Ethics: Medical Settings
E1056 - Massage CE Program - 6 CE Hour(s)
This course addresses some of the challenges involved in caring for people who are ill, injured or dying. It gives tools to help integrate your practice into hospitals, nursing facilities and home care settings including topics such as ethical dilemmas, dissonance, mentorship and boundaries.
This course covers:
- common ethical dilemmas that occur when working with people in illness care environments and strategies to reduce or cope with ethical dissonance
- appropriate ways to present yourself as a professional in hospitals, nursing facilities and home care settings
- recommended modifications for providing skilled touch to ill or injured people, including the common contraindications
- recommended approaches to working with people who are seriously ill or dying
- common areas for ischemia (pressure sores or decubiti) in immobile persons and the best therapeutic approaches for working with them
This course meets the NCBTMB requirements for 2 hours in Standard V: Roles and Boundaries.
Student Reviews
Very informative.- Faye Waldrop, LMT
It was very helpful to have the key vocabulary word glossary. It was also interesting and helpful to see the ANA code for nurses, being a massage therapist.- Debra Sheldon
This course is a must for someone new to working in a hospital/hospice situation.- D.S. Saye, PT, LMT, Charleston, SC
Information is easy to understand and testing was straight-forward.- Chris E., LMT, OTR/L Las Vegas, NV
I have worked with hospice patients and this was a great review, I recommend to all massage therapists who might find themselves caring for an ill loved one or anyone.- Cheyenne Meadows NCTMB, ARCB, LMT, Licensed Aesthetician
The course was very easy to read/understand. I like how you included studies.- Cheryl Henley, LMT - Mexico, MO
After 20 years of touch therapy, I was surprised to learn so much. Medical Settings is not my field but it has so much that I can and I will add to my practice.- Carolyn Storey, MA, LMT, NCTMB
I learned so much info that I can carry on into my professional life.- Ardyth O. Kromschroeder, Massage Therapist, Simi Valley, CA
This course provided the information needed to work in the hospital environment. It included what to expect with patients and boosted my confidence of working in the hospital setting.- Amy Smith, CMT, Ashland, OR
This course has valuable information for therapists working in a medical setting- Alicia Berg M.T., H.H.P. Dragon Spirit Bodywork Santa Rosa, CA
This is a wonderful medical ethics course! It refreshed and increased my understanding of how to approach ill clients. I would recommend this class to anyone, even if you are not intending to practice hospital-based massage.- Jalim Ritch, Portland ME
I found this course a pleasure to do. It was given in a professional manner and I really enjoyed doing it.- Jane Miller LPN, LMT York PA
I wish I had had this guidance last year when I was the MT for a Parkinson's Disease Study. Much of the emotions I experienced would have been more easily understood.- Janie C-Richardson, CSMT, NMT, Tucker, GA
An excellent introduction into the care of ill/critically ill patients.- Jennifer Jahns, LMT, Heaven Sent Massage Therapy - Omaha, NE
I thought the course was informative and interesting.- Jennifer Mulkey, Carmel, California
I have been working as a Hospice Massage Therapist for three years and this was so helpful and confirmed many ideas I have learned. Very Helpful! Thanks- Jodi Eaton, CMT
Health Positve is an excellent way to complete your CEUs. It allows you to take courses that provide interesting information on your schedule. The website is easy to navigate and puts all of the materials at your fingertips.- Joellen, LMBT
I like the real-life situations that are listed. It makes me think how I would have reacted in that situation. Very Helpful!- Julie C. LMT Back to Bases Massage Rogers, AR
This was a thorough and convenient course to fulfill my ethics requirement.- Kathryn Bauer, LMT
Very clear and understandable directions, easy to read.- Kathy Moore, LMT, NCMMT
I enjoyed the information on Working in Illness Care Environments. I wish I had this training years ago...I would have benefited.- Kimberly Stenka, LMT O\'Neill, NE
I enjoyed the online availability of the course.- Lindsay Ruth Sanderfur, LMT Melbourne Beach, Florida
Nice to be able to take the specific course I needed on my own time and at my own pace.- Lisa Jamison, BS, LMT LIFT Performance Enhancement Tampa, FL
The course was very well done and the answers were found straight forward in the book. I am going to recommend your Ethics course to the Administration at my massage school for other professionals like myself.- Melissa Bradbury L.M.T CT
I appreciated this course and its contents. I have worked in a nursing home for 5 years and I wish I would have had it prior to that. It gave me a better understanding for the physical and emotional needs of others. Thank you.- Merrie C. Busch, LMT, Professional Health Care, Lincoln, NE
I think this course was well thought out and a good refresher as far as ethical boundaries in different situations.- Monique M. Robison, NCTMB, Ely, NV
Material was very informative and covered some important areas of concern I had.- Nancy O. Fournier LMT, BS
I am a MT in a hospital setting. It is hard to find CEU's for what I do. Thanks so much!- Rochelle Hamilton LMT, NCTMB
I found that downloading the information and taking the test online was easy,efficient, and cost effective- Royce Fore..Massage Therapy LMT
Great review, Enjoyed the bulleted layout, easy to read.- Sarah Himes, NCTMB, AMTA Lewis Run, PA
Very informative and helpful in the quidelines given for interacting with the extended family to healthcare pracictioners as well as the patient.- Sharon Thompson
This course gives a very thorough overview of preparation for working with hospital based clients.- Sheri Pascarella, LCMT, Randolph, MA
I've been working in the field for awhile... it was good to have a verbal/black and white view- Tara Howe, LMT, Phoenix, AZ
COURSE WAS CLEAR, CONCISE AND VERY INFORMATIVE- Tricia DeBrabander
Materials
- Manual - 45 pages
- Multiple choice test - if you prefer to complete this program online please select the "online materials + online test" option above
- Certificate upon completion - if you prefer to print your certificate at home instantly, please select the "online test" option
Display Certificates suitable for framing are available for $10 in addition to the certificate included with your tuition. Click here to order a Display Certificate.
Credits / Tuition
CE Hours: 6
Tuition: $75
Approvals
The Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Approved Provider 049478-00.
Credits also accepted by the AMTA, ABMP and NAHA.
For information regarding your specific state massage license requirements and approvals, visit our Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements page by clicking here.
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