Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the HEALTH CARE BASIC Self Led online training

  • 2

    Module 1: Health Care Basics

    • A Day in the Life of a Home Care worker.

    • Are you thinking about becoming a Care Assistant?

    • A day in the Life of a Care Assistant

    • Day In The Life Of A Carer - Featuring Elizabeth Maher

    • Interview Practice for a Career in Health Care

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    • Meet Michael, a healthcare assistant

    • What Are the Qualities of a Good Caregiver?

    • Health Care Giver Safety - The 5 Safety Basics

    • Homecare Caregiver Duties

  • 3

    Module 1a: Effective Verbal and Non Verbal Communication in a Care Setting

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication notes

    • Be a healthcare assistant today!

    • Basics in Healthcare Communication

    • Persons with Dementia - Skills for Addressing Challenging Behaviours

    • Communicating with A Client with Dementia (Early Stage)

    • Communication strategies for non-verbal patients

    • Lesson 1 - Reflection sheet

    • Rachel- Clinical Support Worker- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Non-verbal Communication and Body Language Notes

    • Communication in a Health Care setting

    • Communication Breakdown in Healthcare

    • Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy - Understanding the Connection

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Notes

    • Communication Skills - A Patient Centered Approach

    • Effective Patient and Family Communication

    • Improve Teamwork and Communication

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 1a - ASSESSMENT in Communication Skills in a care setting

  • 4

    1b. House-Keeping in Health Care

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Housekeeping in care setting Notes

    • Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare - Setting up the Cleaning Cart

    • Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare - Cleaning the Patient Resident Room

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Housekeeping in care setting Notes

    • Donning and Doffing of PPE

    • Hand-washing Steps Using the WHO Technique

    • Occupied Bed Linen Change

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Housekeeping in care setting Notes

    • How to Wash Your Hands for Kids – WHO Technique - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hand Washing video.

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Basic Housekeeping Skills Assessment

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    1c. Food Handling in a Care Setting

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Food Handling notes

    • Importance of Food Safety

    • Hand Washing

    • Personal Hygiene and PPE

    • Employee Illness and Injury

    • Basic Equipment and Facilities

    • Effective Communication and Conduct in the Workplace

    • Thermometer Calibration and Verification

    • Food Product Receiving

    • Food Product Storage

    • TCS Foods

    • Safe Cooking

    • Food Holding Temperature

    • Changing Food Temperature

    • Avoiding Cross Contamination

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Food Handling Notes

    • Basic Equipment and Facilities

    • Effective Communication and Conduct in the Workplace

    • Thermometer Calibration and Verification

    • Food Product Receiving

    • Food Product Storage

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Food handling

    • TCS Foods

    • Safe Cooking

    • Food Holding Temperature

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Food Handling Basics - Assessment

  • 6

    1d. Basic First Aid in a Care Setting

    • Basic First Aid Notes cover both Lessons

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Conscious Adult Choking

    • Lifesaving First Aid - Major Bleed

    • Lifesaving First Aid - Unresponsive Victim

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • CPR Training

    • Heart Attack Symptoms & How to Treat a Heart Attack - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

    • How to Treat Nose Bleeds - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

    • How To Treat Poisoning, Signs & Symptoms - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

    • The Recovery Position - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

    • What To Do If Someone Has A Seizure - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Basic First Aid Assessment

  • 7

    Module 2: Developing own Knowledge and Practice in a Care Setting

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of adult care workers notes

    • Lesson 1 - NHS Interview Questions & Answers

    • Lessson 1 - Communication

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Empathy in Heath Care Notes

    • Lesson 2 - 6 steps to conducting a training needs analysis and assessment

    • Lesson 2 - Discover Your Learning Style

    • Lesson 2 - Personal & Professional Development

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - How to promote Dignity in Care - 9 tips for your Care Home notes

    • Lesson 3 - Knowledge Management, Strengthening Health Services and Saving Lives

    • Lesson 3 - Personal Development in Your Workplace - The Key to Success

    • Lesson 3 - Social Care - A Day in the Home

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 4 - Developing own knowledge and practice in care setting notes

    • Lesson 4 - Assessment video

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 5 - Developing own knowledge and practice in care setting notes

    • Lesson 5 - Implementation

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 6 - Roles notes

    • Lesson 6 - DEALING WITH PATIENTS Interview Questions & Answers

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 2 - Assessment

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    Module 3: Communication with and completing records for individual in a Care Setting

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Communicate with, and complete records for individuals notes

    • Lesson 1 - Role Playing Therapeutic Communication

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Patient Centered Care notes

    • Lesson 2 - Communication Skills - A Patient-Centered Approach

    • Lesson 2 - Effective Communication in Healthcare Organizations

    • Lesson 2 - Role of Communication in Health Care

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Communication in Health Care notes

    • Lesson 3 - Health Records

    • Lesson 3 - The Importance of Health Record Keeping

    • Lesson 3 - What's the Risk?

