CARE PLANNING - LEVEL 2 COURSE

The Care Planning course covers the following Units:-

Unit 1 – Nursing / Care Process

The following topics are covered: The Basic Process of Care Management.

Unit 2: Models of Nursing / Care

The following topics are covered: What is a Model?; Choosing a Model; and A Healthy Individual.

Unit 3: Legal Aspects of Record Keeping

The following topics are covered: Accountability of the Registered Nurse; Mental Health Records; Nursing & Midwifery Council; The Commission for Social Care Inspection; Access & Ownership of Records; Professional Access to Records; Retention of Records; Ownership of Records; Patient-Held Records; and Confidentiality of Records.

Unit 4: Assessment

The following topics are covered: Activities of Living; Mental Health Assessment; Pain Assessment Tools; Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessments; Wound Assessment & Documentation; Depth & Extent of Tissue Damage; and Wound Measurement.

Unit 5: Risk Assessment

The following topics are covered: Infection Control; Aggression and Violence; Wandering; Restraint / Use of Bed Rails; Falls; Pressure Ulcers; and Abuse.

Unit 6: Planning

The following topics are covered: What the Service User's needs and/or problems are; An objective (goal or outcome); How the objective is planned to be met (actions/interventions) and when the goal will be met; and When the actions will be measured and reviewed.

Unit 7: Implementation

The following topics are covered: Implementing Care – 3 Simple Steps.

Unit 8: Evaluation

The following topics are covered: Observation; Questioning; Examining; Testing; and Measuring.

Unit 9: Computer Based Care Planning Systems

The following topics are covered: What is a HIMS?; Assessment / Care Planning HIMS; Analytical HIMS; eLearning HIMS; What is MDS; and What are RAPS.