Course Content
Chapter 1: Golden Rules of Caregiving
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Golden Rules of Caregiving
Meeting With The Client
Golden Rules of Caregiving
Chapter 2: Your Duties and Responsibilities
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Your Duties and Responsibilities
Safety Around the Home and Living Space
Safety
Your Duties and Responsibilities
Chapter 3: Client Care Notes
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Definition of Client Care Notes
The legal Importance of Client Care Notes
Objective and Subjective
Client Care Note Guidance
Here Is an Example of a Typical Day and Client Care Notes
Important Note:
Client Care Notes
Chapter 4: Communication
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What is Communication?
To Communicate as Effectively as Possible, Please Remember the Following:
What Is Active Listening?
Communication
Chapter 5: Hygiene and Personal Care
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Hygiene and Personal Care
Personal Hygiene
Video Lesson – Handwashing
02:33
When Should You Wash Your Hands?
Hygiene of The Client
Video Lesson – Dressing A Patient
11:04
Video Lesson – Brushing Teeth
09:52
Video Lesson – Mouth Inspection
04:28
Video Lesson – Denture Care
12:01
Video Lesson – Footcare
09:49
Video Lesson – Hand and Nail Care
09:53
Hygiene of the Surroundings
Hygiene Concerning Food
Hygiene and Personal Care
Chapter 6: PPE or Personal Protective Equipment
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Pathogens and How They Are Spread
Different Types of PPE
Video Lesson 1 – Gloves
02:23
Video Lesson 2 – Gloves
05:44
What is Donning and Doffing?
The Difference between Infectious and Contagious Diseases
The Use of PPE in Different Scenarios
The Golden Rule Concerning the Use of Gloves
Recap
PPE or Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 7: Ambulation and Mobility
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The Definition of Ambulation
The Definition of Mobility
Benefits of Mobility
Why Do People Become Immobile?
Different Types of Equipment to Help the Client Walk
Video Lesson – Gait belts and their application (transfers and ambulation)
03:52
Video Lesson – Gait Belt Demonstrations
05:03
What to Do When You Perform a Transfer or Help a Client to Ambulate
Exercising and Mobility
Video Lesson – Exercising an able-bodied patient
08:54
Draw Sheets
Video Lesson – Draw Sheets
07:24
Video Lesson – Moving a patient back to their pillow on their bed
02:09
Video Lesson – Moving Patient with Draw Sheets
02:40
General Notes about Staying Safe During Transfers and While Assisting Clients with Mobility
Video Lesson – Transferring Elderly Bed to Wheelchair and Back
14:34
Video Lesson – Transferring Non Elderly Bed to Wheelchair and Back
11:36
Video Lesson – Transferring Patient from Wheelchair to Toilet and Back
03:45
Video Lesson – Transferring Patient from Wheelchair to Chair
03:45
Ambulation and Mobility
Video Lesson – Ambulation and Mobility
06:57
Video Lesson – Walker Demonstration
08:24
Video Lesson – Walker Demonstration with a Knee Injury
08:07
Video Lesson – Cane Demonstration
03:37
Chapter 8: Bedridden Patients
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What you will learn in this chapter
What to Look out for When a Patient Is Bedridden
Skin
How to Prevent Decubitus
Blood Circulation
Urinary Output and Bladder Control
Mental Problems
Metabolism Changes
Muscle and Bone Deterioration
Changes in The Heartbeat
Breathing Changes and Difficulties
Digestion and Excretion
Limited Joint Mobility
How to Prevent Most of The Problems Concerning the Body Functions of Bedridden Patients
Bedridden Patients
Video Lesson – Preparing for Caregiving (hygiene, barriers, towels)
05:02
Video Lesson – Basic steps for any task (introduction, preparation, do skill, clean-up, return to patient, wash hands, document)
03:22
Video Lesson – Barrier Rules
05:25
Video Lesson – Bed Bath Demonstration
21:17
Video Lesson – Bedpan Demonstration
14:23
Video Lesson – Exercising a Bedbound Patient
06:57
Video Lesson – Turning a Bed Bound Patient
12:57
Video Lesson – Draw Sheets to Turn a Patient
07:24
Video Lesson – Peri Care
05:13
Video Lesson – Peri Care Demonstration
17:44
Video Lesson – Emptying Catheter Bag
07:07
Video Lesson – Cleaning Catheter Bag
20:58
Video Lesson – Exercising an Able-bodied Patient
08:54
Video Lesson – Moving a patient back to their pillow on their bed
02:09
Chapter 9: Nutrition and Feeding
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Diet Types
Which Protein Is Considered to Be the Most Effective/Beneficial?
The Combination of Various Food Types and Disease Control
The Elderly and Challenges With Eating
Feeding The Patient
Nutrition and Feeding
Video Lesson – Feeding a Patient
10:09
Chapter 10: Medication and Medication Reminders
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The Golden Rule Concerning Medication
Administration of Medication 
Monitoring of Medication
When Patients Resist Their Medication and Resolving the Issue
Terms of Medical Conditions Caregivers Should Know
Important Information Concerning the Administration of Medication
Important Notes Concerning the Monitoring of Medication
Challenges That The Elderly Face with Appropriate Medication Use
Medication and Medication Reminders
Chapter 11: Abuse
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The Definition of Abuse
Different Forms of Abuse
Examples of Abuse
What Will You Do if You Suspect Abuse?
Signs for Which to Look out When You Suspect Abuse
Special Notes on Sexual Abuse
What Will Happen if You Do Not Report Abuse?
When You Report the Incident and What Will Follow
Abuse
Chapter 12: Neglect
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The Definition of Neglect
The Different Forms of Neglect
Neglect in The Home
Neglect in an Institution
Abandonment
Living Conditions in a Home or in an Institution
When Clients Begin to Wander
Preventing Neglect and Abandonment
Golden Rule to Remember Concerning Your Duties
More Aspects of Neglect to Remember:
Neglect
Final Exam
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Final Exam Notes
Elderly Course Final Exam Quiz
Elderly Care Course
About Lesson

In this chapter, you will learn about: 

 

  1. Your duties and responsibilities.
  2. Safety around the home.
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