Online course · In development
Recognizing the Resident Who Is Getting Worse
10 modules and 10 lessons, with an assessment and a certificate of completion.
- For
- HCA learners
- Length
- Approximately two hours
- Format
- 10 modules, 10 lessons
- Level
- HCA
- Includes
- Assessment and certificate
- Access
- Free with a Delta Tutor account when available
Who this course is for
- For HCA learners
Every lesson is scoped to the HCA level: the terminology, the medications and the clinical actions it teaches are the ones those levels use.
What you will be able to do
The outcomes are written with the course.
Curriculum
10 modules and 10 lessons, approximately two hours in all. Open a module to see its lessons.
Lesson times are recorded when each lesson is written and validated with learners.
Orientation, your role and what this course is1 lessonReadingLocked
- What this course is, and what it is notReadingLocked
Knowing the resident's normal1 lessonReadingLocked
- A change is the findingReadingLocked
Early warning signs: breathing, colour, thinking and temperature1 lessonReadingLocked
- The signs you can see and hearReadingLocked
Early warning signs: pain, falls, eating, drinking and output1 lessonReadingLocked
- The quiet signalsReadingLocked
Measuring and reporting vital signs within your role1 lessonReadingLocked
- Taking what you are trained to take, and saying howReadingLocked
Sepsis and delirium: two common hidden causes1 lessonReadingLocked
- Recognizing them, not diagnosing themReadingLocked
Reporting a concern and escalating1 lessonReadingLocked
- SBAR, and when a concern cannot waitReadingLocked
Goals of care and end-of-life wishes1 lessonReadingLocked
- Knowing what the resident wantsReadingLocked
Applied cases1 lessonReadingLocked
- CasesReadingLocked
Summative assessment1 lessonFinal assessmentLocked
- Summative assessmentFinal assessmentLocked
Instructor
Jarrett
Advanced Care Paramedic · CRC Instructor Trainer · Owner
Jarrett is an Advanced Care Paramedic and a Canadian Red Cross Instructor Trainer, and teaches Delta's classroom courses in Calgary and Leduc. This course is written from that classroom and from the road.
A named clinician reviews and approves every course before publication. For this course, that is Jarrett.
Assessment
The course ends with a final assessment. You see your score by topic and read an explanation for every answer, and you can retake it. Passing it completes the course.
Certificate and continuing education
- The course on your certificate
- Recognizing the Resident Who Is Getting Worse
- What the certificate confirms
- That you completed this online Delta Tutor course and passed its assessment. It is not a Canadian Red Cross certificate.
- How it is verified
- Every certificate carries a unique verification number that anyone can check on our verify page.
Questions
- When does it open?
- After the lessons are written and a clinician has approved them. The status at the top of this page is the true one.
- How do I get it?
- Free with a Delta Tutor account when available.
- Do I need an account?
- To take a course, yes, so your progress and certificate stay with you. The free tools and practice tests do not need one.