Resources for the Instructor



Resources for the Instructor

Internet Resources

There are thousands of Internet sites of interest to instructors. The following sites were selected because of the broad scope of information they offer. All of them contain excellent hypertext links for additional information. At the time of publication, all these sites were working. Internet addresses sometimes change, however. In most cases, if you use the old address, a link will appear that connects you to the new address. If this happens, make sure to write the new address down or bookmark it in your browser. Some sites are not available on all servers.

Organization Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Delmar Learning

Delmar Learning

Delmar Publishers Health Care Web Site

Thomson Publishing Home Site

Government Agencies

Administration on Aging

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Home Page

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Program Manuals

Food and Drug Administration

Guidelines and Standards

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

National Aging Information Center

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine

NIOSH Home Page

NIOSH Latex Alert

OSHA Home Page

Nursing, General-Interest Sites

Material Safety Data Sheet Sites

Medscape

Nursing Net

Nursing, Geriatrics, and Long Term Care

American Medical Directors Association

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Long Term Care Minimum Data Set

MDS Manuals

MDS Resource Site

Professional Organizations

American Nurses Association

Infection Control

CDC Guidelines and

Recommendations

CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings

Internet Infection Control Resources for

Long Term Care Facilities

National Pediculosis Association

Journals

Advance for Post Acute Care

AdvanceWeb

BioMedNet listing of medical journals

Search Engines

Free Medline and PubMed Search

Google

Slack, Inc.

Medline

Worldwide Nurse Search Engine (searches

multiple engines and database simultaneously)

Nurse Aide Registries

CAHF Listing of Nurse Aide Registries

Government List of Nurse Aide

Registries

State Testing Resources

Experior Online

Promissor

Nursing Assistant Reports and Studies

NA reports/resources 2002



State data

Curriculum, Supplements, Classroom Activities, In-services, and Resources

AskEric lesson plans

Health lesson plans

Health Resources Online

Ideapractices

Ideas for classroom activities

Merlot

MITOpenCourseware

NIH Curriculum Supplement Series

NIH Office of Science Education

Supercourse Lectures

Teach-Nology

Handwashing activity

Handwashing activity

Nursing Assistant Resources, Practice, and Education

CNA Today

Direct Care Alliance

In the Know

Iowa Caregivers Association

National Association of Geriatric

Nursing Assistants

National Clearinghouse on the

Direct Care Workforce

National Network of Career Nursing Assistants

Nursing Assistant assessment

Nursing Assistant Education

Nursing Assistant resources

Nursing Assistant resources

Nursing Assistant task analysis (in the “risk

management” section of the site, go to

“Job Task Analysis”)

Paraprofessional Health Institute

Health-Related Organizations

The following organizations may be contacted to obtain resources and lists of free and low-cost materials that may be used to supplement your instructor manual and classroom textbook. Many of these organizations may be contacted at the local, state, or national level.

Note to the instructor: The United States has undergone many area code changes. Many of the resources listed have toll-free numbers. The area codes listed for the other numbers are believed to be correct. If you have problems contacting an organization, particularly in a major metropolitan area, check for an area code change.

Advocacy

973-625-7107 American Self-Help Clearinghouse

321-733-0069 Med Help International

Aging

888-687-2277 American Association of Retired Persons

301-496-1752 National Institute on Aging

AIDS

800-235-2337 AIDS Action Hotline

800-458-5231 National AIDS Information Clearinghouse

202-898-0414 National Association of People with AIDS

Alcohol

888-425-2666 Al-Anon, Alateen Family Group Hotline

800-527-5344 American Council on Alcoholism

800-729-6686 National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Allergy

800-822-2762 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

800-727-8462 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Alzheimer’s

800-272-3900 Alzheimer’s Association

Americans with Disabilities Act

800-669-4000 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

800-782-4747 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association

Anorexia/Bulimia

847-831-3438 National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

Arthritis

800-327-3027 Arthritis Consulting Services

800-283-7800 Arthritis Foundation

614-227-1556 The Road Back Foundation

Asthma

800-822-2762 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

800-LUNG-USA American Lung Association

800-727-8462 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Ataxia

763-553-0020 National Ataxia Foundation

Back Pain

281-469-2225 Back Pain Hotline

Blind/Vision Impaired

800-424-8666 American Council of the Blind

800-232-5463 American Foundation for the Blind

800-683-5005 Foundation Fighting Blindness

800-548-4337 Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind

800-562-6265 National Association of Parents of Visually Impaired

888-657-7323 National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Brain Aneurysms

617-723-3870 Brain Aneurysm Foundation

Brain Tumors

800-886-2282 American Brain Tumor Association

800-934-CURE National Brain Tumor Foundation

Burn Injuries

800-888-2876 The Phoenix Society

Cancer

800-525-3777 AMC Information and Counseling Line

800-ACS-2345 American Cancer Society

800-843-8114 American Institute for Cancer Research

800-LUNG-USA American Lung Association

800-813-HOPE Cancer Care

800-4-CANCER Cancer Information Service



800-ICARE-61 The International Cancer Alliance, Inc.

