Caregiver Course

This Caregiver Course contains teaching materials intended for Registered Nurses (hjúkrunarfræðingar) and Licensed Practical Nurses (sjúkraliðar) to use when teaching care assistants (starfsmenn í umönnun). The aim of this course is to provide basic knowledge to people who will be working as care assistants under the guidance of Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses. The course gives and insight into the job as well as lessons and training in certain areas that are important when providing care to people. The course consists of recordings of lectures, topics for discussions with the instructor, tasks for demonstrations by the instructor and tasks for the care assistant to perform under guidance. The course is in 7 parts with an accompanying manual for the care assistant.

Manual and instructions

The manual

Handbók fyrir nemendur

The structure of the course

History of the caregiver course at Landspítali

References

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