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Patient Care Course

What will I learn?

Make your skills for looking after elderly people better with our How to Look After Sick People Course. This course is made for health workers who want to get better at taking care of older patients. This course will teach you important things like understanding what kind of food they need, making sure they can move around safely, and dealing with problems after operations. You will learn how to help them be active, talk to them in a way they understand, and make care plans that are just for them. You will also learn important skills for when things go wrong, so you can make sure patients are okay. Join us now to change the way you look after elderly people.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online courses available for life
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your own course schedule
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet needed

Develop skills

Enhance the practical skills listed below

Know about food: Plan their meals to fit what they can and cannot eat.

Help them move safely: Learn ways to help patients move without getting hurt.

Build trust: Make a good relationship with patients by talking to them well.

Make care plans: Create a daily plan that is special for each patient to give them the best care.

Be ready for problems: Make plans for how to act fast when something goes wrong.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before beginning, feel free to change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not akin to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.