Use of DME in the Home

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-UDMEH

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Identify at least five examples of DME used in the home.
Describe the process for obtaining DME and reimbursement.
Recognize measures for safe and appropriate DME use in the home.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Overview of DME in the Home

What is DME?

DME Categories

Obtaining DME for the Home

Funding

Review

Section 3: The Safe Medical Device Act of 1990

The Safe Medical Device Act

Medical Device Injury

Medical Device Hazards

Adverse Events

Review

Summary

Section 4: Safe Use of DME

The Medical Device Home Use Initiative

Wheelchairs

Walking Canes

Walkers

Crutches

Oxygen

Oxygen Safety Measures

Hospital Beds

Other DME

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.