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Title Elopement prevention / Medcom Trainex
Published Cypress, CA : Medcom, Inc., 2018

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Description 1 online resource (24 min.)
Summary OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must know what to do in case a resident wanders or elopes from the facility and what to do once the resident is found. OBJECTIVES:After viewing the program, the learner will be able to: Define the terms wandering and elopement. Determine the difference between safe and unsafe wandering. Identify triggers of unsafe wandering. Assess new residents for at-risk behaviors. Describe the importance of periodic and ongoing reassessment. Identify wandering prevention strategies. Discuss the importance of electronic methods of intervention. Discuss the steps to take when a resident missing. Discuss the steps to take when that resident is found
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed May 21, 2018)
In English
Subject Nursing homes -- Safety measures
Nursing home residents -- Care
Delirium -- Prevention
Dementia -- Complications -- Prevention
Nursing home residents -- Care.
Nursing homes -- Safety measures.
Genre/Form Instructional films.
Instructional films.
Films de formation.
Form Streaming video
Author Medcom, inc., production company.