Course Code: REL-SRC-0-PPRHH
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Explain why protecting patient rights is important.
Identify the rights of home health patients.
Describe ways you can protect patients’ rights.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
A. About This Course
B. Learning Objectives
Section 2: Patient Rights
A. The Importance of Patients’ Rights
B. Notice of Rights
C. Exercising These Rights
D. Respect for Property and Person
E. Care Planning and Advance Directives
F. Knowledge Check
G. Patient Liability for Payment
H. Confidentiality of Medical Records
I. Knowledge Check
J. Home Health Hotline
K. Informed Consent
L. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
M. Free From Discrimination
Section 3: Conclusion
A. Summary
B. Course Contributors
C. References
D. Congratulations!
Instructor: Barbara Knott, RN, MPA, ACHCE
Ms. Knott has 36 years of experience in healthcare, with the last 34 years spent in the home care field. She has been responsible for agency regulatory and accreditation compliance as well as quality assurance programs for home health and hospice. In her current position, she has oversight of the financial, operational, and quality performance of multiple home healthcare providers. Ms. Knott has received certification as an Advanced Certified Home Care Executive.
Staff Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.
Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Direct Care Workers; in the following settings: Home Health.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.