Medical Care (Lightning Skills Bundle) Certificate

Caring for the Elderly Course

Elderly care focuses on the elderly’s personal and social needs, including help with health care and daily activities. The elderly desire to age with dignity. Therefore, there is a need for customisation of activities, housing, training of employees and services to suit the specific needs of the elderly. A significant percentage of elderly care worldwide falls under the informal or unpaid market segment. Ageing is inevitable and affects all families. Adults imagining their parents as elderly might not give the right image of how their ageing is bound to affect them. This is more so true if parents are already aged, but still healthy and strong enough to care for themselves. Adults might not get a good sense of the concerns or dramatic changes that often occur when aged parents become dependent. However, a time comes when the impact of parents’ ageing becomes apparent, hence the need for long-term care. As people age, they experience a decline in mental and physical vitality. As a result, the aged experience visible, drastic changes in standard of life, appearance and even emotional wellbeing.

You Will Learn:

In this course, you will learn the following:
• The essence of elderly care
• Daily living activities
• Instrumental daily living activities
• Living arrangements for the elderly
• Financing care for the elderly
• Resources and supportive groups for elderly care
• The best care for the aged

Benefits of Taking the Course

Taking this course will help you learn:
• About the need to care for the elderly
• How to care for the elderly
• What’s involved in caring for the elderly
• About the various groups involved in elderly care
• About living arrangement options available for the elderly
• About the best care for the elderly

Duty of Care Course

A duty of care is the responsibility to ensure the health, safety and general wellbeing of other people. It can encompass offering constructive feedback and safe working conditions for employees. The UK has a legal obligation for duty of care. People are expected to care about the health and safety of people around them. With such provisions in place, working environments in the UK are most often safe for employees. This is unlike workplace environments in developing countries, as they do not have a legal obligation for duty of care.

Employers must first meet legal obligations to be able to offer an advanced duty of care to their employees. They should also determine what their workers need and the duty of care that is already in place in order to help come up with new duty of care principles. Due to the essence of people’s safety at work or anywhere else, this course has been developed to help you understand the term ‘duty of care’ in a general sense, for ease of application in any industry. We start by defining duty of care and what it generally involves. Next, we list the benefits of duty of care to employees and explain whether it is a legal requirement in the UK. Finally, the course covers levels of duty of care and how employers can develop a duty of care policy.

You Will Learn:

• The meaning of duty of care
• The benefits of duty of care
• The legality of duty of care
• Duty of care levels
• How to develop a duty of care policy

Benefits of Taking This Course:

Taking this course will help you:
• Understand duty of care and its essence in the workplace or anywhere else where it’s applicable
• Know the benefits of duty of care to employees
• Determine if you need duty of care
• Determine if you have duty of care in place
• Determine if you have a duty of care to lone workers and people with disabilities
• Develop an effective duty of care for your working environment

Introduction to Independent Living Course

Living with a disability can seem challenging and not all care homes can provide the desired results. Being able to live in the comfort of your own home can do wonders for those with disabilities and allows them the peace of mind of knowing they are still in control over their own lives. But what are the costs and how do people ensure they get the care they need? This is where independent living and the various organisations surrounding the movement can help.

People who learn about independent living often benefit by learning about the various entitlements and allowances available to them, how they can personalise their care - and more. Independent living allows the disabled to live comfortably in their home and partake in their communities with ease. This course will go into detail about independent living, the principles and the prospects of independent living.

You Will Learn:

• About what independent living is
• The difference between independent living and care homes
• The four principles of independent living
• Prospects of independent living
• Tips and advice to help live independently in your home

The Benefits of Taking This Course:

• You will see an alternative to care homes, that allows more autonomy for those living with disabilities
• You will learn about what independent living is and how it benefits people with disabilities
• You will be able to figure out where to get the funding for personalised care

Pain Management Course

Medicine treats pathology and injuries to foster and support healing. It also treats distressing pathology - or injury-related symptoms such as pain, to reduce suffering during healing and treatment. Persistent pathology or injury can become resistant to treatment. Pain persistence after healing of pathology or injury and its root cause is not known and thus, medicine comes in to reduce suffering. Treatment techniques for chronic pain include interventional procedures, pharmacological measures such anticonvulsants, antidepressants and analgesics, physical exercise and therapy, physiological measures such as cognitive behavioural therapy and biofeedback, heat or ice application.

This course covers everything you need to know about pain management. First, it describes the term or phrase “pain management”. It also introduces pain clinics, what they are and what they do - and how they work. Different specialists in pain management and their specific roles have been extensively covered in this course. Next, the reasons behind pain management have been articulated, including their benefits. The course goes ahead to cover various treatment options such as natural pain relief and alternative therapy. The course is useful for both pain management experts and patients experiencing chronic pain. You Will Learn:

• The meaning of pain management
• What pain clinics are and their essence
• The different specialists working under pain management
• The reasons people engage in pain management
• Benefits of pain management
• Treatment options for pain management

Benefits of Taking the Course

Taking the course will help you:

• Understand pain management and how it works
• Understand pain clinics and their role
• Know the different types of acupuncture
• Appreciate pain management
• Know why you should consider pain management as a career line
• Understand the treatment options available for chronic pain
• Find out the different pain management types
• Learn the different treatment options available for patients with chronic pain
• Understand the physiology of pain management

Privacy and Dignity Course

Privacy and dignity are two principles that are the basis of the modern healthcare system. These are crucial for ensuring that patients are respected and properly cared for in a setting that often leaves many feeling uncomfortable and exposed. Understanding your rights as a patient and how they should be respected is important when seeking treatment. While there are many other principles that are considered in patient care, privacy and dignity take priority as much as possible. People who learn about privacy and dignity often benefit from a better understanding of what to expect from healthcare providers, what counts as part of dignity and privacy and how the principles are applied.

