Activities of Living Patient Care
| Award Name | Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
12 weeks (36 hours).
Thursday evenings: 18:00 - 21:00 (3 hours per evening).
Further information
Please check out the ETB website to check out the next start date/enrolment of evening classes.
https://www.cmetb.ie/evening-provision/
OR
Please contact eveningcourses@cmetb.ie or call 049 4353904.
FET Campus, Dublin Road, Cavan.
All Level 5 and Level 6 evening courses are free of charge under the Skills to Advance or Skills to Compete initiative.
Description:
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills & competence to enable him/her provide individualised holistic care using the activities of living as a framework to guide care practices.
Learners will be able to:
• Discuss a range of work practices in the provision of individualised holistic care for clients to include knowledge of the factors influencing the activities of living
• Analyse the activities of living to include the five main concepts of the model of living and the role of a healthcare assistant in utilising the activities of living
• Summarise the principles of maintaining a safe and hygienic environment to include knowledge of infection, accident , fire and problems with sensory deprivation
• Implement a range of tasks carried out when caring for a patient in a safe environment to include effective communication skills
• Employ the skills of a healthcare assistant in providing care for patients to include an awareness of the importance of nutrition, elimination, fluid balance, weight reporting and correct technique for catheter bag use
• Practise skills involved in pressure area care, personal hygiene, foot care, patient temperature, mobilization and urinalysis
• Demonstrate competence in a range of care techniques to include observations, manual and electronic counting, recording and reporting of pulse rate, respiration and blood pressure
• Work independently and as part of a healthcare team to respond
appropriately to the needs of a client in a care setting.
5N3707
Certification: QQI Level 5 Activities of Living Patient Care 5N3707
Evening Provision Team:
Email: eveningcourses@cmetb.ie
Call 087 4054311 or 049 4353904