Team Essentials A (TE-A) Preventing Acute Deterioration e-Learning Course

The Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (Ontario CLRI) enhance quality of care and living for residents across the province. Our Learning Division develops, delivers and evaluates educational resources and programs to train the current and future long-term care (LTC) workforce.

This course is targeted to team and student Personal Support Worker (PSW’s), Registered Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses in long-term care.

Type of Recognition

Completion-Based Certificate

Learning Objectives

Earners of this micro-credential are able to:

• Recognize some of the common acute changes in condition for long-term care residents
• Build a common understanding of the team’s role in early identification, prevention and response to acute changes
• Perform systematic observations to identify and effectively communicate acute changes to the team (including the attending physician) and in the plan of care
• Enhance team skills and values related to being self-reflective, relational-centered and proactive
• Apply team communication and collaboration strategies

Course Content

• Introduction and Team Effectiveness
• Assessing Readiness: Self Reflection on Strengths and Areas for Improvement
• Recognize Changes
• Reflect: Using the SOS Tool
• Respond: Intervention, Team/SBAR Reporting
• Practice Scenarios
• Options for Continued Learning

Learning Experience & Activities

This self-paced e-learning course features:

• Overview of Common Diseases: Observable Signs and Symptoms
• Overview of Delirium and other Preventable Conditions
• The 3 R’s Framework
• Video case studies and Game-Based Learning

Assessment

This is a Completion-Based Certificate with no summative assessment.

Estimated Learning Effort

• 2 hours