June 28, 2008

Wild Iris Course: Traveling with Disabilities

Wild Iris Medical Education offers a useful course entitled, Traveling with Disabilities and authored by Anne M. Becker, MS, RN, CNS and Miriam R. Breslauer, BS, MS.

The course is free through June 30, 2008

Here a description of the learning objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

* Discuss the special needs of disabled travelers using various modes of transportation.
* Describe the role and duties of a healthcare professional who assists a disabled traveler.
* Identify three groups of disabilities that may affect a person's ability to travel alone.
* List examples of advance preparation for the trip of a disabled traveler.
* Summarize the elements of a medical documentation travel file.
* Identify the disability-related challenges to traveling on a commercial vehicle.
* Identify potential hazards at vacation destinations that may affect a disabled person's ability to function in a crisis.

For the course see:

http://www.nursingceu.com/courses/219/index_nceu.html

Posted by rollingrains at June 28, 2008 04:05 PM