Minimizing Trips, Slips, and Falls Self-Paced

Course Code: REL-ALL-0-PSTF-R1

Hours: 0.25

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify common hazards that might lead to slips, trips, and falls.
Explain how to prevent injuries from slips, trips, and falls.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Workplace Falls

Derrick’s Downfall

Causes of Workplace Falls

Slips, Trips, and Falls

What Happened?

A Safe Environment

Environmental Hazards

Your Role

Problem Solved

The Fine Art of Falling

Review

Summary

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Exam and BrainSparks

Subject Matter Expert: 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: All Healthcare Facilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.