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Silverchair Learning
Systems (www.silverchairlearning.com)
is pleased to offer you and your employees an online education course to protect themselves and
residents in the event of natural and man-made emergencies.
This course has been developed for all employees
(front-line employees, management and administrative staff) working in your
senior care organizations. It is available in English and Spanish.
This course has been developed by James Thompson, , M.S., M.H.A. and was reviewed by Nancy Wicklin, R.N., M.S.
HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE:
1.) Make sure you have the right tools
This course is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you do not have Internet Explorer, you can download it by clicking on this link: Get Internet Explorer
This course also has audio. In order to hear the narration, you need Flash Player 6. If you do not have the Flash player, you can download it by clicking on this link: Get Flash Player
2.) Make sure you are registered
Make sure your administrator has registered your institution so you can take the course for free. You should obtain your password from your administrator.
3.) Log in
Enter your name, institution and password (that you got from your administrator) in the fields on this page and click on the LOG IN button.
4.) Take the course
Once you have logged in, you will be asked to click on a link to launch the course.
Once the course is launched, Click the link that says NEXT> to go from page to page.
5.) Print your course certificate
At the end of the course, you will be given the option to view your course completion certificate. Follow the directions for printing your certificate.
Author
James J. Thompson, M.S., M.H.A.
Director of Facilities,The Forest at Duke Continuing Care Retirement Community
Mr. Thompson has a B.S. in Civil Engineering, an M.S. in Management, and a Master's in
Healthcare Administration. He is a licensed nursing home administrator and has worked
in the health care industry for more than 14 years. Before his health care experience,
he retired as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy.
Reviewers
Nancy Wicklin, R.N., M.S.
Editorial Director,Silverchair Learning Systems
Ms. Wicklin has a B.S. in Nursing and M.S. in Education. She also has an M.S.
in Health Informatics. She has held positions as an Assistant Nurse Manager,
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Informatics Consultant, and Webmaster. She
has been creating web-based courseware for health care workers for the past 7 years.
Bibliography
- Indiana Health Care Association Offers Emotional Help to Nursing Home Residents. www.ihca.org/info/Public/NewsReleases/2001/0914c.htm (posted 9/13/2001; accessed 4/10/2003).
- NFPA 99: Standard for Health Care Facilities, 2002 edition. National Fire Protection Association.
- NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2002 edition. National Fire Protection Association.
- U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. Title 29, Part 1910, Section 1200. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. Cite: 29 CFR 1910.1200.
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