Home Electrical Safety

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HES

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Describe how electricity affects the human body.
Identify at least three potential electrical hazards in the home.
List at least three safety measures that can reduce the risks associated with electricity.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Electricity and the Human Body

The Overloaded Outlet

Electrical Injuries

Review

Summary

Section 3: Electrical Fires and Other Hazards in the Home

Electrical Fires

Electrical Hazards

Electrical Safety

Other Considerations

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: 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: Home Health Agencies.

Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

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