Home Electrical Safety
It is your responsibility to ensure the health and safety of your clients, including their safety from electrical injuries. In this course, you will learn the effects of electricity on the human body, common electrical hazards present in the home, and measures to take to reduce these hazards. The goal of this course is to provide general staff in home care settings with guidance for electrical safety in the home.
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Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HES
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Describe how electricity affects the human body.
Identify at least three potential electrical hazards in the home.
List at least three safety measures that can reduce the risks associated with electricity.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Electricity and the Human Body
The Overloaded Outlet
Electrical Injuries
Review
Summary
Section 3: Electrical Fires and Other Hazards in the Home
Electrical Fires
Electrical Hazards
Electrical Safety
Other Considerations
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
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Instructor: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.
Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: Home Health Agencies.
Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.
Relias Learning has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias Learning will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias Learning at support@reliaslearning.com.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.