Handling Aggressive Residents and Patients with Dementia for Home Health Care Course Hours: 1.5CE Hours : 1.5IACET CEUs: 0.15Price: $20.00 Course Vertical TabsDescriptionPatient care often goes beyond general medical support to include caring for both psychological and emotional needs. When a patient becomes emotionally upset, displaying aggressive physical behavior, it is not only disruptive but can be harmful to healthcare workers, family members, and other patients and interfere with necessary medical care. Aggressive physical behavior occurs in 30% to 50% of those people who suffer from dementia, and aggressive behaviors might include punching, kicking, biting, grabbing, pushing, throwing objects, or spitting. Healthcare providers working in home care agencies often have to care for patients who exhibit aggressive behaviors. This course will discuss the causes behind these behaviors, how to identify triggers that cause the behaviors, and how to interact effectively with an aggressive patient to increase safety for all around and improve overall patient care. ObjectivesAfter completing this course, you should be able to: Recall two reasons a patient may become aggressive Recognize one reason that patients with dementia are prone to aggressive behavior Choose three types of aggressive behavior Identify one way that triggers can predict aggressive behavior Select two methods that healthcare workers can use to deal with aggressive patients CE ApprovalsDistrict of Columbia Home Health Aides International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) RequirementsInternet Connection Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections *Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible. Hardware Requirements Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended PC Software Requirements Operating Systems - Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1 Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended Cookies MUST be enabled Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled) PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint) Adobe PDF Reader QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player MAC Software Requirements Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended Cookies MUST be enabled Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled) PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint) Adobe PDF Reader Apple QuickTime Media Player
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