Every two years, you must do the required courses. These required courses count toward that years requirement of 12 hours. The required courses are:

1. CPR (you receive 4 in-service hours if you do your CPR training with Teach Me Now! by doing our 4 hour lecture class.)

2. Medical Record documentation and Legal aspects for a Certified Nursing Assistant (1 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

3. Communication with the cognitively impaired individual (1 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

4. HIV Update (1 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

5. Domestic Violence (1 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

6. Prevention of Medication errors and safety (2 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

7. Infection Control (1 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

8. Patient / Resident Rights (1 hour if done with Teach Me Now)

These course may be completed through different providers for different amounts of hours for each. The total hours awarded for each course listed are for the course provided by Teach Me Now only. Just remember, you must total 12 hours for the year.

These courses must be done every two years to meet state requirements!

If you do all these required courses through Teach Me Now and also do your CPR training with us, you will have completed 12 in-service hours. We recommend to our students that they do the required courses the same year they do their CPR training so that they will know that the year their CPR is due, their required in-services are due as well. It makes it a bit easier to keep track of what in-services are due when.

Example:  In 2009 Linda did all the in-services listed above and completed her required 12 hours for 2009 as well as met the requirement of doing the mandatory courses. In 2010, Linda must again do 12 hours of in-service training for the year. Since Linda did the required courses in 2009 she may choose from any available course that interest her or relate to the job duties she may be currently providing as long as she makes sure she totals 12 in-service hours for the year of 2010.  In 2011 Linda will again  have to do the required courses since she has not done them since 2009 and her CPR training will be due as well. ( Remember with CPR training, the only way you can count this required course toward your in-service hours is if an additional certificate documenting in-service hours is given to you along with the regular CPR Card.)

Teach Me Now has available all the required courses on a Home Study basis. There is no more taking the day off to sit in a class you would rather not be taking. You can now do the courses in the comfort and privacy of your own home, or at work during break times. Just read over the information, complete a short test at the end of each education packet and either fax or mail the answer sheet back to us. We grade your test and mail you an in-service certificate. Copies of your In-service hours can be forwarded to your employer so that they are kept updated with your state requirements without inconveniencing you.

To attempt to ensure that our students truly understand the educational materials, Teach Me Now has a large selection of our in-services translated into Spanish for those workers who are more comfortable dealing with printed materials in this language. Home Study In-Service Packets are available in Spanish at no additional charge but the Spanish version must be requested at the time the order is placed.