UCI Class Descriptions

Fall Prevention Gait Belt

TOPIC: FALL PREVENTION, SAFETY, CLIENT TRANSFERS
Course Description: The course will educate learners on the basic concepts of fall prevention, home safety, and how to safely transfer clients from different positions.

Course Goals: 

  1. Identify strategies to prevent falls in the home setting
  2. Recognize home safety hazards and how to avoid them
  3. Demonstrate proper body mechanics when transferring patients
  4. Understand the proper use of transfer equipment (i.e., gait belt)

 

Blood Glucose Reading

TOPIC: CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT - DIABETES
Course Description: This course will provide learners the basic understanding and skills to care for a person with diabetes.

Course Goals: 

  1. Describe a basic understanding of diabetes
  2. Demonstrate the proper technique of obtaining a blood glucose reading
  3. Describe the proper technique of administering medications for diabetes
  4. Describe/identify the nutritional guidelines for a person with diabetes
  5. Identify proper foot and oral care for a person with diabetes

 

Skin Care

TOPIC: CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT – SKIN & LINE CARE
Course Description: This course will educate learners on the basic concepts of caring for and prevention of common skin issues in older adults. Additionally, learners will learn the basic concepts of care for clients with different types of medical/nursing lines.

Course Goals: 

  1. Describe the different types of medical/nursing lines
  2. Describe the different stages of pressure ulcers
  3. Identify strategies to provide line care for various medical/nursing lines
  4. Identify strategies to prevent and care for clients with pressure ulcers
  5. Understand findings that require immediate medical attention