Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section 1: Special Info for Home Care Managers

    • Section 1 - Lesson A: Getting Started and What is Private Duty Home Care?

    • Section 1 - Lesson B: What is Confidential?

    • Section 1 - Lesson C: Your Important Responsibility

    • Chapter 1 - Lesson D: Conducting the Iniital Client Assessment - Gathering Info

    • Section 1 - Lesson E: The Periodic Service Inspection: How Best to Conduct

    • Section 1 - Lesson F: Personnel Management - Managing Challenging Personnel Situations

    • Section 1 - Lesson G: Value of Documentation Critiques: Documentation Integrity

    • Section 1 - Lesson H: The Use of Proxy Caregivers: Important Guidelines

    • Chapter 1 - Lesson L: Required Training for Proxy Caregivers - Special For Georgia - Valuable Everywhere

    • The Special Entrepreneurial Side - Tips on Start-Up of an Unskilled or Private Duty Agency

    • The Special Entrepreneurial Side - Tips on Start-Up of a Skilled Home Health Agency

  • 2

    Section 2: Home Management-A: Safety, Sanitation and Related Protocol in a Private Home

    • Section 2 - Lesson A: Respect Others Property. How?

    • Lesson B: Rendering Personal Care Safely and With Dignity-Part 1

    • Lesson C: Examining How Sexual Impropriety in Home Care is Defined

    • Lesson D: Managing Changes in the Client's Condition

    • Lesson E: Special Protocol for Nurses

    • Lesson F: The Plan of Services and Daily Routine

    • Lesson G: Protecting Your Back During Transfers

    • Lesson H: Managing Aggressive Behaviors - Course Content Overview

    • Lesson I: Types of Aggression and Why it Occurs Generally

    • Lesson J: Aggression Among Alzheimer's Patients

    • Lesson K: Managing Aggression in Care - Our Response to Aggression

    • Lesson L: Serving the Mentally Ill and DD Populations in SIL Programs

    • Lesson M: Special Considerations for Quadriplegics

    • Lesson N: Infection Control in the Home

    • Lesson O: A Review of What we Have Discussed

  • 3

    Section 3: Home Management-B: The Promotion of Safety & Special Needs

    • Lesson A: Knowing and Understanding the Client's Needs

    • Lesson B: Your Contribution to Safety

    • Lesson C: Transportation Safety and Van Driving Protocol

    • Lesson D: Safe Transfer and Ambulation

    • Lesson E: Section Review

  • 4

    Section 4: High-Tech & Medical Items Requiring Competence

    • Lesson A: Special Section on Guarding Client Privacy

    • Lesson B: Managing Medications

    • Lesson C: Documenting Your Activity

    • Lesson D: Using TeleHealth to Manage Supervisory Visits

    • Lesson E: Taking Vital Signs and Blood Pressure with Glucose Levels

  • 5

    Section 5: Manifesting Responsible Attendance

    • Lesson A: Strategies for Life Management that Promote Reliable Attendance

  • 6

    Section 6: Knowing Your Population's Needs

    • Lesson A: What Knowing Needs Involves

    • Lesson B: Knowing My Needs: Medically Fragile Elderly

    • Lesson C: Knowing My Needs: Mentally Ill

    • Lesson D: Knowing My Needs: Intellectually Disabled

    • Lesson E: Knowing My Needs: Traumatically Brain Injured

  • 7

    Section 7: Medication Administration

    • Lesson A: An Introduction to Medication Administration

    • Lesson B: Proxy Caregiver Reminders

    • Lesson C: Meds Are?

    • Lesson D: How Are Meds to Be Administered?

    • Lesson E: Do You Vary How Some Meds Are to Be Dealt With?

    • Lesson F: What Could Go Wrong?

    • Lesson G: Medications Can Cause Effects on the Body

    • Lesson H: CAUTION! "Anaphylactic Shock"

    • Lesson I: How Can You Learn About Specific Medications?

    • Lesson J: How Can You Protect the People You Serve and Yourself When You Administer Medication

    • Lesson K: Accountability Begins With SECURITY

    • Lesson L: Basic Medication Administration

    • Lesson M: Procedures That MUST Be Followed When DISPENSING MEDICATIONS!

