Protective Equipment – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to understand how to select appropriate PPE to wear, uses for each PPE, and how to apply knowledge to don and doff PPE correctly. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce …
• Nurse Assessment: Acute Changes in Condition – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to describe normal age-related changes, differentiate chronic versus acute conditions, recognize symptoms and changes in vital signs, physical function, and body condition that could indicate acute conditions, and apply the assessment phase …
• Death and Dying Education Bundle for Nurses – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to recognize symptoms of imminent death and select appropriate nursing interventions that meet the physiological needs of a resident who is dying. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool …
• Combatting Failure to Thrive in Adults – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to understand what failure to thrive is, recognize signs of failure to thrive, and apply knowledge to combat failure to thrive. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in …
• Flu Trivia – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to explain the dangers of the flu virus for residents and how it’s transmitted, understand your role in daily surveillance for flu symptoms, and understand what action to take to prevent an …
• Staying Alert for Acute Conditions – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to describe reasons nursing home residents are at risk for acute conditions, list symptoms and changes in vital signs, physical function, mental function, and body condition that could indicate acute conditions, identify …
• Empowering Employees – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to define empowerment, list four factors contributing to powerlessness, describe eight sources of power, and discuss measures to foster empowerment. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full …
• Protecting Against C-diff Infection – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to describe how C-diff infections develop and spread, identify the primary symptom of C-diff, and list at least four points to keep in mind when caring for residents with C-diff. Download now. …
• Foot Health and Care – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to list three factors that contribute to foot problems, describe a corn, callus, plantar wart, plantar fasciitis, bunion, and hammer toe, and discuss good foot care practice. Download now. For permission to …
• The Skin: Facts, Risks, and Care – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify major structures of the skin, list at least four functions of the skin, describe at least three observations that help to assess skin, and describe at least four care measures …
• Self-Care for Peak Performance – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to discuss why self-care is important for staff who work in post-acute care, describe three attributes for caring staff, describe recommended servings from each of the major food groups, list at least …
• The Losses Families Grieve – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to describe at least three reasons for families’ grief, list at least ten signs of grief, and discuss measures to help grieving families. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this …
• Responding to Residents’ Sexually Inappropriate Behavior – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify six potential reasons for residents to display sexually inappropriate behavior and describe various approaches to handling inappropriate sexual behavior. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in …
• Constructive Feedback – Nursing In-service Education
  Participants will learn to define feedback, identify at least six factors that affect the ability to offer feedback, outline considerations in offering feedback, and identify four factors that can demonstrate openness to feedback. Download now. …
• Residents’ Right to Privacy – Nursing In-service Education
  This learning activity should enable you to list three ways in which a resident’s privacy must be respected and know the actions they would take if they felt that a resident was being abused during …
• Signs of Pain in Residents with Dementia – Nursing Assistant In-service Education
  Participants will learn to identify residents with dementia with whom they’ve worked and discuss the ways these residents indicate pain and other symptoms, discuss how residents’ lives are impacted when they have headaches or other …