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Care Certificate England
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Overview
This course is split into two interactive and engaging modules, focusing on the identification of stroke and how to prevent it, and the recovery and care process after a stroke. After completing this course you will be confident in identifying when a stroke has happened, the different types of causes, symptoms and prevention methods. As well as having a thorough understanding of what the recovery and care entails.
Audience
This course is aimed at anyone who wishes to gain an understanding of stroke, and recovery and care, such as:
- Care home staff
- Health visitors
- Health assistants
- Social care staff
- Carers
- Family members and the public
- Health and Fitness staff
About this course
This course is split into two modules:
- Stroke Identification and Prevention
- Recovery and Care
Objectives
In this course you will learn:
- What a stroke is
- How to identify and respond to a stroke
- What a transient ischaemic attack is
- The risk factors for a stroke
- How to prevent a stroke
- The importance of specialist stroke care
- The common effects of a stroke — physical, mental, and emotional
- The ways that a carer can act to minimise the potential dangers to a stroke survivor that result from these effects
- The specific medical professionals who can help with these issues
- Some of the resources available to stroke survivors and their carers
Content
Here are some of the topics covered in the modules:
- What a stroke is
- How to identify and respond to a stroke
- What a transient ischaemic attack is
- The risk factors for a stroke
- How to prevent a stroke
- The importance of specialist stroke care
- The common effects of a stroke physical, mental, and emotional
- The ways in which a carer can act to minimise the potential dangers to a stroke survivor that result from these effect
- The specific medical professionals who can help with these issues
- Some of the resources available to stroke survivors and their carers