About this program
Hospice aides who work for a hospice that takes Medicare need at least 12 hours of in-service training in every 12-month period. This program covers those subjects in 15 narrated courses: an introduction to hospice care, the hospice team's role, the hospice Conditions of Participation, clients' rights and advance directives, employee safety and emergency preparedness, infection control, physical and emotional care at the end of life, communicating with clients, abuse, neglect and exploitation, grief and loss, communication within the hospice team, preventing caregiver burnout, cultural competency, and quality assurance and performance improvement. Every course works on a phone, tablet or computer, saves your place, and ends with a short quiz. Finish all 15 and download a certificate of completion that shows the program title, your name and the date. Federal rules say in-service training may be offered by any organization and must be supervised by a registered nurse (42 CFR 418.76(d)), so your hospice's RN oversees your in-service and the hospice keeps your record.
What's included
- Introduction to Hospice Care (about 50 minutes)
- Providing Compassionate Care: The Hospice Team's Specialized Role (about 55 minutes)
- Conditions of Participation for Hospice Care (about 60 minutes)
- Clients' Rights, Self-Determination, and Advance Directives in Hospice Care (about 60 minutes)
- Employee Safety and Emergency Preparedness in Hospice Care (about 60 minutes)
- Infection Control in Hospice Care (about 55 minutes)
- Principles of Physical Hospice Care (about 65 minutes)
- Principles of Emotional Hospice Care (about 55 minutes)
- Communicating with Clients in Hospice Care (about 50 minutes)
- Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Hospice Care (about 55 minutes)
- Grief and Loss in Hospice Care (about 60 minutes)
- Effective Communication Strategies within the Hospice Team (about 55 minutes)
- Recognizing and Preventing Caregiver Burnout (about 50 minutes)
- Understanding Cultural Competency in Hospice Care (about 55 minutes)
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement in Hospice (about 50 minutes)
How it works
- Start any course from My Trainings, on your phone or a computer. Each one saves your place.
- Each course is narrated and ends with a short quiz.
- When all 15 are complete, download your certificate of completion for the program.
Your hospice's part
In-service training may be offered by any organization, and it must be supervised by a registered nurse (42 CFR 418.76(d)(1)). Share your certificate with your hospice; its RN supervises your in-service and the hospice keeps it on your record.
