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Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP): A Foundation for Patient Care

Online
3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

Discover how UAPs can provide direct patient care as essential members of healthcare team in this free online course. Explore the role of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel, their ethical standards, professional boundaries, and the critical importance of communication in the healthcare. Topics covered include the impact of the immune system on lifestyle, medication fundamentals, assisting with chronic disease management, and more. Additionally, the course will address sleep issues affecting special populations such as pregnant women. Start your learning today.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195491
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike 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 PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Outline the differences and similarities between UAP and Licensed Healthcare professionals
• Describe the importance of effective communication healthcare
• Outline strategies for preserving patient record privacy and enhancing workplace safety as a UAP
• Discuss the measures UAP can take to prevent and control infections
• Explain how UAP can assist patients with their mobility during the recovery process
• Summarize the ways to motivate patients to live a healthy lifestyle
• Analyze the role that UAP plays in administering medications and community nursing
Course Code6940

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