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Foundations of Client Care 3: Client Care (edX)

Foundations of Client Care 3: Client Care (edX)

A review of the needs of daily living and related care activities, basic client care, and more advanced skills for working with clients with different needs. This is the third, and final, course in the Foundations of Client Care program offered by Osmosis from Elsevier. The Client Care course reviews with learners the principles and guidelines for performing daily care activities with/for clients in an effective and compassionate way. Additional focus will be given to skills needed for working with special client populations, restorative care, and psychosocial care.

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This course is part of the Foundations of Client Care Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn

  • Perform daily care for clients safely and compassionately
  • Evaluate clients that have medical devices and aids
  • Perform routine care for clients with medical devices and aids
  • Perform common procedures using a safe and sterile approach
  • Identify how to use vital sign monitors
  • Identify common errors to avoid when doing common procedures
  • Identify the needs for clients with specific diseases
  • Understand how to manage unique clinical care scenarios as they pertain to specific client groups
  • Perform clinical care in a way that offers compassion to those with special needs
  • Identify the normal range of motion and mobility for a client
  • Recognize how to slowly build a client's capacity with daily exercises and conditioning
  • Perform restorative care with compassion and safety in mind
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of common mental health illnesses in a client population
  • Describe interventions that can help improve a person's well being through regular practice
  • Model good communication skills for clients and professional staff
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