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Medication Awareness for Caregivers of the Elderly


Description
This is the online course Medication Awareness for Caregivers of the Elderly from Mindwell Rx Academy. The course is lectured by Keith Cockersell who is a pharmacist and retired primary health care nurse practitioner. This is an adjunct course for the base Medication Awareness online course.

Completing the original Medication Awareness is recommended before taking this course. This is not a standalone course but adds additional information for caregivers of the elderly.

This course should take about 2.5 to 3 hours to complete.
Content
  • Disclaimer
  • Module One: Course Introduction
  • Section One: Introduction
  • Section Two: The Normal Aging Process
  • Section Three: Positive Aging for the Elderly
  • Section Four: Geriatric Assessment and Use of Frailty Scales
  • Module One Confirmation Questions
  • MODULE TWO: General Approach to Medication Administration in the Elderly
  • Section One: Major Risks When Prescribing for the Elderly
  • Section Two: What Caregivers can do to Reduce ADRs and SEs
  • Module Two Confirmation Questions
  • Module Three: Common Conditions and Medications
  • Section One: Musculo-skeletal
  • Section Two: Vision Loss and Hearing Loss
  • Section Three: Diabetes
  • Section Four: Cardiovascular
  • Section Five: Respiratory
  • Section Six: Gastro-Intestinal
  • Section Seven: Urinary
  • Section Eight: Neurological Conditions
  • Section Nine: Confusion in the Elderly
  • Module Three Confirmation Questions
  • Module Four: Chronic Pain in the Elderly
  • Section One: Pain
  • Module Four Confirmation Questions
  • Module Five: Mental Illness in the Elderly
  • Section One: Depression
  • Section Two: Dementia
  • Section Three: Caregiver Strategies for Mild-Moderate Dementia Clients
  • Section Four: Medications Used in Dementia
  • Module Five Confirmation Questions
  • Module Six: Palliative Care and End of Life Care
  • Section One: Palliative Care
  • Section Two: End of Life Care
  • Module Six Confirmation Questions
  • Course Conclusion
  • Conclusion
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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