Assisting with ADLs Self-Paced

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Person-Centered Care

An Aging Population

What are Activities of Daily Living?

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Providing Person-Centered Care

Getting to Know a Person

Plan of Care

Review

Summary

Section 3: Factors that Affect Care

Levels of Assistance

Assisting with Activities of Daily Living

Encouraging Independence

Independence with Activities of Daily Living

Dementia

Keeping Individuals Independent

Hand-Under-Hand

Review

Summary

Section 4: Assisting with Mobility

Assisting to Ambulate Without a Device

Ambulation with a Device

Assisting the Person to Ambulate with a Gait Belt

Ambulation Aids

Assisting to Ambulate with a Cane

Assisting to Ambulate with a Walker

Using a Wheelchair

Assisting with Transfers to a Chair or Wheelchair

Review

Summary

Section 5: Assisting with Personal Care

Assisting with Personal Hygiene

Assisting with a Shower

Assisting With Bathing

Assisting a Person with Dementia to Bathe

Assisting with Dressing

Grooming

Shaving

Oral Care

Denture Care

Review

Summary

Section 6: Assisting with Other ADLs

Assisting with Eating

Assisting with Toileting

Preventing Skin Breakdown

Skin Care

How to Keep Skin Healthy

Pressure Injury

Preventing Pressure Injuries

Review

Summary

Section 7: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

The content for this course was revised by Kathleen Koopmann, RN, BSN. 
Kathleen has over 39 years of clinical and teaching experience spanning both acute and post-acute care settings. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University and received specialized infection control training through the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology, in collaboration with NCDHHS and the University of North Carolina. Kathleen's diverse career includes roles in long-term care, critical care, acute care, occupational health, and education. Most recently, she served as a Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Control Practitioner in long-term care, where she played a pivotal role in staff education and infection prevention.