Course Code: REL-IDD-0-TF5IDD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 3/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Define the “Fatal Five” health conditions for people with IDD.
Describe how to prevent the Fatal Five.
Describe how to identify and respond to the Fatal Five.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Recognizing Healthcare Needs
Recognizing Healthcare Needs
Understanding Baseline
Gathering Information
Review
Summary
Section 3: Aspiration
What is Aspiration?
Signs and Symptoms
Risk Factors for Aspiration
Complications from Aspiration
Prevention
Review
Summary
Section 4: Dehydration
What is Dehydration?
Signs and Symptoms
Complications from Dehydration
Risk Factors for Dehydration
Seven Ways DSPs can Prevent Dehydration
Treatment
Review
Summary
Section 5: Seizures
What is a Seizure?
Risk Factors for Seizures
Complications from Seizures
Responding to Seizures
10 Ways DSPs Can Prevent Seizures or Related Injuries
Review
Summary
Section 6: Constipation
Risk Factors for Constipation
Signs and Symptoms
Nine Ways DSPs Can Prevent Constipation
Review
Summary
Section 7: Sepsis
What is it?
Signs and Symptoms
How Does it Happen?
Risk Factors
Prevention
Review
Summary
Section 8: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Instructor: Diane VanHusen, QIDP
Diane VanHusen received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. She has over 35 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, early intervention teacher, IDD case manager, and executive director for an ICF/IID facility. She has developed and provided training on a variety of topics related to intellectual and developmental disability services.
Expert Reviewer: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals (DSP); in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Agency.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.