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Features:
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CPD:
- 25 CPD hours / points
- Accredited by The CPD Certification Service
Benefits:
- The ability to study anywhere at times that suit you
- Study at your own pace, with no deadlines: complete it as quickly or as slowly as you like
- Use any internet enabled device to study on, including computers, tablets and mobile phones
- Follow the Course easily thanks to interesting, informative modules, which make studying fun
- A convenient online support system, helping you to stay on track throughout the Course
- A comprehensive curriculum, providing you with the knowledge you need to work in the healthcare sector
- Earn a certified, recognised diploma
- An affordable cost
Course Modules/Lessons:
- Module 1 : Introduction, Roles, Responsibilities and Duties of a Nursing Assistant
- Introduction to the job role
- Description of the duties and responsibilities of a nursing assistant
- Members of a healthcare team and their functions
- Personal qualities and attributes that help you to become a better nursing assistant
- Module 2 : Nursing Care and Principles and Dress Code
- Duties that lie outside the scope of responsibilities
- Understand what patients, family and care givers can expect from nursing care
- Understand the qualities that help you to develop as a nursing assistant
- Identify and understand nursing values and principles that lead to the delivery of exceptional nursing services
- Module 3 : Working in Different Healthcare Settings
- Working in different types of healthcare settings
- Working in acute care settings (hospitals) and sub-acute settings
- Working in home care and long term care
- Patient rights and ethical nursing behaviour
- Module 4 : Patient Confidentiality, Recognising Different Forms of Abusive Behaviour and Understanding Patient Needs
- How nursing assistants can maintain patient confidentiality
- The five principles that govern the code of ethics for healthcare workers
- Recognising and identifying abusive behaviours
- Understanding human needs
- Module 5 : Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Communication Skills
- The importance of cross cultural sensitivity and competencies
- How to develop cultural skills, knowledge and awareness
- Communication skills and how to build relationships with patients
- Body Language cues and communication tips
- Module 6 : Infection Control, Cleanliness and Hygiene (Part I)
- Understanding how infections can spread from one person to another
- The role of microbes and pathogens and the chain of infection spread
- Taking measures to help control the transfer of infection from one person to another
- How to apply standard precautions
- Module 7 : Infection Control, Cleanliness and Hygiene (Part II)
- How to keep surfaces and equipment clean
- Handling and disposal of sharps and safe medical waste disposal
- Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation of equipment
- Patient isolation precautions
- Module 8 : Good Body Mechanics: How to Lift, Push and Pull
- Understanding the use of the correct lifting techniques and injury prevention
- Body mechanics that protect you when you reposition patients
- How to move a patient in bed and from the bed to a wheelchair
- How to push a patient in a wheelchair safely and wheelchair etiquette
- Module 9 : Understanding Risk Factors and Preventing Injuries and Accidents
- Understanding the risk factors associated with different health conditions
- How to prevent accidental injuries and mishaps for patients under your care
- Accidents, complications and risk factors associated with restraints and bedrails
- Strategies and recommendations for caring for patients under restraint
- Module 10 : How to Maintain a Comfortable Environment and Bed-Making in Healthcare Settings
- How to use a bedpan effectively for patients under your care
- The importance of maintaining a comfortable environment for patients
- Temperature control, cleanliness and noise reduction
- How to adjust beds and the precautions required to prevent the patient from falling and sliding off the bed
Requirements:
- Our Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices. Now more than ever people are using the internet while on the move so our Course has been designed to be fully compatible on tablets and smartphones so you can access your Course on wifi, 3G or 4G.
- There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.
- All tests are online and are taken either during or after the Course; these are included in the price.
Certification (fees not our scope):
- You can then download and print your certificate for free from your account, or we can print and send one for you for a small fee.
Note: Fees may change without prior notice.