Managing Stress and Avoiding Injury

Managing Stress and Avoiding Injury

In this course, you will learn about ways to stay safe in your client's home. Additionally, we will discuss compassion fatigue and ways to combat it.

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Overview

Details
  • Lessons: 4
  • Number of tests: 2
  • Hours: 1.0 hours
  • Students who are studying this course: 173
What you will learn
  • Describe the safety hazards you may face in the patient’s home
  • Describe ways to stay safe on the job
  • Describe potential sources of injury in your patient’s home
  • Describe ways to avoid injury
  • Identify symptoms of compassion fatigue
  • Describe strategies to reduce your risk of stress-related problems and compassion fatigue

Lessons

    • Introduction to Managing Stress and Avoiding InjuryIntroduction to Managing Stress and Avoiding Injury
    • 3 mins
    • Staying Safe in your Patient’s HomeStaying Safe in your Patient’s Home
    • 17 mins
    • Preventing InjuryPreventing Injury
    • 22 mins
    • Knowledge Review Knowledge Review
    • 3 mins
    • Managing StressManaging Stress
    • 22 mins
    • Exam- Managing Stress and Avoiding Injury Exam- Managing Stress and Avoiding Injury
    • 15 mins

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