Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HHASS
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Identify at least three professional goals for home health aides.
Identify at least two ways to communicate effectively.
Describe at least three effective ways to manage the stress of professional challenges.
Outline:
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Goals of Professional Caregiving
Role of the Home Health Aide
Goals of Professional Caregiving
Encourage Independence
Provide a Safe and Comfortable Environment
Provide Family Support and Respite
Review
Summary
Section 3: Effective Communication
Effective Communication
VALUES Approach
Validate Feelings
Attitude
Listen
Understanding
Empathy
Support
Communication and Stress
Review
Summary
Section 4: Tips for Managing Stress During Professional Challenges
Identifying Stress
Reflection Exercise
How to Manage Stress
In the Work Setting
Away from the Work Setting
Seeking Outside Support
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 20 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Staff; in the following settings: Home Health Agencies.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.