Lesson 1Checking Pain in Elderly: Self-Talk, Watching Tools for Mind-Impaired Folks, Pain Patterns and EffectsExplains top ways to check pain in elderly people, stressing self-reports, proven watching tools for those with mind issues, analysing pain patterns, and how pain affects sleep, feelings, movement, and joining daily doings in local care settings.
Basics of Self-Reported Pain ChecksPain Measures for Mind-Impaired ResidentsChecking Pain Patterns, Triggers, and LengthEffects of Pain on Daily Tasks, Feelings, and SleepRe-Checking and Recording Pain ReactionsLesson 2Step-by-Step Body Check: Heart, Breathing, Muscles (Including Movement and Walk), Skin Health, and Bladder ControlLooks into a head-to-toe, system-focused body check for elderly, zeroing on heart, breathing, muscles, skin, and bladder status to catch early worsening, guide actions, and back safe daily care in Ugandan facilities.
Heart Check and Vital Signs TrendsBreathing Check and Breath Sound ShiftsMuscle Strength, Movement, and Walk AnalysisSkin Health, Pressure Sores and Wound ScreeningBladder and Bowel Control Check ToolsLesson 3Daily Tasks Status Check: Basic Needs, Advanced Needs, Movement Aids Use, Shifting, and Help RequirementsShows how to check daily tasks status using basic needs, advanced needs, movement, shifting, and help needs, to set starting function, plan rehab, share resources, and watch changes over time in care homes.
Checking Basic Needs and Care RelianceEvaluating Advanced Needs and Community FunctioningMovement Aids Use and Safe MethodsShifting Ability and Manual Help NeedsSetting Real Daily Goals with ResidentsLesson 4Fall Danger Check Details: Surroundings Review, Shoes, Low Blood Pressure on Standing, Many Medicines and Sense LossesCenters on detailed fall danger checks, covering surroundings, shoes, low blood pressure on standing, many medicines, and sense losses, to make aimed prevention plans and cut injury danger in elderly Ugandans.
Using Proven Fall Danger Check ToolsSurroundings and Gear Safety ReviewShoes, Foot Issues, and Movement AidsScreening for Low Blood Pressure on StandingMany Medicines and Sedative RisksSight, Hearing, and Other Sense LossesLesson 5Gathering True History in First Two Days: Past Health History, Fall History, Social History, Cultural Likes, and Advance PlansGives a frame for gathering true history in 48 hours, including past health and fall history, social background, cultural likes, and advance care plans, to guide personal, value-based care plans in local contexts.
Past Health and Operation History GatheringPrevious Falls, Injuries, and Close CallsSocial History, Routines, and Support GroupsCultural, Spiritual, and Language LikesAdvance Plans and Care GoalsLesson 6Social and Family Check: Ability, Family Worries, Visit Frequency, Cultural and Language NeedsExplains how to check social supports, family ways, decision ability, and carer worries, while spotting cultural, spiritual, and language needs that shape care planning, talking, and resident joining in Ugandan care.
Checking Social Support and Living SetupsEvaluating Decision Ability SignsSpotting Family Worries and HopesCultural, Spiritual, and Language Care NeedsCarer Stress, Load, and Rest NeedsLesson 7Medicine Review on Entry: Matching Process, High-Danger Medicines for Elderly, Interactions and Anti-Cholinergic LoadReviews safe medicine matching on entry, focusing on checking histories, spotting high-danger drugs, knowing interactions and anti-cholinergic load, and working with chemists and prescribers in local health systems.
Gathering Full Medicine HistorySpotting High-Danger Medicines in Old Age CareKnowing Drug Interactions and DoublesChecking Anti-Cholinergic and Sedative LoadWorking with Chemists and PrescribersLesson 8Food and Water Screening: Weights, Food/Water Intake Watching, Swallowing Danger Signs, Mouth HealthOutlines food and water screening, including weight history, intake watching, swallowing danger, and mouth health, to spot poor nutrition, water loss, and choking danger, and guide quick referrals and care planning.
Starting Weight, BMI, and Weight Change TrendsUsing Poor Nutrition Screening ToolsWatching Food and Water Intake RightlySpotting Swallowing and Choking Danger SignsMouth Health, False Teeth, and Swallowing EffectsLesson 9Record Standards and Shift Handover: Use of Ordered Templates and Sharing Key Findings to Team in 48 HoursDescribes record and handover standards for first 48 hours, stressing ordered templates, clear health reasoning, danger summaries, and timely sharing of key findings to the team in Ugandan care settings.
Using Ordered Entry Check TemplatesWriting Clear, Short Health NotesSumming Key Dangers and PrioritiesSpoken and Written Handover to TeamTime Limits and Duty in First 48 HoursLesson 10Mind and Feelings Check: When and How to Check Mind and Feelings, Starting Mind Observations, Side History from FamilyCovers ordered check of mind and feelings, including when to screen, how to pick tools, and how to read results, while mixing starting observations and family input to tell apart confusion, mind loss, and low mood.
Screening for Confusion, Mind Loss, and Low MoodPicking and Using Mind Screening ToolsFeelings Check and Self-Harm Danger SignsGathering Side History from Family or CarersRecording Starting Mind and Behaviour
