Patient Hygiene, Mobility and Personal Care

Description

Course Overview

Understand hygiene support, safe transfers, positioning, skin integrity awareness, and practical fall prevention in home settings. Lessons focus on safe communication, person-centered support, and knowing when to involve an appropriately licensed clinician.

Course Details

Level: Beginner
Suggested study duration: 2 weeks
Format: Self-paced educational course outline
Audience: Caregivers, nursing learners, and family supporters; clinical tasks only within professional authorization

What You Will Learn

• Personal hygiene essentials
• Skin and pressure injury awareness
• Safe positioning
• Transfer safety principles
• Mobility aids
• Fall hazards
• Home accessibility

Course Modules

1. Personal hygiene essentials — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
2. Skin and pressure injury awareness — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
3. Safe positioning — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
4. Transfer safety principles — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
5. Mobility aids — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
6. Fall hazards — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
7. Home accessibility — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
8. Comfort and privacy — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
9. Observing changes — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
10. Communicating concerns — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.

Learning Outcome

Build a practical understanding of this subject and the ability to communicate appropriately with patients, families, and qualified care professionals.