Recordkeeping and Documentation in Care Settings Certification
This course on ‘Recordkeeping and Documentation in Care Settings’ is useful to anyone working in the care sector.
Recordkeeping is crucial in any field, and even more so in the field of healthcare. Proper documentation and recordkeeping not only help improve the delivery of health services and social care but also protects the staff and organisation against the risk of legal action.
What you will learn:
- Why it is important to maintain, store and share information safely and securely
- The advantages of efficient recordkeeping and how it can benefit the service users, staff, organisation and the community
- Why confidentiality is crucial and what it means when there is a breach of confidentiality
- The precautions that need to be taken while dealing with personal and sensitive information in case settings
- How to create healthcare records that are accurate, detailed and comprehensive
- The importance of recordkeeping in health and social care
- How to avoid common pitfalls that often occur in medical records
- How to improve the quality and content of daily records in social care settings
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Duration 3.75 hours
Modules 6
Certificate of completion
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Course FAQ
Who can take the Recordkeeping and Documentation in Care Settings Certification course?
There are no entry requirements to take the course.
What is the structure of the course?
The course has 5 modules and should take 3.75 hours. Each module takes between 15 and 45 minutes on average to complete, although students can spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on the modules.
Where / when can the course be studied?
The course can be studied at any time and from any internet-connected device.
Is there a test at the end of the course?
Once you have completed the course there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken at a time and location of your choosing.
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