Protecting Client Rights in Home Care

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-PCRHC

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Identify the basic rights all clients have.
Describe ways you can protect client rights.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

A.    About This Course

B.    Learning Objectives

Section 2: Client Rights

A.    The Importance of Clients’ Rights

B.    Client Rights

C.    Notice of Rights

D.    Right to Be Free from Abuse, Restraints, and Neglect

E.    Right to Have Choices

F.    Review

G.    Right to Know the Cost of Services

H.    Right to Privacy of Personal Information

I.    Knowledge Check

J.    Right to Be Treated with Respect and Dignity

K.    Right to Be Free from Discrimination

L.    Right to Submit Complaints

M.    Agency Guidelines

N.    Review

Section 3: Conclusion

A.    Summary

B.    Course Contributors

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.”

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: Home Health Agencies.

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