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Join thousands of nurses advancing their careers and improving patient outcomes with Golisano’s specialized IDD training. Designed by experts and backed by ANCC accreditation, these courses equip you with the skills to tackle patient-centered approaches in IDD care. Get evidence-based skills that make a real difference.
PRACTICAL, REAL-WORLD SKILLS FOR IMMEDIATE USE
Care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities requires more than good intentions, it takes the right tools, communication skills, and clinical approach.
Courses from the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing are built to help you show up prepared. You’ll learn practical, evidence-informed strategies you can use on your very next shift, from communication and behavior support to creating safer, more supportive care environments.
Learn at your own pace, on your schedule, and build skills that make a difference across every patient you care for.
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Jane helps you track your progress, reflect on your growth, and prepare for what’s next—all in a space that’s private and fully under your control.
ANCC-ACCREDITED COURSES
Deliver more effective, patient-centered care with strategies designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
What you learn here doesn’t stay in one specialty. These are practical skills you’ll use with patients across your day.
Strengthen your approach to communication, behavior support, and complex care situations, so you feel prepared, not unsure.
Support patients who are often underserved with approaches that prioritize understanding, dignity, and safety.
Build skills to better understand and communicate with patients who use alternative or limited verbal communication.
Learn to recognize what’s behind behavioral expressions and respond in a way that supports both safety and trust.
Create more supportive environments by recognizing and adapting to sensory needs.
Apply what you learn to real scenarios, so your care is more personalized, effective, and easier to implement.
They focus on practical nursing skills for caring for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including communication, behavior support, and patient-centered care strategies.
You’ll learn how to handle the real challenges of caring for patients wtih IDD. Key topics available include:
Any nurse looking to build confidence and skills in caring for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, whether you’re new to this area or looking to strengthen your approach.
You can learn at your own pace, on your schedule. You have access to the courses for 12 months from the purchase date, giving you plenty of time to learn at your own pace. The courses are broken down into bite-sized modules, with CE hours ranging from 0.5 to 5.5 hours. They are 100% online and self-paced, so you can fit them in whenever you have a spare moment. On a night shift? On your day off? You decide.
Yes. All Golisano courses are ANCC-accredited. This means they are recognized for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) and can count toward your license renewal requirements for elective education. However, always check your state boards for the latest information.
After completing your purchase, you will receive an email from Nursegrid Learn with instructions for getting started, including setting up an hStream ID with the email address you provided at purchase.
If you already have an hStream ID using this email address, you do not have to create new login credentials and can begin accessing your course.
Once enrolled, you can log in through Nursegrid Learn and access your account to start and track your progress.
You can start, stop, and pick up right where you left off, anytime. All on your own schedule
Log into your Nursegrid Learn account and access your course. You'll find your completed course in the 'Completed' tab. Your transcript and certificates will be available to download if you've passed the course.
You can cancel your subscription by writing to us at learnsupport@nursegrid.com. A refund may be requested in writing and within thirty (30) days of purchase; so long as less than fifty (50%) percent of the courseware has been completed, the final exam has not been attempted and/or the certificate of completion has not been claimed, saved, e-mailed or downloaded.
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Climb the career ladder with courses designed with your success in mind.
The Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing focuses on improving care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by equipping nurses with specialized knowledge and practical skills.
Through education and training, the Golisano Institute supports nurses in delivering more informed, compassionate, and effective care across a wide range of healthcare settings.
