Designed For: Placement Students
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Implementing Person-centred Language: An Overview for Long-Term Care Team Members
Person-centred language (PCL) refers to using language that puts people first rather than the disease, symptoms or conditions that they may have. In long-term care (LTC) this means focusing on the strengths and abilities residents have, rather than their disabilities. This interactive eLearning course will show you how person-centered language can have a positive impact…
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Lifts and Transfers
In this course, you will learn to protect yourself and residents from injury during lifts and transfers in long-term care, and transfer this safety knowledge to other health care settings.
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Eating Assistance
After completing this course, you will be able to safely support residents during mealtime, while promoting nutrition, safety, and social connection.
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PREP LTC for Preceptors and Students
In this course, you will learn about the roles of preceptors and students in clinical placements, key long-term care (LTC) practices, effective learning strategies, reflective feedback, anti-oppressive practice, conflict management, and evaluation.
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Skin and Wound Care in Long-Term Care (Clinical Team Members)
After completing this course, you will be able to explain which risk factors impact skin integrity and wound healing in older adults; explain which skin and wound care issues are of particular concern in long-term care; recognize indicators that a resident is experiencing skin and wound care issues; explain when to assess residents for skin…
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Minimizing Restraint Use in Long-Term Care
After completing this course, you will be able to explain what restraints are and their types; identify when restraint use is appropriate; safely apply and monitor restraints when necessary; explain what the alternatives are to restraint use.
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Respecting and Promoting Resident Rights in Long-Term Care
After completing this course, you will be able to explain the importance of the Residents’ Bill of Rights; respect and promote residents’ rights while working or volunteering in a long-term care home; explain the responsibilities of long-term care team members in respecting and promoting residents’ rights.
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Preventing, Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care
After completing this course, you will be able to recognize the various types of elder abuse and signs of resident abuse or neglect; recognize the power imbalance between care providers and residents; identify roles and responsibilities of incident reporting of elder abuse and neglect and relevant legislation; explain the connection between self-regulation and abuse prevention…
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Preventing Falls in Long-Term Care (Clinical Team Members)
After completing this course, you will be able to explain your responsibility in proactively preventing falls; identify which fall prevention interventions are connected to your role; feel confident in suggesting/taking ownership of/implementing these interventions; identify common environmental risk factors for falls; recognize changes in a resident’s behaviour that increase their risk of falls; identify health…