Depression

Overview

RPM 218 - Learn to monitor a patient who has depression with RPM technology.  You will learn the progression of the disease and discern warning signs of serious self-harm.

Trainees will be able to work with clients who have Depression and use RPM for monitoring.  At the end of the badge, trainees will be able to do the following:  

  1. Define Depression
  2. Explain the basic diagnosis/symptoms of Depression
  3. Analyze the general progression of the illness in someone with depression  
  4. Monitor a patient with depression
  5. Educate a patient about their depression  
  6. Evaluate the health chart of a patient with Depression  
  7. Be able to enter data into RPM for monitoring a patient with Depression (with DMP)
  8. Evaluate DMP data of a patient with Depression (at critical junctions)
Time Estimate:
3 hours

Course Content

LESSONS
1. Understanding Depression

Lesson Content

Pop Quiz: Understanding Depression
2. Diagnosis and Symptoms of Depression

Lesson Content

Pop Quiz: Diagnosis and Symptoms of Depression
3. Monitoring and Maintenance of Care

Lesson Content

Strategies to Provide Emotional Support
Medication Adherence
Changes in Appetite
Changes in Energy levels
Observe Overall Function
Monitor Safety (Observe Suicidal Thoughts or Harmful Behavioral)
Educate
Pop Quiz: Monitoring and Maintenance of Care
4. Other Symptoms to Monitor with Depression

Lesson Content

Pop Quiz: Other Symptoms to Monitor with Depression
5. Tools for Assessing Depression

Lesson Content

Pop Quiz: Tools for Assessing Depression
6. RPM and Depression

Lesson Content

Managing Depression with DMP and RPM
Entering Data into Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) for Monitoring a Patient with Depression
Assessment: Depression