Helping Patients Cope with Isolation in Hospital

Theme:: Healthcare associated infections
Location:: N/A
Region:: Nationwide
Overview:: This programme has been designed and developed for healthcare workers and aims to help understand the psychological, social and physical effects of isolation on patients, regardless of the cause of isolation and provide techniques and ideas for lessening these impacts through meaningful therapeutic interventions.
Course speaker:: N/A
Contact:: Mrs Allison Brown

This self directed resource is designed for healthcare workers who have responsibility for patients being cared for in isolation in hospitals.

Registration and Access

This course is provided by learnPro. Further information about registration and access can be found at our learnPro information page.

This resource is provided for all Scottish NHS and non-NHS health and social care staff. It is also available for students in Scottish Higher or Further Education Institutions.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course you should be able to:

explain the reasons for isolation;
differentiate between the two types of isolation;
identify when the use of Transmission Based Precautions is necessary;
describe the application of Transmission Based Precautions;
identify the psychosocial problems patients may experience while in isolation;
highlight the elements that need to be incorporated when devising a plan of care for a patient in isolation.