Orientation for Home-Based Services: Safety and Compliance

Course Code: REL-SRC-0-OHSSC

Hours: 1.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2023

Learning Objectives:
Describe the characteristics of home-based care.
Implement strategies to identify, prevent, and effectively manage health and safety hazards associated with home-based care.
Identify ways to comply with your organization’s corporate compliance program.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction A. About This Course B. Learning Objectives Section 2: Introduction to Home-Based Care A. What is Home-Based Care? B. Home Care C. Home Health Care D. Hospice Care E. The Heart of Home-Based Care F. Review G. Summary Section 3: Hazards Associated with Home-Based Care A. A Visit with Joe B. The List C. Review D. Summary Section 4: Safety Risks in the Home A. The Risks B. Driving C. Animals and Pets D. Environmental Conditions E. Visitors, Spouses, and Other Family F. Violence in the Workplace G. Hazardous Materials H. Medical Waste I. Electrical Safety J. Fire Emergencies K. Responding to Fires L. Carbon Monoxide M. Natural Disasters N. Review O. Summary Section 5: Slips, Trips, Falls, Handling People, and Incident Reporting A. Slips, Trips and Falls B. Handling or Moving People C. Back Injury Prevention D. Review E. Incident Reporting F. Review G. Summary Section 6: Corporate Compliance and Harassment A. Fraud, Waste, and Abuse B. Review the Code of Conduct C. Kickbacks D. Compliance Versus Ethics E. A Continuum F. Review G. Harassment H. Examples of Harassment I. Reporting Harassment J. Preventing Harassment K. Review L. Summary Section 7: Conclusion A. Summary B. Course Contributor C. Resources D. References E. Congratulations!

Staff Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C). 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. discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Direct Care Workers; Entry level General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.