• Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Assisting Patients with Toileting and Elimination

    About this course

    For aides who will be allowed to assist with the person’s toileting needs, the content in this course must be combined with approved classroom training to demonstrate your knowledge and skills. This course teaches:

    • The person’s toileting and elimination needs
    • How to assist with toileting for healthy elimination
    • How to tend more complicated needs
    • Duration: 60 mins

    What you'll learn

    By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

    • Understand how illness, disability, and mobility affect toileting needs
    • Assist with healthy elimination using toilets, commodes, bedpans, and urinals
    • Support scheduled and urgent toileting routines in various settings
    • Provide care for clients with incontinence, constipation, or more complex needs
    • Assist clients with catheters, colostomy bags, and behavioral challenges during toileting
    • Maintain dignity, hygiene, and safety throughout the process

    This course includes

    • Audio Included
    • How-to instructional videos
    • Interactive learning activities
    • Knowledge checks
    • Designed specifically for adult learners
    • Certificate of completion
    • Closed captions and audio included
    • 100% online access
    • English

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