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Overview

The Nursing Home Manager Course is designed for both aspiring and professional nurses with all the essential details to aid adult patients.

The course features exclusive modules on the importance of effective communication in nursing. It also focuses on Understanding legal, professional standards of practice and ethical aspects of adult health care.

This in-depth training course will start you off with the introduction to nursing and what you should expect as a nurse in different health care sectors as well. By the end of this course, you’ll have an excellent understanding of the roles and responsibilities as a nurse. 

Please note: This course only gives you the theoretical knowledge that you need to excel in this field. This Nursing Home Manager Training Course doesn’t entitle you to practise as a professional in this specific field.

Key Features of the Nursing Home Manager Training Course

Our trusted, high quality and affordable Nursing Home Manager Training Course trains individuals to become experts in their field.

• Accredited by CPD
• Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
• Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
• Developed by qualified professionals

• Complies with EU's General Data Protection Regulation 2018
• Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
• 24/7 Learning Assistance

Sneak Peek

Who should take the Nursing Home Manager Course

Anyone with a knack for learning new skills can take this Nursing Home Manager Course. While this comprehensive training is popular for preparing people for job opportunities in the relevant fields, it also helps to advance your career for promotions.

Certification

Once you’ve successfully completed your Nursing Home Manager Training Course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

Learning Outcomes

• Know the fundamental responsibilities of nurses
• Be familiar with the hygiene and safety of adult nursing
• Understand the process of infection control and maintaining asepsis
• Understand the methods and techniques of sleep management and medication administration
• Deal with emergency situations and according to emergency procedure guidelines
• Recognise when different care types for different stages of adult life

Accreditation

All of our courses are fully accredited. The content of the Nursing Home Manager Online  Course is certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to the continuous professional development principles. This course provides you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helps you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.

Assessment

At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.

Course Curriculum

The detailed curriculum outline of our Nursing Home Manager course is as follows:

Module1: Introduction to Nursing

• The History of Nursing
• Introduction to the job role 
• Duties and responsibilities of a nurse
• Members of a healthcare team and their functions 
• Skills and Knowledge Required for Nurse
• Personal qualities and attributes that help you to become a better nurse
• Top Qualities of a Great Nurse 
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 2: Working in Different Healthcare Settings

• Working in different types of healthcare settings 
• Working in acute care settings 
• Working in sub-acute care settings 
• Working in-home care and long-term care 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 3: Effective Communication in Nursing

• Need for Communication in Nursing
• Communication in the Context of Caregiving
• Forms of Communication
• Types of Communication
• Communication and Language Needs and Preferences
• Building Rapport
• Environmental Factors that Influence Communication
• Barriers to Communication
• Strategies for Overcoming Communication Barriers

Module 4: Health and Safety in Nursing

• Fire Safety 
• Preventing Falls 
• Violence in the Workplace 
• Nursing Assistant Safety
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 5: Hygiene in Nursing

• • Introduction to the Module 
  • Topics to be Covered 

• Hygiene 
• Assessing the Client for Their Personal Hygiene Habits and Routines 
• Assessing and Intervening in the Client’s Performance on their Activities of Daily Living 
• AM Care and PM Care 
• Oral Hygiene 
• Hand Hygiene for Nursing 
• Bed bathing patients 
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 6: Infection Control

• Introduction to the Module 
• Topics to be Covered 
• What is Infection? 
• The chain of Infection 
• Decontamination of non-invasive shared equipment 
• Standard Precautions 
• Guidelines for Standard Precautions 
• Infection Prevention and Control Policies 
• Prevention of Infection in Healthcare Settings
• Universal Precautions 
• Infection Control in Special Circumstances 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 7: Asepsis in Nursing

• Introduction to the Module 
• Topics to be Covered 
• What is asepsis? 
• Principles of asepsis 
• Stages of medical aseptic technique 
• Guidelines for Maintaining Medical Asepsis 
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 8: Medication Administration in Nursing

• Introduction to the Module 
• Topics to be Covered 
• Who can administer which drugs, and under what circumstances? 
• Preparation of Medication for Administration 
• Introduction to Safe Drug Administration Procedure  
• 10 rights of medication administration 
• Administration of Controlled vs Non-Controlled Drugs 
• Delegation of Drug Administration 
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 9: Understanding Immune System in Nursing

• Immune System 
• The role of immune system 
• The Structure of Immune System 
• The Parts of the Immune System 
• Innate Immune Response 
• Adaptive immune response 
• Vaccination (Please discuss within 2-3 short paragraphs) 
• Autoimmunity (Please discuss what it does and how within 1-2 short paragraphs) 
• Disorders of the Immune System 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 10: Rest and Sleep Management in Nursing

• Physical and Emotional Benefits of Rest and Sleep 
• Normal Sleep 
• Factors that can affect Sleep
• The Nursing Assistant’s Role in Promoting Rest and Sleep (Please discuss elaborately in bullet points)
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 11: Mobility and Immobility Issues of Patients in Nursing

• What is mobility? 
• Hazards of immobility 
• Nursing intervention  
• Assessing the client for mobility, gait, strength and motor skills 
• Providing Care to Clients with Immobility 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 12: Pain Management for Nurses

• What is pain?
• An overview of the pain system 
• How do people respond to pain? 
• Recognizing and reporting pain
• The Cause of Pain 
• Treatments for pain 
• Associations of pain with other symptoms 
• The Nursing Assistant’s role in managing pain 
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 13: Adult Care in Different Life Stages

• Young Adults (20-40 Years) 
• Middle-Aged Adults (40-65 Years) 
• Older Adults (65 Years and beyond)
• Considerations for Adults of all Age
• Palliative Care
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 14: Nutrition in Nursing

• Essential Nutrients 
• The role of the nurse in nutritional support 
• Nurses’ role in preparing and serving food 
• How Nurses with a Background in Nutrition Can Help Patients 
• The Eatwell Plate
• How to use Eatwell Plate 
• Guidelines for Serving Supplements, Nourishments, and Snacks 
• Guidelines for Serving Meal Trays
• Guidelines for Feeding the Dependent Patient 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 15: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

• Body Fluids 
• Fluid and Electrolyte Transport  
• Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 
• 10 Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances 
• Nursing Management for fluid and electrolyte imbalances 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 16: Assisting with Elimination

• Responsibilities of the Nursing Assistant 
• Elimination Equipment 
• Assisting with Bedpan 
• Assisting with Urinals 
• Assisting with Use of the Bedside Commode 
• Guidelines for Caring for the Patient with Incontinence 
• Promoting Normal Elimination 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 17: Oxygenation in Nursing

• Oxygen 
• Oxygen Treatment 
• Delivery Devices
• Starting oxygen therapy 
• Ongoing care of patients requiring oxygen therapy in the acute setting 
• Competencies required for delivering oxygen therapy 
• Summary 
• Assessment

Module 18: Understanding legal, professional standards of practice and ethical aspects of health care- Part 1

• Doctor Patient Confidentiality or Implementation of P.L.R.C 
• Access to the Patient Records Legislations 
• Adult safeguarding and support Legislations 
• Abortion Legislations 
• Summary
• Assessment

Module 19: Understanding legal, professional standards of practice and ethical aspects of health care- Part 2

• Mental Capacity & Mental Health Legislations 
• Drugs Control, Supervision, Management & Health Protection Legislations 
• The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour 
• Summary
• Assessment