Safe and Clean Environment for the Personal Care Worker
Description
Safety is an important aspect of any job. In health care, safety measures need to be taken to protect the patient and the worker. This lesson reviews basic safety measures to use and response steps to take to decrease the spread of infections and prevent injury resulting from an unsafe or unclean environment.
Delivery
This is a self paced course with knowledge check quizzes after each lesson.
Objectives
- Describe appropriate safety measures for patients in various health care settings
- Identify safety hazards
- List patients who may be at risk of injury
- Recognize how to complete a home safety check
- State when to contact a supervisor about safety concerns
- Recognize situations which require emergency action
- List action to take for various emergency situations
- Demonstrate skill to clear obstructed airway on a conscious patient
- Recognize action to take for various emergency situations that may not occur on a regular basis
- Identify appropriate action to take to avoid weather-related emergencies
- List action to take in the event of a weather-related emergency
- Identify preventive steps to take to avoid fires
- Recognize appropriate action to take in the event of a fire
- Define good body mechanics
- Identify principles of good body mechanics
- State the importance of good body mechanics
- Identify five ways to reduce the risk of an car accident
- List ways to prevent personal injury
- Demonstrate skill for environmental order
- Demonstrate skill for unoccupied bed
- Demonstrate skill for transfer belt placement
- Demonstrate skill for waist restraint application
Contact Time
3.6 contact hour(s) based on 50 minute contact hour
3.0 contact hour(s) based on 60 minute contact hour
Intended Audience
This course is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of personal care workers.
Course Expiration Date
As required by ANCC, this continuing nursing education activity must carry an expiration date. You must complete the content, Final Quiz and Course Survey on or before that day. The last day to successfully complete this course and receive a Certificate of Completion will be December 31, 2016.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures
Commercial Support Disclosure
This course (CE activity) was developed in accordance with ANCC criteria and Commercial Support Guidelines; the planners and authors of this course have disclosed no relevant financial, personal or professional relationships with any commercial entities pertaining to this activity. Therefore, the content is free of commercial bias for or against any product or commercial entity.
Patricia Jump - RN, PHN, MA (Author Originating)
Technical Nurse Consultant, President Acorn's End Training and Consulting. Patricia Jump received her Bachelor's in Nursing Degree from Winona State University and her Masters of Arts Degree in Health and Human Services Administration from St. Mary's University. She has over 25 years experience in the health care field and almost two decades of public speaking experience. As a professional trainer and consultant, Patricia conducts seminars across the country for all levels of employees in business, professional associations, educational organizations, churches, and government agencies. Additionally, she serves as personal coach, consultant, and retreat facilitator for home care leaders and organizations throughout the nation.
Copyright
Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection. Retention of the materials for longer than the class term, unauthorized further dissemination of the materials, or use of copyrighted materials in any way other than intended for this class is prohibited by Copyright and Teach Act laws.
Acknowledgment
This course was developed with Rochester Community and Technical College's Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division located in Rochester Minnesota. Development was funded from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
Features
Written language - English : Yes
Course Code:
PCW_SC
Course Category:
Personal Care Worker Health