In-Service Ideas / Nursing homes & SNFs
Topics that line up with what skilled nursing staff already have to train on — each paired with an accredited CE course for licensed nurses and social workers.
Nursing homes run on in-services. Federal rules require ongoing training for nursing home staff — including abuse, neglect, and exploitation prevention for all staff, and at least 12 hours a year of in-service education for nurse aides that covers dementia management and abuse prevention (42 CFR §483.95). The staff development coordinator is always looking for good topics and good presenters.
For hospice, home health, and rehab liaisons, that's the opening. Bring a topic the building needs, keep it educational, and leave every licensed nurse and social worker in the room with an accredited CE course on the same subject.
Lines up with required dementia management training and helps on every shift.
Abuse, neglect, and exploitation prevention is required training for all nursing home staff.
Resident rights is another federally required training area.
Falls are tracked closely in every building — this topic gets booked fast.
Early wound recognition matters to every nurse on the floor.
Practical and tied to falls, infections, and confusion.
Weight loss and meal refusals are a constant concern.
Helps staff address nighttime wandering and daytime fatigue.
An upbeat session with ideas staff can try that week.
Ask for the staff development coordinator or director of nursing, not the front desk. Offer two or three topics and let them pick. Ask whether a slot near shift change works — it can catch two shifts at once.
Your licensed staff can take these accredited courses free through Pulse — local healthcare sponsors cover the cost. Create a free account to browse the catalog and request the topics your team needs.
Get free CE for your team →Federal requirements (42 CFR §483.95) cover areas including communication, resident rights, abuse/neglect/exploitation prevention, infection control, compliance and ethics, and — for nurse aides — at least 12 hours of annual in-service that includes dementia management and abuse prevention. Many states add their own. Topics that line up with these requirements are the easiest to schedule.
The courses are accredited for licensed professionals — ANCC contact hours for nurses and ASWB ACE approval (provider #2082) for social workers. Whether a course also counts toward a nurse aide's annual in-service hours is up to the facility's training program and state rules, so check with the staff development coordinator.
No. The presentation is yours, and it stays educational. The CE credit comes from the accredited online course paired with it — provided by H.I.S. Cornerstone Continuing Education — which each professional completes on their own time and gets a certificate for. That keeps the education independent and the accreditation clean.
The presenter sponsors it through Pulse. Print the course QR flyer and put it on the table — each attendee who scans gets the course by email. Or collect a sign-in sheet and bulk-send the course afterward. Professionals complete it online and receive a certificate as soon as they finish.
Nothing for the professional. The sponsoring rep pays $15 per credit hour, billed only when someone actually opens the course, and every rep's first opened course is free. There is no subscription and no credit card to sign up.
Create a free rep account, pick the course that matches your next in-service, and print the QR flyer. $15 per credit hour after that, billed only when a course is opened.
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