    • Lesson 3 - What is Safeguarding?

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 4 - Five steps to risk assessment notes

    • Lesson 4 - What is Risk Assessment - What, Why & When for Health and Safety?

    • Lesson 4 - Risk Assessment

    • Lesson 4 - Risk Factors and Going Beyond Validated Risk Assessment Tools

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 5 - Risk Assessment Record

    • Lesson 5 - MEDICAL RECORD meaning & explanation

    • Lesson 5 - Medical Records Clerk Interview Questions

    • Lesson 5 - Do's and Don'ts - Documentation and Medical Record

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 6 - Documentation of Medical records notes

    • Lesson 6 - Guidelines and Protocol in Documentation and Health Care Records

    • Lesson 6 - What is the History of Electronic Health Records?

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 3 - Assessment

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    Module 4: Understanding Health & Safety Practice in a Care Setting

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Notes

    • Care Home Health and Safety

    • Health and Safety in Healthcare

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Notes

    • Your Guide to Incident Reporting

    • 7 simple steps to manage work health and safety

    • Human Rights in Health and Social Care Services

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Notes

    • Personal Protective Equipment

    • Donning and Doffing PPE Nursing Skill

    • Preventing the Spread of Infection

    • How to wash your hands

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentations

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Notes

    • What Causes Accidents - Safety Training Video - Preventing Accidents & Injuries

    • Ergonomics in Healthcare

    • How do you stand using a walking frame

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Notes

    • How To Lift Heavy Weight Safely

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Notes

    • Why is observation important?

    • Identify and Assess Hazards

    • Recognizing and Reporting Changes in a Resident's Mental Condition

    • Why Observing and Measuring Behaviour is Important

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 4 - Assessment

  • 10

    Module 5: Rights, Responsibilities and Protection in Health Care Settings

    • Module 5 details

  • 11

    Module 5.1: Supporting Individuals to meet their personal daily living needs

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Notes

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Notes

    • Role of the Care Worker

    • Our values - Showing we care.

    • PERSONAL CORE VALUES - The Why, What and How

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Notes

    • 5 Types of Conflict in the Workplace and How To Handle Them

    • A Better Answer How to Handle Customer Complaints

    • Don't Allow Your Life To Be Controlled By These 5 Things

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Notes

    • Risk Assessment Sample

    • PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ELDERLY

    • Residents' Rights

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Notes

    • Could you spot the signs of elder abuse?

    • Elder Abuse - Risk Factors and Warning signs

    • Recognising & Responding to Elder Abuse in Residential Care Setting

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Notes

    • Diversity and Inclusion (in 2021)

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 5.1 - Assessment

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    Module 5.2: Supporting Individuals with Activities and Promoting Mobility

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Notes

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Notes

    • Functional Decline - The Patient Experience

    • Overview of the Musculoskeletal System

    • Geriatrics – Polypharmacy in the Elderly

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 3 - Tutor's Notes

    • Caregiver Training - Agitation and Anxiety

    • Empathy - The Human Connection to Patient Care

    • Compassion and Dignity for Older People

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 4 - Tutor's Notes

    • How Patient-centered Care Benefits Us All

    • Caring with Confidence - The Code in Action

    • Maintaining Mobility as we Age A Key to Aging Successfully

    • Residential and Nursing Care Homes

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 5 - Tutor's Notes

    • Supporting People with Personal Care

    • The Complications of Immobility

    • Pressure Sores

    • An Animation on Urinary Incontinence

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Lesson 6 - Tutor's Notes

    • Amazing Tech to Help People With Disabilities

    • Strengthening Exercises For The Elderly (Part 1 of 2) - Upper Body

    • Strengthening Exercises For The Elderly (Part 2 of 2) - Lower Limbs

    • How to Care for an Elderly

    • Assistive Devices - Which One Should I Use

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 5.2 - Assessment

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    Module 6: Pest Control and Waste Management

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Notes

    • Lesson 1 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • Pest Control Animation

    • Pest Control - Ecology & Environment

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Notes

    • Lesson 2 - Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • What Happens to Your Recycling After It's Collected

    • Sorting and Recycling Facility - Follow the Process

    • Food Waste Recycling - Creating a Circular Economy

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 6 - Assessment

  • 14

    Module 7: Maltese Language as used in Care Setting

    • Tutor's Notes

    • Tutor's Powerpoint Presentation

    • History Summarized: Malta

    • Assessments-Quizzes Terms and Conditions

    • Module 7 - Assessment

  • 15

    Congratulations

    • Congratulations