Online dementia course
The view from here: Skills in dementia care for acute settings
6 hrs 45 mins
9 weeks
Cost free
Certificate of Completion
Develop the knowledge and practice skills needed to care for people with dementia in hospitals.
Suitable for people working in:
Acute Care, Emergency Care
About this Course
This course was designed to help nurses and other health professionals understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the basic neuropathology of dementia and how underlying pathological processes may impact the mood and behaviour of patients with dementia.
- Identify the symptoms of delirium and how they compare with dementia and may overlay those of dementia.
- Explain how applying the principles of person-centred care (PCC) can improve the quality of care for people with dementia.
- Describe the communication changes associated with dementia and strategies to facilitate communication and enhance understanding for the person with dementia.
- Explain pain and pain assessment in the context of dementia and recognise the links between pain and responsive behaviours.
- Identify meaningful activities to engage a person with dementia while in hospital as a key therapeutic care intervention.
- Identify environmental factors that could be changed using environmental design principles to improve wellbeing and quality of care.
- Describe information gathering techniques and simple bedside tests about the patient’s personal history and current functional status.
- Identify tools to observe, assess and document function and behaviour in the acute care setting over time.
- Describe how to plan care and implement evidence-based strategies (non-pharmacological and pharmacological) that will lead to optimal care for patients with any form of cognitive impairment.
In this course, you will complete the following modules:
Module 1
This module introduces you to the basic neuropathology of dementia and the responsive behaviours associated with dementia.
Module 2
Delirium and delirium superimposed on dementia
Delirium and delirium superimposed on dementia introduces the symptoms of delirium and how they compare with dementia as well as...
Module 3
Person-centred care and other theoretical models
This lesson provides a brief overview of person-centred care and three theoretical models to help put the focus on the...
Module 4
Communication strategies (Acute)
Communication Strategies provides an overview of the communication changes usually experienced by people with dementia in the acute care setting...
Module 5
Information gathering and bedside tests
Information gathered through carer or patient interview and simple bedside tests can significantly impact your ability to provide high quality...
Module 6
This module provides an introduction to pain in the context of dementia and aims to help health professionals recognise the...
Module 7
Activities for the inpatient setting
Engaging people with dementia in meaningful activity while in hospital is an important therapeutic care intervention that may reduce responsive...
Module 8
The environment: sensory, physical, social
Modifying environmental factors can positively impact on the wellbeing and function of a person with dementia during an acute care...
Module 9
Care planning and interventions
This module draws together the learnings from modules 1-8 and leads you through planning care and implementing strategies that will...
Continuing Professional Development
Completion of this course provides 6 hours of continuing professional development. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion.
Dementia Training Australia is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund.
This online course was developed by the team at the Queensland University of Technology.
The View from Here online course was developed by Frederick Graham, Metro South Health, and Sandra Jeavons, Elizabeth Miles and Prof Elizabeth Beattie, Dementia Training Australia. It is based on a face-to-face education program of the same name previously developed by Kate Nayton with the Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre. The View from Here has been reviewed by clinicians and academics with expertise in dementia care in acute care settings, delirium management and learning design.
Benefits of learning with DTA
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Increase your knowledge of dementia
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Ongoing access to review course content
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Real life examples to help you put knowledge into practice
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Learn anytime, anywhere
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Phone and Tablet friendly
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Certificate of Completion
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Version history
| Published: | 16 Nov 2019 |
| Updated: | 29 Nov 2023 |
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