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Caring in the Health Professions

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Equivalent to FETAC: Level 5 | Equivalent to QCF (UK): Level 3

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By Publisher: OpenLearn | Factsheet | Demo

Care relationships within health professions are of great importance and hold a lot of meaning for both the provider and recipient. This free online course will give you a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of care relationships within health professions. The course covers the issue of care relationships in a variety of situations and contexts. Some of the areas covered include: caring in a hospital setting, caring for the elderly and disabled in residential care, hospice care and care as a family affair. Topics such as the limits and boundaries of care, community care, the meaning of home, care transactions, and care of those who are at the end stages of life are also discussed. This course will be of great interest to professionals already in the health or care professions, to learners who are planning a career in the health professions and will also be beneficial to individuals who are either giving or receiving care.

Modules in Caring in the Health Professions

Module 1: Care Relationships Module 2: Caring in the Hospital Module 3: The limits and boundaries of care Module 4: Caring - A Family Affair Module 5: The meaning of home Module 6: Understanding meanings in community care Module 7: Living with death and dying Module 8: Ageing and disability - Transition into residential care Module 9: Care transactions Module 10: Care in the Health Professions Assessment
Learning Outcome

Upon completion of this course you will be more aware of growth-oriented firms. You will know the four phases of the growth model that describe the entrepreneurial process. This will help you identify growth problems in an organisation.You will be able to identify the triggers of industrial change that can transform a business. You will understand the various strategies that can be used in small companies for rapid growth and the risks that growth can have on a business. You will be more aware of the most common types of management mistakes.

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Comments & Reviews

  • Antonia Griffin - United States of America

    2013-05-13 12:05:41

    Course Module: Module 1: Care RelationshipsCourse Topic: IntroductionComment: Care is the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans.

  • Bwalya Musonda - Zambia

    2013-05-06 16:05:23

    Course Module: Module 1: Care RelationshipsCourse Topic: IntroductionComment: Its so helpful doing free course.

  • Irma Cajias - United States of America

    2013-04-16 19:04:34

    Of course any new working should have first be giving the opportunity to learn and be trained well be working by them self.

  • Irma Cajias - United States of America

    2013-04-16 19:04:32

    The nurses have a very important roll for Doctor and hospital. They provided the most important value they make sure patient r feeling better they r the one to let no the doctor if the medicine work or not work. They r very important

  • Irma Cajias - United States of America

    2013-04-16 18:04:26

    It is important to always demonstrated the important of your roll as a nurse. We also have and important roll in hospital or clinics we always make sure our patient have the attention their r in need have a great relation ship with doctor professionally that way will work as a team and have respect.