Courses:
Becoming a Caregiver
This course covers the core values of caregiving, understanding the range of caregiver duties, the basics of client rights, and understanding other team members' roles.
Course Name:
Becoming a Caregiver
Course Description:
This course covers the core values of caregiving, understanding the range of caregiver duties, the basics of client rights, and understanding other team members' roles.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Describe the role of a PCA; Discuss aging in America; Explain the clients' Bill of Rights; Identify the core values of a caregiver; Work more effectively with a team; Realize the importance of the PCA's contribution.
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Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Caregiving Tasks and Client Populations
Learn the basic scope of a caregiver's job including how to preserve your clients' safety and integrity, help with mobility and independence, and how to work within the rules and regulations that govern your job.
Course Name:
Caregiving Tasks and Client Populations
Course Description:
Learn the basic scope of a caregiver's job including how to preserve your clients' safety and integrity, help with mobility and independence, and how to work within the rules and regulations that govern your job.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Apply principles that help you do your job well; Identify the tasks a caregiver may perform; Work more effectively with special populations; Understand the importance of communication with team members; Recognize the keys to becoming a good caregiver.
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Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Communicating with Others
This course will help you understand how to communicate with impaired clients, individuals with Alzheimer's or memory loss, agitated people and others in your work.
Course Name:
Communicating with Others
Course Description:
This course will help you understand how to communicate with impaired clients, individuals with Alzheimer's or memory loss, agitated people and others in your work.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand basic principles of communication; Practice verbal and non-verbal communication skills; Recognize touch as a way we communicate; Employ the ALOHA approach to communication; Respect confidentiality; Communicate effectively with the team members, clients' families, and friends; Communicate competently with impaired individuals.
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
2.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Ethics and Personal Rights
Ethics is the art of knowing the right thing to do, even in confusing circumstances. This course will help you better manage those gray areas when it's hard to know the right thing to do.
Course Name:
Ethics and Personal Rights
Course Description:
Ethics is the art of knowing the right thing to do, even in confusing circumstances. This course will help you better manage those gray areas when it's hard to know the right thing to do.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand the ethical approach to providing care; Apply ethics in common situations; Abide by the Caregiver's Code of Ethics.
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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Human Needs and Development
Learn about basic needs and how the aging individual's needs change. Gain an understanding of the issues of death and sexuality in aging, too.
Course Name:
Human Needs and Development
Course Description:
Learn about basic needs and how the aging individual's needs change. Gain an understanding of the issues of death and sexuality in aging, too.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand human needs as we age; Use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to understand the clients' needs; Identify development stages and perform associated tasks; Recognize changes that come with aging; Perform tasks surrounding preparation for death.
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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Many caregivers assist clients with daily living tasks like cooking, cleaning, shopping, transportation, medication and even pet care. Learn how to do these tasks efficiently and appropriately with this course.
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Course Description:
Many caregivers assist clients with daily living tasks like cooking, cleaning, shopping, transportation, medication and even pet care. Learn how to do these tasks efficiently and appropriately with this course.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Recognize the importance of instrumental activities of daily living; Take steps for helping clients with the seven basic areas of IADLs.
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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Nutrition and Hydration
Proper nutrition and adequate hydration are some of the most important aspects to maintaining the health of your clients. Learn how to manage these elements and how to prepare or supervise healthy meals with this course.
Course Name:
Nutrition and Hydration
Course Description:
Proper nutrition and adequate hydration are some of the most important aspects to maintaining the health of your clients. Learn how to manage these elements and how to prepare or supervise healthy meals with this course.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand nutritional needs of the elderly; Safely prepare and store food; Understand the 16 most common special diets; Recognize the importance of hydration and how to keep clients hydrated; Measure, record, and report intake, output and weight.
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Observation, Reporting and Recording
As a caregiver your skills of observation, reporting and recording are vital to helping the rest of the care team provide the best care possible to your clients. Sharpen those skills with this class.
Course Name:
Observation, Reporting and Recording
Course Description:
As a caregiver your skills of observation, reporting and recording are vital to helping the rest of the care team provide the best care possible to your clients. Sharpen those skills with this class.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Employ skills for good observation – what to watch for and how to observe; Report observations properly; Record tasks and observations for best client care.
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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