This instructor's resource manual is designed to assist nurse/instructors in four training programs: Nurse Assistant in Long-Term Care (NALTC), Medication Technician (MT), Level I Medication Aide (MA), or Insulin Administration (IA). A brief report on the project that developed the manual is presented first. Section 1 includes an article on adult instruction which contains a brief characterization of the adult learner and an exploration of the concept of goal-directed teaching of adults. Section 2 covers the following: teaching methods; the lesson plan format; media for teaching; and a common checklist for beginning any of the training programs. Forms for starting a training program are included. The NALTC training programs in section 3 contains the following: a course overview, implementation checklist, open entry/open exit model, teaching guidelines, how to challenge the course, and sample forms. Materials for the MT training program in section 4 consist of a course overview, implementation checklist, sample teaching schedule, and sample forms. The following are provided for section 5, the MA training program: a course overview, checklist for implementing the course and teaching lesson plans session by session, detailed outline of teaching lesson plans, and sample forms. A course overview and implementation checklist comprise the IA training program in section 6. Contents of the final two sections are as follows: (1) Missouri rules and regulations governing the training programs; and (2) resources, including publications, newsletters, and audiovisual materials. (YLB)