Fundamentals of Care: Care of Hip Fracture Patients
This course equips healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and practical skills to manage patients with hip fractures in acute hospital settings. It focuses on evidence-based care pathways, pain management, pressure ulcer prevention, early mobilisation, and person-centred recovery.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Explain the anatomy of the hip and describe common types of proximal femur fractures.
- Identify early risks and complications associated with hip fracture surgery, including pain, pressure ulcers, and delirium.
- Apply national guidelines such as the Irish Hip Fracture Standards and Integrated Care Pathway to real clinical scenarios.
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments upon ED arrival and ward admission, including iNEWS, CMS, and pressure risk scores.
- Implement effective pain management strategies, including the use of pain scales and multimodal analgesia.
- Demonstrate safe patient transfers and use of clinical handover tools like ISBAR.
- Support early mobilisation under physiotherapy guidance, promoting recovery through ankle exercises, breathing, and goal-setting.
- Engage patients in shared decision-making and personalised care planning to improve independence and outcomes.
- Monitor post-operative care progression through structured day 1 and day 2 care plans.
- Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, high-quality patient care in acute settings.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Explain the anatomy of the hip and describe common types of proximal femur fractures.
- Identify early risks and complications associated with hip fracture surgery, including pain, pressure ulcers, and delirium.
- Apply national guidelines such as the Irish Hip Fracture Standards and Integrated Care Pathway to real clinical scenarios.
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments upon ED arrival and ward admission, including iNEWS, CMS, and pressure risk scores.
- Implement effective pain management strategies, including the use of pain scales and multimodal analgesia.
- Demonstrate safe patient transfers and use of clinical handover tools like ISBAR.
- Support early mobilisation under physiotherapy guidance, promoting recovery through ankle exercises, breathing, and goal-setting.
- Engage patients in shared decision-making and personalised care planning to improve independence and outcomes.
- Monitor post-operative care progression through structured day 1 and day 2 care plans.
- Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, high-quality patient care in acute settings.
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Training Overview
- Understanding Hip Fracture in the Acute Hospital Setting
- Pre-operative Care and the Hip Fracture Patient Pathway
- Summary
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Frequently asked questions
It’s a short eLearning course teaching essential, evidence-based care for hip fracture patients in acute hospital settings.
Healthcare professionals, especially nurses and carers involved in acute hip fracture patient care.
The course takes approximately 1 hour to complete.
You’ll learn pain management, early mobilization, pressure ulcer prevention, safe transfers, and person-centered care.
Yes, it includes evidence-based pain assessment and multimodal pain management strategies.
Yes, the course is mobile-friendly for flexible learning.
Yes, it equips you with skills to enhance recovery, safety, and quality-care outcomes.