Falls Prevention - Level 1 - Online Training Course - CPDUK Certified.

Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Falls Prevention training course. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

This online Falls Prevention training course aims to develop knowledge of causes and raise the public's awareness of fall prevention. And to help seniors aged 65 and above prevent falls by addressing risk factors of falls early, as well as to understand how fall prevention impacts a person's daily life. This online Fall Prevention Awareness training course can help manage fall prevention.

Course content

This online Falls Prevention training course includes the following:

Introduction
Session 1 - Risk factors, causes and complications
Session 2 - Care planning and documentation
Session 3 - Social, medical and medication history
Session 4 - Preventing falls.

Who is the course for?

This online Falls Prevention - Level 1 training course is suitable for the following:

Domiciliary care workers
Home caregivers
Locum and agency care workers
Community healthcare assistants
Support workers
Care assistants.

Course aims

The aims of this online Falls Prevention - Level 1 training course are to:

Improve patient safety in long-term care facilities by educating people on how to reduce their risk of falling and improve their balance.
Improve environmental safety for older adults in homes.

Learning objectives

On completion of this online Falls Prevention - Level 1 training course, the learner will be able to:

Recall causes of falls and risk factors for falls in the community setting
Assess a patient presented to the hospital after a fall in the community and give a differential diagnosis
Identify consequences of falls
Distinguish between a syncope and a fall
Decide when further investigation is necessary for someone who had a fall
Commence appropriate treatment, including pain relief
Describe the risk factors for inpatient falls and strategies that can be put in place to reduce them.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this online Falls Prevention - Level 1 training course, the learner will be able to:

Define a fall
Differentiate between mechanical or non-mechanical fall
Explain how to present a complaint
Outline the risk factors of falls in older people
Explain why risk factors matter
List the different causes of falls in older people
Describe the physical complications of falls
Know the psychological complications of falls
Know the difference between the physical and psychological complications of falls in older people
Know how to document a fall
List the potential causes of falls.

Falls Prevention - Level 1 - Online Training Course - Level 1 - CPDUK Accredited

Falls Prevention - Level 1 - Online Training Course - CPDUK Certified.