Safety

To enhance the participant’s awareness of workplace violence, risks, risk factors, and prevention strategies.

To review safety measures every employee can practice to remain safe in the healthcare environment.

To identify ways to promote environmental safety in the healthcare setting.

To review safe infection control practices utilized in the healthcare setting.

To review the rights of residents in the long-term care setting.

Health care employees will be able to increase their knowledge and skills for protecting their back from injury when working with individuals who require assistance with moving and lifting.

Health care personnel will learn the techniques of basic first aid.

Health care providers will increase their understanding and skills for preventing falls and making the environment a safe place for resident care.

Any place of work is susceptible to violence in the workplace. An active shooter is a person actively engaged in killing or attempting to keep people in a confined space or other populated areas. This course guides nurses to respond in an active shooter wherever they are, including a hospital, nursing home, outpatient clinic, or any other health care facility.