Weight Management

Overview

RPM 226 - Patients needing weight management can be properly assisted with remote patient monitoring (RPM). In this course, learn the steps needed to assist a patient with an RPM scale. Learn how to educate the patient about self-monitoring for weight management and healthy lifestyles and how to monitor weight loss/gain with a digital scale that has targeted critical zones for communication with the health team.

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

  1. Define Weight Management  
  2. Explain the basic diagnosis/symptoms of someone with Weight Management needs
  3. Evaluate the Weight management for three different types of patients
  4. Be able to monitor a patient with Weight Management needs
  5. Be able to educate a patient about their Weight Management  
  6. Evaluate a health chart of a patient with Weight Management needs  
  7. Be able to enter data into RPM for monitoring a patient with Weight Management (with DMP)  
  8. Evaluate DMP data of a patient with Weight Management (at critical junctions) 
Time Estimate:
3 hours

Course Content

LESSONS
1. Define Weight Management

Lesson Content

Pretest
Pop Quiz: Pretest
Why Need a Thorough Physical?
Pop Quiz: Why Need a Thorough Physical?
Medical History
Pop Quiz: Medical History
Current Nutritional Intake
Pop Quiz: Current Nutritional Intake
Physical Activity Levels
Pop Quiz: Physical Activity Levels
Lifestyle Factors
Pop Quiz: Lifestyle Factors
2. Weight Management Plan

Lesson Content

Health Assessment Report
Pop Quiz: Health Assessment Report
Diet Plan
Pop Quiz: Diet Plan
Exercise Plan
Pop Quiz: Exercise Plan
Lifestyle Modifications
Pop Quiz: Lifestyle Modifications
Pop Quiz: Weight Management Plan Quiz
3. Educating the Patient and Family

Lesson Content

Provide Emotional Support to the Patient and Family Members
Pop Quiz: Provide Emotional Support to the Patient and Family Members
Importance of Healthy Weight
Pop Quiz: Importance of Healthy Weight
Diet Plan
Pop Quiz: Diet Plan
Exercise Regimen
Pop Quiz: Exercise Regimen
Tips for Common Challenges That Arise
Pop Quiz: Tips for Common Challenges That Arise
4. Using the Scale

Lesson Content

How to Use the Scale
Pop Quiz: How to Use the Scale
Types of Measures From the Scale
Pop Quiz: Types of Measures From the Scale
Heart Rate
Pop Quiz: Heart Rate
BMI
Pop Quiz: BMI
Looking at Progression
Pop Quiz: Looking at Progression
Maintenance of the Scale
Pop Quiz: Maintenance of the Scale
5. Monitoring a Patient Who Needs Weight Management

Lesson Content

Medication Side Effects
Pop Quiz: Medication Side Effects
Changes in Appetite/Digestion
Pop Quiz: Changes in Appetite/Digestion
Changes in Sleeping Patterns
Pop Quiz: Changes in Sleeping Patterns
Changes in Energy Levels
Pop Quiz: Changes in Energy Levels
Gallstones
Pop Quiz: Gallstones
Monitor Too Much or Too Rapid Weight Loss
Pop Quiz: Monitor Too Much or Too Rapid Weight Loss
Loose Skins
Pop Quiz: Loose Skins
Loss of Muscle—Slower Metabolism
Pop Quiz: Loss of Muscle—Slower Metabolism
Emotional Changes
Pop Quiz: Emotional Changes
Monitor for Body Image Issues or Disordered Eating
Pop Quiz: Monitor for Body Image Issues or Disordered Eating
Observe Overall Functioning
Pop Quiz: Observe Overall Functioning
Encourage Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle with Balanced Diet
Pop Quiz: Encourage Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle with Balanced Diet
Monitor Safety and Mood Changes
Pop Quiz: Monitor Safety and Mood Changes
Other Symptoms (if patient has chronic illness)
Pop Quiz: Other Symptoms (if patient has chronic illness)
Heart Health (blood pressure, weight and cholesterol level; heart rate)
Pop Quiz: Heart Health (blood pressure, weight and cholesterol level; heart rate)
Depression
Pop Quiz: Depression
6. Documentation with RPM

Lesson Content

Weight Level Before, During, and After Interventions
Pop Quiz: Weight Level Before, During, and After Interventions
Medications Given (for other illnesses)
Pop Quiz: Medications Given (for other illnesses)
Adverse Reactions or Side Effects from Weight Loss and Medications
Pop Quiz: Adverse Reactions or Side Effects from Weight Loss and Medications
Any of the Symptoms Listed Above under “Monitoring a Patient…”
Pop Quiz: Any of the Symptoms Listed Above under “Monitoring a Patient…”
7. Offering Emotional Support

Lesson Content

Empathy
Pop Quiz: Empathy
Listen Actively
Pop Quiz: Listen Actively
Offer Additional Resources
Pop Quiz: Offer Additional Resources
Avoid Judgement and Criticism
Pop Quiz: Avoid Judgement and Criticism
8. Weight Management Health Chart

Lesson Content

Evaluating a Health Chart of a Person for Weight Management
Analyze Generic RPM Printout Indicating Color-Coded Danger Zones
Pop Quiz: Analyze Generic RPM Printout Indicating Color-Coded Danger Zones
SUMMARY
Key Concepts
Assessment: Weight Management