CE credits are not available for watching this recorded webinar. Our Activities of Daily Living: Tips & Tricks for the Caregiver – Presented by Barbara E. West, RN, MSN, CWOCN of Capital Nursing Education webinar has already taken place. However, you can watch a recording of the video. Please click here for a list of our upcoming webinars, some with CE credit available.
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Webinar Overview:
OASIS requires the assessment of eight ADLs, or basic self-care activities. Improving ADLs can affect both reimbursement and quality of life. In this one-hour program, we cover accessibility, environment, mood and health factors as well as tips to improve the eight ADLs below.
The Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) covered in OASIS include:
- Grooming
- Dressing upper body
- Dressing lower body
- Bathing
- Toileting
- Transferring
- Ambulating
- Eating
About Barbara E. West, RN, MSN, CWOCN of Capital Nursing Education
Barbara West received her Masters of Nursing at Yale University in 1993 and her Wound Ostomy Continence Certification from Emory University in 2011. Barbara has 12 years’ experience in hospice, and her experience in home health includes working with patients of all ages for both UC Davis Medical Center and Sutter. She has held several positions with Kaiser Permanente, most recently working in Sacramento at the General Surgery out-patient clinic and Vacaville in-patient, performing full-scope wound and ostomy care. She is currently re-discovering the joys of foot and nail care at the Sacramento Ortho-Podiatry out-patient clinic. Barbara’s first full-length book of poetry is forthcoming from Cold River Press.
