Course Overview

As a care worker, you are often the first to notice changes or worsening health in your clients. Learn more about changes to basic vital signs and appropriately escalating care with the Stop and Watch Early Warning Tool.

Topics

• What is deterioration and when should care be escalated?
• Changes indicating deterioration
• The Stop and Watch Early Warning Tool
• Basic vital signs

Learning Outcomes

• Recognise signs of deterioration in a client.
• Apply the Stop and Watch Early Warning Tool to identify deterioration.
• Identify the normal ranges for basic vital signs.

Target Audience

All care work staff in any healthcare setting, including residential aged care, home care and disability care.

Disclosure

No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.

Educators

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Peer reviewed by

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