Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Respiratory system review
  • Breathing assessment
  • Recognizing a breathing emergency
  • Provide proper interventions in a respiratory emergency
  • Correct application and use of a BVM
  • Common positioning challenges and strategies

Hour 2

  • Common positioning challenges and strategies
  • Skin integrity
  • Restraints

Author

Michelle Lange, OTR, ABDA, ATP/SMS

Seating Solutions in Aged Care

Seating Solutions in Aged Care

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

The geriatric population has distinct needs which impact all areas of intervention, including wheelchair seating. Optimal seating determination is complicated by comorbidities, poor skin integrity and healing, residential status, and funding issues. While challenging, bringing optimal seating to this population is critical to prevent pressure injuries, optimize function, and provide comfort. This course, Seating Solutions in Aged Care, will systematically review common seating challenges and suggested interventions for this population.

Full Course Description
The geriatric population has distinct needs which impact all areas of intervention, including wheelchair seating. Optimal seating determination is complicated by comorbidities, poor skin integrity and healing, residential status, and funding issues. While challenging, bringing optimal seating to this population is critical to prevent pressure injuries, optimize function, and provide comfort. This course, Seating Solutions in Aged Care, will systematically review common seating challenges and suggested interventions for this population.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to identify the causes of and challenges with proper seating to effectively determine a proper solution.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify a respiratory emergency in patients and provide the proper interventions.
  2. Identify breathing devices and demonstrate how to use them.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to identify the causes of and challenges with proper seating to effectively determine a proper solution.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify a respiratory emergency in patients and provide the proper interventions.
  2. Identify breathing devices and demonstrate how to use them.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Michelle L. Lange is employed by Access to Independence, Inc. and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Michelle L. Lange is employed by Access to Independence, Inc. and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.