Learn how to provide pain relief, improve strength, increase range of motion and perform types of physical therapy. Master the skills you need to become an accomplished caregiver with this free course for carers. You will learn how to tend to clients safely, protecting them from infectious diseases and foodborne illnesses, look after their basic nutritional and hydration needs and deal with emergencies in a professional manner. Enrol today and achieve a high standard of care for your patients and clients.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 186772 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world's largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recall the symptoms of a range of illnesses and describe how to prevent and treat them • Discuss the universal precautions that a care worker must take when working with a client • Describe the importance of clients receiving sufficient nutrition and hydration • Explain how to prepare meals for clients with special dietary requirements • Recognize and prevent all forms of foodborne illnesses • List the actions that should be taken in an emergency with a client • Recall how to call for emergency assistance in a calm and professional manner • Paraphrase the usual fire safety precautions and what to do in the event of a fire |
| Course Code | 1608 |

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