Has anyone taken a CEU that really covers home safety assessments, teach-back for self-management, and infection control in the home? I’m a home health LPN doing med set-ups and wound care under our RN plan of care, and I’d love a self-paced module (2–3 hours) I can finish before the end of the month that aligns with home care protocols and strengthens patient independence. Bonus if it includes practical fall-risk checks and caregiver coaching I can use during our 48-hour post-discharge med rec.
I just finished a self-paced, about 2-hour home health safety/infection control CE on CEUfast that covered home safety assessment, teach-back, and PPE; I printed their one-page home safety checklist and use a quick “show me” teach-back during med set-ups so it aligns with our RN plan of care. If you want a free refresher on scripting teach-back before the end of the month, this AHRQ page is solid: https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/teach-back.html, though if your agency has Relias that’s an easy alternative for credit.
Adding to @arivera92, MedBridge’s home care library has a self‑paced about 2‑hour infection prevention course that also walks you through an in‑home risk scan; my tip is to borrow their simple “one‑minute show‑back” script and end a visit with, “If the dressing slips tonight, what’s your first step?” so you hear the plan in their words. Do you have access to MedBridge or are you locked into your agency’s CE portal?
Relias’s home care library has a home environment assessment module that took me about 2.5 hours and includes a printable risk checklist; my quick win is laying a strip of blue painter’s tape where cords or rugs creep into the walking path, asking for an explain‑back of the change, then snapping a photo for the chart. If you don’t have Relias, CDC Project Firstline is a solid infection‑control refresher to pair with your policy: Project Firstline | Project Firstline | CDC — do you have Relias access?