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 care on a day-to-day basis, to your patients who have dementia.
Online module
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TierFoundational
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Module 5
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Completion time45 mins
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Module duration1 week
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Certificate of completion
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CostFree for Australian workers
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Module Overview
About this Module
Information gathering & bedside tests focuses on information obtained through (carer or patient) interview or simple bedside tests that can assist with providing care.
You will learn about the information nurses need to gather initially (such as personal history and biography) and also routinely throughout the person's hospital stay, relevant to their functional performance and ability to participate in care.
Prerequisites
Before undertaking this module you will need to complete the following:
Learning Outcomes
After completing this module, staff should be able to:
- Recognise that information gathering is related to successful care of the patient with dementia and management of their behavioural symptoms.
- Identify and use informal tools for information gathering about the patient’s personal history and current functional status.
- Administer at least three bedside tests.
- Identify how you would include information from bedside tests in patient progress notes.
Module Details
Continuing Professional Development
A completion certificate for CPD credit is awarded upon successful completion of this module.
Acknowledgements
The View from Here was developed by:
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Frederick Graham, Metro South Health
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Sandra Jeavons, Elizabeth Miles and Prof Elizabeth Beattie, Dementia Training Australia, QUT
It is based on a face-to-face education program of the same name previously developed by 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.
The View from Here was developed with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.
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Version history
- Published: 29 Oct 2019
- Updated: 03 Jul 2024
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