    • Lesson N: When a Medication Should Not Be Given

    • Lesson O: Medication Errors

    • Lesson P: Major Routes

    • Lesson Q: Dosage Forms

    • Lesson R: Medication Storage

    • Lesson S: "As Needed" Medications: PRN

    • Lesson T: Making Arrangement for When the Resident Is Away

    • Lesson U: Community Outings

  • 8

    Section 8: Medication Administration continued

    • Lesson A: What Are Medication Abbreviations?

    • Lesson B: Medication Time Abbreviations

    • Lesson C: Routes and Other Medical Terms

    • Lesson D: Medication Labels

    • Lesson E: Medication Documentation Basics

    • Lesson F: How to Use the Medication Record

    • Lesson G: IMPORTANT! Missed Medication Procedure

    • Lesson H: Damaged, Contaminated or Discontinued Medications

    • Lesson I: Education Awareness - Medication Administration

    • Lesson J: CAUTION!

    • Lesson K: General Procedure for Administering Oral Medications

    • Lesson L: General Procedure for Administering Topical Medications

    • Lesson M: General Procedure for Administering Eye Drops

    • Lesson N: General Procedure for Administering Ear Drops

    • Lesson O: General Procedure for Administering Nose Drops or Spray

    • Lesson P: General Procedure for Administering Rectal Suppository Medications

    • Lesson Q: General Procedure for Administering Vaginal Medications

    • Lesson R: THE RIGHT PERSON

    • Lesson S: THE RIGHT MEDICATION

    • Lesson T: THE RIGHT DOSE

    • Lesson U: THE RIGHT TIME

    • Lesson V: THE RIGHT ROUTE

    • Lesson W: YOU MUST CHECK THE "5 RIGHTS" EVERY TIME YOU GIVE MEDICATIONS

  • 9

    Section 9: Lift Free Human Transfers Protecting the Human Back

    • Lesson A: INTRODUCTION - Transfer and Ambulation

    • Lesson A: Anatomy of the Back

    • Lesson B: Muscles of the Back

    • Lesson C: Function of the Back

    • Lesson D: Back Pain

    • Lesson E: Organs of the Back

    • Lesson F: Ensuring You Protect Your Back During a Transfer

    • Lesson G: Additional Tips to Help Manage a Healthy Back

    • Lesson H: Special Legislative Information

  • 10

    Section 10: Basic First Aid & CPR

    • Lesson A: The Reality of First Aid

    • Lesson B: The First Aid Kit

    • Lesson C: The Good Samaritan Statute

    • Lesson D: Bruises

    • Lesson E: Burns

    • Lesson F: Choking

    • Lesson G: Cuts and Scrapes

    • Lesson H: Fractures

    • Lesson I: Head Injuries

    • Lesson J: Nose Bleeds

    • Lesson K: What is CPR?

    • Lesson L: How to Determine if a Person Is Experiencing a Cardiac Event

    • Lesson M: Rescue Breathing

    • Lesson N: Chest Compressions

    • Lesson O: Automated External Defibrillation

    • Lesson P: Cardiac Chain of Survival

  • 11

    Section 11: Guidelines for Proper Nutrition & Better Health

    • Lesson A: Eating Properly

    • Lesson B: Following Dietary Guidelines

    • Lesson C: Bone Up on Calcium & Fiber

    • Lesson D: Tips About Carbs, Salts & Sweets

    • Lesson E: Labels Are Important!!

    • Lesson F: Keeping Track

    • Lesson G: Set Goals

    • Lesson H: Small Changes

    • Lesson I: Fighting Disease with Food

    • Lesson J: Following the Food Guide Pyramid

    • Lesson K: Remember Fiber & to Make Good Bacteria Your Friend!

    • Lesson L: Serve Fatty Fish, Try Soy & Drink Plenty of Water!

    • Lesson M: Abstaining & Eating Right

  • 12

    Section 12: Person-Centered Planning

    • Lesson A: "Person Centered" Term

    • Lesson B: Course Goals & Objectives

    • Lesson C: Simplistic View of How to Make Good Use of Person Centered Planning

    • Lesson D: Benefits of the Person Centered Approach

    • Lesson E: Person Centered Planning is a Priority

    • Lesson F: The Four Robert Wood Johnson Principles

    • Lesson G: Circles of Support & Their 4 Steps

    • Lesson H: Behavioral Characteristics Associated with Certain Diagnosis

    • Lesson I: Types of Mental Illness and Treatment Approaches

    • Lesson J: Use the Staff Meeting in Your Approach

    • Lesson K: A Sample Written Program Description

  • 13

    Section 13: Review Section

    • Review - A Look at Our Discussion