Protecting Patient Rights in Home Health - Kansas

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-PPRHHKS

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Explain why protecting patient rights is important.
Identify the rights of home health patients.
Describe ways you can protect patients’ rights.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Patient Rights

Understanding Patient Rights

Patient Considerations

Knowledge Check

Information Access

Knowledge Check

Patient Support

Section 3: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributors

References

Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”

Subject Matter Expert: Barbara Knott, RN, MPA, ACHCE

Ms. Knott has 36 years of experience in healthcare, with the last 34 years spent in the home care field. She has been responsible for agency regulatory and accreditation compliance as well as quality assurance programs for home health and hospice. In her current position, she has oversight of the financial, operational, and quality performance of multiple home healthcare providers. Ms. Knott has received certification as an Advanced Certified Home Care Executive.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administration; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.