800-452-CURE International Myeloma Foundation

202-296-7477 National Breast Cancer Coalition

800-4-CANCER National Cancer Institute (NCI)

301-650-9127 National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

800-624-2511 NCI’s CancerFax

800-IM-AWARE The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

630-795-1002 US TOO International (Prostate Cancer/BPH)

800-221-2141 Y-ME Breast Cancer Organization

Cerebral Palsy

800-872-5827 United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome



Cocaine

310-559-5833 Cocaine Anonymous

800-262-2463 National Cocaine Hotline

Colitis

800-891-5389 National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Consumer Health Information

301-496-4000 Consumer Health Information Research Institute

Consumer Product Safety

800-638-2772 Consumer Product Safety Commission

Crohn’s/Colitis

800-952-2423 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America

Cultural Issues

888-432-5470 Transcultural Nursing Society

Cystic Fibrosis

800-344-4823 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Deafness

800-829-5934 Deafness Research Foundation

Depression

410-583-2919 Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association

516-829-8289 National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

800-826-3632 National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association

800-789-2647 National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network

Diabetes

800-338-DMED American Association of Diabetes Educators

800-342-2383 American Diabetes Association

Disabilities

800-227-0216 ABLEDATA

800-840-0046 American Association of People with Disabilities

202-293-5960 National Organization on Disability

800-346-2742 National Rehabilitation Information Center

800-962-9629 National Spinal Cord Injury Association

800-526-3456 National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline

Down Syndrome

800-232-NDSC National Down Syndrome Congress

800-221-4602 National Down Syndrome Society

Drug Abuse

800-662-4357 CSAT’s National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Routing Service

800-729-6686 National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

301-443-1124 National Institute on Drug Abuse

Dying, Living Wills, and Advance Directives

800-658-8898 Partnership for Caring, Inc.

Dyslexia

800-222-3123 International Dyslexia Association

Endometriosis

414-355-2200 Endometriosis Association

Epilepsy

800-332-1000 Epilepsy Foundation of America

800-642-0500 Epilepsy Information Service

Genital Warts

919-361-8400 American Social Health Association

Glaucoma

800-826-6693 Glaucoma Research Foundation

Government, Miscellaneous Agencies

301-427-1364 Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clearinghouse (AHCPR)

800-227-8922 CDC National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline

404-488-3534, 800-311-3435 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

877-267-2323 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

800-669-4000 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

888-463-6332 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

800-321-6742 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Head/Brain Injury

800-444-6443 National Head Injury Foundation

Headache

800-NHF-5552 National Headache Foundation

203-968-1799 New England Headache Treatment Program

Health Information

800-336-4797 National Health Information Center

Hearing/Communication Handicaps

800-638-8255 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

800-327-9355Better Hearing Institute

800-329-5934 Deafness Research Foundation

800-521-5247 Hearing Aid Helpline

Heart Disease

800-242-8721 American Heart Association

888-432-7899 Mended Hearts

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

516-673-3017 Lois Joy Galler Foundation

Hemophilia

800-424-2634 National Hemophilia Foundation

Hepatitis

800-465-4837 American Liver Foundation

800-891-0707 Hepatitis C Foundation

800-891-0707 Hepatitis Foundation International

Herpes

919-361-8400 American Social Health Association

Hospice

800-646-6460, 800-658-8898 National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Huntington’s Disease

800-345-4372 Huntington’s Disease Society

Ileitis

800-891-5389 National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Immune Deficiencies

800-598-4668 AARDA

800-296-4433 Immune Deficiency Foundation

Impotence

800-835-7667 Recovery of Male Potency

Incontinence

800-237-4666 Simon Foundation

Kidney Disease/Failure

800-749-2257 American Association of Kidney Patients

800-638-8299 American Kidney Fund

800-622-9010 National Kidney Foundation

Liver Disease

800- 465-4837 American Liver Foundation

718-987-6200 Biliary Atresia and Liver Transplant Network

Lung Disease

800-LUNG-USA

Lupus

800-331-1802 American Lupus Society

800-558-0121 Lupus Foundation

Lymphedema Network

800-541-3259 National Lymphedema Network

Marfan Syndrome

800-8MARFAN National Marfan Foundation

Medic Alert

888-633-4298 Medic Alert Foundation International

Medical Transport

800-296-1217 National Patient Air Transport Hotline

Mental Health

800-447-4474 Mental Health InfoSource

800-950-6264 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

800-969-6642 National Mental Health Association

800-789-2647 National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network

