Home Health Aide Survival Skills

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HHASS

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify at least three professional goals for home health aides.
Identify at least two ways to communicate effectively.
Describe at least three effective ways to manage the stress of professional challenges.

Outline:

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Goals of Professional Caregiving

Role of the Home Health Aide

Goals of Professional Caregiving

Encourage Independence

Provide a Safe and Comfortable Environment

Provide Family Support and Respite

Review

Summary

Section 3: Effective Communication

Effective Communication

VALUES Approach

Validate Feelings

Attitude

Listen

Understanding

Empathy

Support

Communication and Stress

Review

Summary

Section 4: Tips for Managing Stress During Professional Challenges

Identifying Stress

Reflection Exercise

How to Manage Stress

In the Work Setting

Away from the Work Setting

Seeking Outside Support

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC

Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 19 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.