This course will go into detail on the specifics of dignity and privacy and the importance of the principles in all healthcare settings. We begin by explaining what privacy is in relation to the healthcare sector, the components of dignity and the benefits of these principles. Next, we go into detail about the steps that you can take when applying these principles in a healthcare setting. Finally, we give you tips and advice on how to apply these principles with ease in various settings, both inside and outside healthcare.

You Will Learn:

• About the importance of privacy and dignity in the healthcare industry
• What dignity is
• What privacy is in relation to the medical definition and application
• How these principles are applied

The Benefits of Taking This Course:

• You will be able to understand the importance of preserving patients’ privacy and dignity throughout the care and treatment process
• You will see how dignity is applied across various aspects of care
• You will learn the benefits of these principles, as well as their importance

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Course

As society ages, and advancements in medical treatments ensure longer lifespans, the risk of adults being vulnerable to abuse, neglect and exploitation increases. This is why safeguarding vulnerable adults is crucial, on both an individual level and a community level. It is important to learn and understand the different types of abuse that vulnerable adults may face, how to spot these types of abuse and how to prevent them from occurring. People who take the time to learn about how to safeguard vulnerable adults benefit by learning how to protect a vulnerable part of society and ensure that it receives optimal care.

In this course, we will go into detail on how good safeguarding differs from poor safeguarding and patient care, the different types of abuse and what makes up each type of abuse. We begin by explaining the differences between good and bad safeguarding methods. Next, we explain the different types of abuse, how to spot the various forms of abuse and the benefits of good safeguarding practices. Finally, we provide some steps to help you effectively safeguard vulnerable adults and offer tips and advice on what to do.

You Will Learn:

• The importance of safeguarding vulnerable adult patients
• The types of abuse and neglect
• How to spot and prevent these types of abuse
• The benefits of good safeguarding methods and tips to help improve safeguarding practices in various healthcare settings

The Benefits of Taking This Course:

• You will see how certain groups are often harmed
• You will learn how to assess and prevent these types of abuse
• You will be able to determine how to implement good safeguarding practices
• You will learn the importance of patients’ rights

Stroke Awareness Certificate Course

Stroke is a deadly disease. It is the third leading cause of death in women and ranked fifth as a major cause of death in men.

Every year, more than 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke and about 5.8 million people die due to an attack or resulting complications. Anyone can be at a risk of this killer disease, making it important to create stroke awareness.

This course has been designed to help create stroke awareness. We first define stroke and explain how it occurs.

Next, we discuss various types of stroke and the causes of each type. Stroke risk factors, complications, or effects of an attack and ways of prevention have also been covered in the course.

We also state the various benefits of stroke awareness. Whether you have suffered a stroke attack before, seen someone have an attack or have no idea what it is all about, you will find this course helpful. It is written in simple language so you can easily understand the concepts under discussion.

You Will Learn

• What stroke is and how it occurs
• Types of stroke and how they occur
• Causes of the different types of stroke
• Risk factors to developing stroke
• Stroke complications and prevention
• The essence of stroke awareness

Benefits of Taking the Course

Taking this course will help you learn:

• Everything you need to know about stroke – its causes, signs and complications, risk factors and prevention
• The essence of developing healthy eating habits
• The need to live an active lifestyle
• The need to reduce the risk of developing stroke
• How to prevent stroke
• How to prevent heart attack
• About stroke to save lives
• How to tell if you are having an attack or are at risk of stroke
• How to tell if someone around you is having an attack or is at risk of stroke

Supporting People with Physical Disabilities Course

Physical disabilities vary and come in all forms. They result from different causes and differ in people who seem to have the same physical disability. Whereas some people are born with a physical disability, others develop a physical disability due to external factors, such as accidents and injuries.

Physical disability can make an individual feel bad and embarrassed about themselves. They can also face unlimited challenges when performing activities of daily living or any other tasks. Therefore, they may need support and care. It is important to understand physical disabilities to be able to offer support.

Understanding physical disabilities also helps address various uncertainties and concerns regarding physical disability. We’ve designed this course to help you understand physical disabilities and be able to offer support to those with such a condition.

You Will Learn:

• The definition of physical disabilities
• The causes of physical disabilities
• The differences between permanent and temporary physical disabilities
• The aids that are available for people with physical disabilities
• The additional support system for people with physical disabilities and how they can cope with stress
• How carers help patients with physical disabilities
• Cultural, social and environmental influences on support
• Home care for people with physical disabilities

Benefits of Taking This Course:

Taking this course will help you:
• Understand physical disabilities and support patients’ needs
• Support and care for people with disabilities
• Look out for safety risks in the lives of people with physical disabilities, such as loose rugs
• Understand adaptive equipment and other aids for people with physical disabilities
• Find the right support for a loved one or friend with a physical disability
• Choose the right support for people with physical disabilities
• Encourage patients to live independent and positive lives

The course is broken down into 0 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 0 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 0 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 4 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.