800-444-7415 National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness

866-615-6464 National Institute of Mental Health

Mental Retardation

800-433-5255 The ARC of the United States

Multiple Sclerosis

800-344-4867 National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation

800-541-5454 Myasthenia Gravis Foundation

Narcolepsy

800-352-9424 NINDS Narcolepsy Information Page

Nurses

800-274-4262 American Nurses Association

Occupational Therapy

301-652-2682 American Occupational Therapy Association

Organ Transplantation

219-778-2585 American Share Foundation

800-528-2971 The Living Bank

800-TRIO-386 Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc.

Paralysis

800-225-0292 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association

800-962-9629 National Spinal Cord Injury Association

Parkinson’s Disease

800-233-2732 American Parkinson Disease Association

Physical Therapy

800-999-2782 American Physical Therapy Association

Polio

314-534-0475 Gazette International Networking Institute

Premenstrual Syndrome

800-222-4767 PMS Access

Psoriasis

800-723-9166 National Psoriasis Foundation

Rare Diseases

800-999-6673 National Organization of Rare Disorders

Rehabilitation

800-346-2742 National Rehabilitation Information Center

Schizophrenia

416-733-2117 International Schizophrenia Association

516-829-0091 National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

Scleroderma

800-441-CURE Scleroderma Research Foundation

800-722-4673 United Scleroderma Foundation

Scoliosis

800-673-6922 National Scoliosis Foundation, Inc.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

800-227-8922 National STD Hotline

Sickle Cell Anemia

800-421-8453 National Association for Sickle Cell Disease, Inc.

Social Workers

202-408-8600 National Association of Social Workers

Speech-Language-Hearing

800-638-8255 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Spina Bifida

800-621-3141 Spina Bifida Association

Spinal Cord Injuries

800-962-9629 National Spinal Cord Injury Association

800-526-3456 National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

800-886-1762 Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Stroke

888-553-6321 American Heart Association Stroke Connection

800-328-4827 Courage Stroke Network

800-787-6537 National Stroke Association

Stuttering

800-221-2483 National Center for Stuttering

Thalassemia

800-522-7222 Thalassemia Action Group

Tourette Syndrome

718-224-2999 Tourette Syndrome Association

Wilson’s Disease

800-399-0266 Wilson’s Disease Association

Women’s Health

202-347-1140 National Women’s Health Network

877-986-9472 National Women’s Resource Center

Educational Resources

The following organizations have printed materials and/or audiovisual materials available:

Administration on Aging

One Massachusetts Avenue, Suites 4100 & 5100

Washington, DC 20201

202-619-0724

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, MD 20850

301-427-1364

Alzheimer’s Association

225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17

Chicago, IL 60611-7633

800-272-3900

American Association of Homes for the Aging

2519 Connecticut Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20008-1520

202-783-2242

American Cancer Society

1599 Clifton Road

Atlanta, GA 30329

800-ACS-2345

American Council of the Blind

1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004

Washington, DC 20005

202-467-5081

American Diabetes Association

1701 North Beauregard Street

Alexandria, VA 22311

800-342-2383

American Foundation for the Blind

11Penn Plaza, Suite 300

New York, NY 10001

212-502-7600

American Geriatrics Society

The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801

New York, NY 10018

212-308-1414

American Health Care Association

1200 L Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

202-842-4444

American Heart Association

7272 Greenville Avenue

Dallas, TX 75231

800-242-8721

American Hospital Association

One North Franklin

Chicago, IL. 60606

312-422-4700

American Lung Association

61 Broadway, 6th Fl

New York, NY 10006

800-548-8252

American Medical Association

515 North State Street

Chicago, IL 60610

800-621-8335

American Nurses Association

8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400

Silver Spring, MD 20910

800-274-4ANA

American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

P.O. Box 31220

4720 Montgomery Lane

Bethesda, MD 20824-1220

301-652-2682

American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Inc.

