Individuals with confused thinking related to dementia exhibit many behaviors, including wandering, that even trained caregivers find challenging to manage. For some individuals, wandering is safe and healthy; but it also has the potential to be harmful and even life-threatening.
As a home health care worker, you must provide care to patients with wandering behaviors in a way that keeps them safe and decreases the need for residential care. In this course you will learn how to identify patients who are at risk for wandering, help prevent and manage wandering behaviors, and minimize the potential hazards associated with wandering.
The goal of this course is to provide general staff in home health with guidance for managing wandering in the home.
Individuals with confused thinking related to dementia exhibit many behaviors, including wandering, that even trained caregivers find challenging to manage. For some individuals, wandering is safe and healthy; but it also has the potential to be harmful and even life-threatening. As a home health care worker, you must provide care to patients with wandering behaviors in a way that keeps them safe and decreases the need for residential care. In this course you will learn how to identify patients who are at risk for wandering, help prevent and manage wandering behaviors, and minimize the potential hazards associated with wandering. The goal of this course is to provide general staff in home health with guidance for managing wandering in the home.
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias Learning’s submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed Home Health (LHH), Licensed and Certified Home Health (L&CHH), Personal Assistance Services (PAS), Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias Learning provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Managing Wandering Behaviors
What Is Wandering?
Triggers
Risk Factors and Early Warning Signs
Potential Wandering Hazards
Preventing and Managing Wandering
Prepare
Prevent
Respond in the Present
Plan Ahead
Review
Section 3: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
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Jennifer W. Burks is a Curriculum Designer in Post-Acute Care for Relias. She has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, "I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints." Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
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