Safety

A room-by-room walkthrough, the hazards that actually cause injuries, and how to get changes made in a home you do not control.

Before you go, at the door, inside the home, and how to leave — plus the one rule that overrides everything else.

The step-by-step procedure for preventing cross-contamination between homes, plus how to pack and store the bag.

How patients are prioritised for a disaster, what every patient's emergency plan must contain, and what happens when the power goes out.

What to look for, how to ask, and what mandated reporting actually requires of you personally.

What to do in the first sixty seconds, the common emergencies and their immediate actions, and why you check code status before anything happens.

Standard precautions in a home you do not control, and the log that must be completed whenever a patient starts an antibiotic.