1250 Hylan Blvd, Suite 4B

Staten Island, NY 10305

800-223-2732

American Pharmaceutical Association

2215 Constitution Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20037-2985

800-237-2742

American Physical Therapy Association

1111 North Fairfax Street

Alexandria, VA 22314-1488

703-684-2782

American Psychiatric Association

1000 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1825

Arlington, VA 22209-3901

703-907-7300

American Psychological Association

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4242

800-374-2721

American Red Cross

2025 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

202-303-4498

American Society on Aging

833 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

415-974-0300

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

10801 Rockville Pike

Rockville, MD 20852

800-638-8255

Arthritis Foundation

PO Box 7669

Atlanta, GA 30357-0669

404-872-7100

US Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20001

202-619-0257

Food and Nutrition Information Center

National Agricultural Library Building, Room 105

10301 Baltimore Avenue

Beltsville, MD 20705-2351

301-504-5719

Gerontological Society of America

1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 150

Washington, DC 20005

202-842-1275

Huntington’s Disease Society of America

505 8th Avenue, Suite 902

New York, NY 10018

212-242-1968

Mid-America Congress on Aging

PO Box 892

1105 Main Street

Blue Springs, MO 64013-0099

816-227-5078

National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

Diseases Information Clearinghouse

National Institute of Health

One AMS Circle

Bethesda, MD 20892-3675

301-495-4484

National Council on the Aging

300 D Street, SW, Suite 801

Washington, DC 20024

202-479-1200

National Council of Senior Citizens

8403 Cdesville Road, Suite 1200

Silver Spring, MD 20910-3314

301-578-8800

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

One Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3560

800-860-8747

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse

2 Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3570

800-891-5389

National Eye Institute

2020 Vision Place

Bethesda, MD 20892-3655

301-496-5248

American Geriatric Society

The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801New York, NY 10118

212-308-1414

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Information Office

PO Box 30105

9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, MD 20824-0105

301-592-8573

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625

Alexandria, VA 22314

703-837-1500

National Information Center on Deafness

Gallaudet University

Capital Complex Building 6, Room 863

Charleston, W VA 25305

National Institute on Aging

Public Information Off

Building 31, Room 5C27

31 Center Drive, MSC 2292

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-496-1752

National Institute of Mental Health

Public Information and Communication Branch

6001 Executive Blvd, Room 8184, MSC 9663

Bethesda, MD 20892-9663

301-443-4513

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

PO Box 5801

Bethesda, MD 20824

301-496-5751

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Box NKUDIC

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-468-6345

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

738 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017-3288

800-344-4867

National Osteoporosis Foundation

1232 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037-1292

202-223-2226

National Rehabilitation Association

633 South Washington Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

703-836-0850

National Rehabilitation Information Center

4200 Forbes Blvd, Suite 202

Lanham, MD 20706

800-346-2742

Prevent Blindness America

211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700

Chicago, IL 60606

800-331-2020

National Stroke Association

9707 E Easter Lake

Englewood, CO 80112

800-STROKES

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

US Dept of Health and Human Services

Office of Public Health & Science

Office of the Secretary

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100

Rockville, MD 20852

240-453-8280

Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

Grand Central Station

PO Box 4777

New York, NY 10163

312-664-2344

Continuing Education Resources

Continuing Education Programs

Hartman Publishing Inc. was founded in 1994. The company was started to provide continuing education programs for unlicensed assistive caregivers at a reasonable cost. Mark Hartman has spent his entire career in educational publishing. He developed and published many widely recognized textbooks for nursing assistants and health occupations.

The continuing education programs are written for CNAs and home health assistants by health care professionals and educators. Each continuing education program is organized by competency-based learning objectives. Assessments and procedure checklists measure the participant’s knowledge and abilities. The programs include copyright permission to make as many copies of the handouts as necessary at a single location. Transparency masters enhance the presentation and provide a professional touch. Games and activities are used to make learning fun. Special forms are provided to make recordkeeping easier, and cut-out postcards let you send away for free teaching materials, brochures, and posters. Each in-service is provided in a sourcebook. Only one copy of the sourcebook is needed to teach as many participants as you have at your site. Videotapes are also available. For information, contact:

Hartman Publishing Inc.

8529A Indian school Road

Albuquerque, NM 87122

Phone: 505-291-1274

Fax: 505-291-1284



Email: help@

Continuing Education Videos

Terra Nova films has been distributing videos about aging-related issues since 1981. The beauty of these films is that they deal with psychosocial aspects involving the caregiver and the individuals they care for. The videos are very sensitive and do not invade privacy, yet touch real issues that we, as caregivers, deal with on a daily basis. The videos provide information and answers to questions that are not covered in procedure- and technique-oriented videos. For more information about these unique continuing education videos, contact

Terra Nova Films

9848 South Winchester Avenue

Chicago, IL 60643

Telephone: 800-779-8491; 773-881-8491

Fax: 773-881-3368



Email: tnf@

Additional Sources of Information

1. Many states have film lending libraries that contain a wide variety of health-related films. Contact your local public library for additional information.

2. Drug manufacturers have a wide variety of health-related films, literature, and information available related to health care delivery and the use of drug therapy. Consult your drug reference book for names and addresses of manufacturers.

3. Medical supply companies and manufacturers have information available on the proper use of medical equipment and supplies.

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