Courses:
Alzheimer's and memory care - Managing Behavior Challenges, Part 1 - Challenging Behaviors: Prevention
Learn basic principles for preventing challenging behavior through communication with the resident and understanding their view of reality.
Course Name:
Alzheimer's and memory care - Managing Behavior Challenges, Part 1 - Challenging Behaviors: Prevention
Course Description:
Learn basic principles for preventing challenging behavior through communication with the resident and understanding their view of reality.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Demonstrate the basic principles for preventing challenging behaviors.
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Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
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Body Systems and the Aging Process
Understanding the aging process, how it affects the person and how the caregiver can help is the basis of this course. Systems discussed include cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, muscular, nervous, skeletal, urinary and the senses.
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Body Systems and the Aging Process
Course Description:
Understanding the aging process, how it affects the person and how the caregiver can help is the basis of this course. Systems discussed include cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, muscular, nervous, skeletal, urinary and the senses.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: View aging as a physical and emotional process; Understand body systems and how we support our client's changing needs in each system; Recognize social and emotional changes in aging; Realize suicide as a real risk for older adults.
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Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
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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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Developmental Disabilities
Learn how to provide care to a client with developmental disabilities.
Course Name:
Developmental Disabilities
Course Description:
Learn how to provide care to a client with developmental disabilities.
Course Objective:
After this lesson the student will be able to identify developmental disabilities, be familiar with the causes and types of developmental disabilities, know the difference between a developmental disability and a mental illness, and know how to best provide home care for someone with developmental disability.
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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Elimination and Toileting
This course will help the caregiver understand the entire digestive process and know what to watch for in clients to ensure good bowel and bladder function, as well as good toileting and incontinence care.
Course Name:
Elimination and Toileting
Course Description:
This course will help the caregiver understand the entire digestive process and know what to watch for in clients to ensure good bowel and bladder function, as well as good toileting and incontinence care.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand the digestive system; Assist a client with toileting; Prevent toileting accidents; Care for skin after toileting; Assist clients with special toileting needs.
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Environmental Hazards and Safety
In this course you will learn how to help create a safe, comforting environment, and how to keep it free from hazards. Creating and maintaining a safe environment is important for both you and your clients.
Course Name:
Environmental Hazards and Safety
Course Description:
In this course you will learn how to help create a safe, comforting environment, and how to keep it free from hazards. Creating and maintaining a safe environment is important for both you and your clients.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand the hazards of the PCA job; Realize the role of OSHA in workplace safety; Safely handle hazardous substances; Identify ergonomics in the workplace; Handle fire emergencies; Avoid and respond to home hazards; Avoid lifting hazards; Recognize the risk of falls and how to avoid them; Employ OSHA safety standards.
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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Infection Control
Good infection control starts with proper handwashing, but continues through many steps the caregiver can take. Understanding this topic will help you keep your clients - and yourself and others - as healthy as possible.
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Infection Control
Course Description:
Good infection control starts with proper handwashing, but continues through many steps the caregiver can take. Understanding this topic will help you keep your clients - and yourself and others - as healthy as possible.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Understand hand hygiene; Keep clients clean and healthy; Care for a client's environment; Make a bed and safely handle linens; Handle contaminated materials and hazardous waste; Protect yourself and clients from communicable diseases; Understand special risks and needs associated with AIDS and Hepatitis.
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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.
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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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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Promoting and Maintaining Good Mobility
Helping clients with mobility includes learning skills to safely assist with transferring, walking, range of motion and more. The goal is to keep your clients moving, while keeping them - and you - safe.
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Promoting and Maintaining Good Mobility
Course Description:
Helping clients with mobility includes learning skills to safely assist with transferring, walking, range of motion and more. The goal is to keep your clients moving, while keeping them - and you - safe.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Identify principles of body mechanics and mobility; Know the keys to a maintaining a healthy back; Recognize the importance of posture and positioning; Use lifts and other assistive devices safely; Utilize gait belts and aid clients in safe ambulation; Use positioning devices and avoid restraints.
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
2.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Providing Personal Care
Learn to capably assist a client with personal care tasks like bathing, dressing and grooming, as well as oral care, foot care and even how to give a client a gentle massage.
Course Name:
Providing Personal Care
Course Description:
Learn to capably assist a client with personal care tasks like bathing, dressing and grooming, as well as oral care, foot care and even how to give a client a gentle massage.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Assist clients with the seven essential areas of personal care; Use the SWIPES approach to personal care; Employ special touches like backrubs and in-bed shampoos.
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Providing Skin Care
Skin is the body's first defense against infection. Learn to protect your clients' skin against breakdowns and infections with this course.
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Providing Skin Care
Course Description:
Skin is the body's first defense against infection. Learn to protect your clients' skin against breakdowns and infections with this course.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Keep clients' skin healthy; Prevent pressure sores and use pressure reducing devices.
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0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Understanding Client Rights
No matter what the care setting, your clients have rights - rights to privacy, dignity, independence and respect, among other things. Learn how to apply these rights in your daily work with all clients.
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Understanding Client Rights
Course Description:
No matter what the care setting, your clients have rights - rights to privacy, dignity, independence and respect, among other things. Learn how to apply these rights in your daily work with all clients.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Protect the clients' rights; Understand HIPAA and confidentiality; Work with an Ombudsman; Understand how restraints violate clients' rights.
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Credits:
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Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
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