Working with Individuals with Physical Disabilities
Hours: 0.25
This course will provide you with a basic overview for better understanding the needs of people with disabilities. When caring for people with disabilities, one of the primary goals is helping the person gain more self-reliance. This is crucial to their quality and length of life.
This course will provide you with a basic overview for better understanding the needs of people with disabilities. When caring for people with disabilities, one of the primary goals is helping the person gain more self-reliance. This is crucial to their quality and length of life.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 0.2000 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.2500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2134928
Explain three features of disabilities.
Describe the needs of a person who has a disability.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: An Overview of Physical Disabilities
Definitions
What Is a Disability
The Losses of Disability
Quality of Life
Barriers to People with Disabilities
The Reid Family
Review
Summary
Section 3: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
Ed has 30 plus years of nursing experience with clinical roles in trauma, emergency, critical care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, and is a certified clinical nursing instructor in North Carolina. Ed served as Director of Nursing for rural emergency services and physician practices. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ed retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 34 years served. Disclosure: Edward Bartels, RN, BSN, MICN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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