Course Code: REL-PAC-0-WSIHH
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify potential injury, spills, infection, and environmental hazards in home-based care.
Recall best practices for preventing and responding to hazards in home-based care.
Recognize workplace violence hazards in home-based care.
Outline:
Section 1: Injuries in the Home
Introduction to Workplace Safety
Workplace Injuries
Knowledge Check
Protecting Your Back
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Blood Spills and OPIM
Handling Spills
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Environmental Hazards
Types of Environmental Hazards
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Danger and Violence in the Home
Dangerous Home Conditions
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
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: All Staff; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.