This module provides caregivers with a review of the gastrointestinal system and how it functions normally.

This inservice provides nursing assistants with a thorough understanding of cholesterol, including “good” cholesterol, “bad” cholesterol and who is at risk.

A general overview for caregivers of cancer, its risk factors, symptoms and treatments.

Descriptive information about the relationship between blood sugar levels and diabetes.

An overview of common bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease.

An overview of basic human needs–and what caregivers can do to help your clients meet these basic requirements.

This course provides caregivers with an overview of the autism spectrum and the disorders included under this “umbrella.”

An overview of asthma, including the causes, forms, risk factors and treatments for this disease.

A review of the anatomy of a joint, six common types of arthritis, how the condition is diagnosed and treated and how caregivers can assist clients with arthritis.

This course provides background on the basic biology of Alzheimer’s disease, its three stages and how it is diagnosed and treated.

An inservice for caregivers that covers advance directives including definitions, legal and moral aspects and the relationship of advance directives to patient rights.

This course provides an overview of the problem of abuse, including elder, child, physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse.