Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver
This fact sheet describes the caregiver's role and basic tasks. It discusses how caregivers can practice self-care, develop coping skills, and ask for help when they need it. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and other fact sheets are included. An audio recording of the fact sheet is provided. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2016.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
This fact sheet provides caregivers with some practical strategies for dealing with the troubling behavior problems and communication difficulties often encountered when caring for a person with dementia. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and other fact sheets are included. An audio recording and printer-friencly version of the fact sheet are provided.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2016.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Advanced Illness: Feeding Tubes and Ventilators
This fact sheet provides caregivers with education on feeding tubes and ventilators and how to make the decision to initiate these types of therapies. It also helps caregivers recognize early warning signs of an impending medical crisis so that decisions can be made prior to a crisis. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and tipsheets are included. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Familty Caregiver Alliance, 2013.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Vascular Dementia
This fact sheet describes vascular dementia and its two types: post-stroke dementia and multi-infarct dementia. The factsheet discusses symptoms, testing and diagnosis, and treatment for both types. Caregiver advice and links to relevant resources, organizations, and other tipsheets are included. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2018.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Traumatic Brain Injury
This fact sheet discusses traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its consequences, and provides information about the helpful resources available to families caring for a loved one affected by TBI. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2020.
https://www.caregiver.org/
HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)
This fact sheet describes HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) and its risks, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The factsheet also includes advice for caregivers of persons with HAND and links to relevant resources, organizations, and other tipsheets.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2015.
https://www.caregiver.org/
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Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Paraprofessionals
Welcome to the Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Paraprofessionals cohort engagement group. This platform was created to enable OWEP grantees to connect with each other to discuss best practices, brainstorm solutions to program challenges, facilitate collaborative partnerships, and to encourage cohort cohesion.
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies
These entry-level competencies are for graduate and post-graduate certificate programs preparing adult-gerontology cinical nurse specialists. The competencies are intended to be used in conjunction with and build upon the graduate and APRN core competencies delineated in the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice or the AACN Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing. The competencies build upon the National CNS Core Competencies for all clinical nurse specialists.