Course Code: REL-PAC-0-UDMEH
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Identify at least five examples of DME used in the home.
Describe the process for obtaining DME and reimbursement.
Recognize measures for safe and appropriate DME use in the home.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of DME in the Home
What is DME?
DME Categories
Obtaining DME for the Home
Funding
Review
Section 3: The Safe Medical Device Act of 1990
The Safe Medical Device Act
Medical Device Injury
Medical Device Hazards
Adverse Events
Review
Summary
Section 4: Safe Use of DME
The Medical Device Home Use Initiative
Wheelchairs
Walking Canes
Walkers
Crutches
Oxygen
Oxygen Safety Measures
Hospital Beds
Other DME
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 20 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Unlicensed Personnel; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.