Assisting with Bathing

Course Code: REL-SRC-0-AB

Hours: 0.25

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the health benefits of assisting with a tub bath or shower.
List the steps involved in assisting with a tub bath or shower.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

A.    About This Course

B.    Learning Objectives

Section 2: Assisting with Bathing

A.    Personalizing the Bathing Experience

B.    Gather Supplies

C.    Getting into and Out of the Tub

D.    Transferring

E.    Bathing

F.    Bathing and Dementia

G.    Refusals

H.    Review

Section 3: Conclusion

A.    Summary

B.    Course Contributor

C.    References

D.    Congratulations!

E.    Exam

F.    BrainSparks

Instructor: Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN

Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN worked as a critical care nurse in an Intensive Care Unit of a community hospital and that experience provided significant training in caring for older adults. Her experience and knowledge led her to nursing education where she taught at a community college as she received her Master's in Nurse Education at Western Carolina University. As a nursing instructor, she spent time in many types of care settings including medical-surgical inpatient and community living centers. Her passion for education and training has most recently led her to a position as Subject Matter Expert and Curriculum Designer for Relias.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Workers; General Staff; Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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.