Personal Care Services (PCS) 40-Hour Training

Course Outline

• Vulnerable Person Act
• Introduction to Personal Care Services
• Chapter 1 Quiz
• Participant Rights and Dignity
• Respect for Individual Privacy and Property
• Chapter 2 Quiz
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention
• Boundaries of a Caregiver
• Chapter 3 Quiz
• Caring for Participants with Alzheimers and Dementia
• Elopement Risks
• Chapter 4 Quiz
• Caring of Participants with Mental Illness
• Managing Care for a Difficult Client
• Chapter 5 Quiz
• How to Deal with Difficult Participants
• Ethical Relationships
• Chapter 6 Quiz
• Assisting with Activities of Daily Living
• Understanding Adls in Personal Care
• Chapter 7 Quiz
• Assisting with Iadls Including Meal Preparation and Housekeeping
• Maintaining a Clean and Safe Environment
• Chapter 8 Quiz
• Hipaa Compliance
• Confidentiality in Personal Care
• Chapter 9 Quiz
• Recognition and Care of Individuals with Seizures
• Basic Elements of Body Functions
• Chapter 10 Quiz
• Proper Transfers
• Roles of a Pca Direct Care Worker
• Chapter 11 Quiz
• Safe Operation and Care of Individuals with Assistive Devices
• Equipment Use and Maintenance
• Chapter 12 Quiz
• Caring for Individuals with Disabilities
• Limitations of Pca Direct Care Workers
• Chapter 13 Quiz
• Safety Including Preventing and Reporting of Accidents Incident
• Incident Reporting Protocols
• Chapter 14 Quiz
• Professional Documentation Practices
• Principles of Accurate Documentation
• Chapter 15 Quiz
• Signs and Symptoms of Illness
• Legal and Ethical Aspects of Documentation
• Chapter 16 Quiz
• Emergency Preparedness
• Activities of Daily Living Adls
• Chapter 17 Quiz
• Universal Precautions and Infection Control
• Appropriate and Safe Techniques in Personal Hygiene and Grooming
• Chapter 18 Quiz
• Person Centered Thinking
• Maintaining Professional Boundaries
• Chapter 19 Quiz
• Preventing and Addressing Fraud in Personal Care
• Ethical Behavior and Professional Conduct in Personal Care
• Chapter 20 Quiz