Basic Health Support
This course encompasses knowledge around good bladder and bowel health including how to provide bowel care, catheter care and encapsulates the semantics of good skin care; Offers in-depth assistance about continence aids and appliances available for your client's needs and help you to understand safe food handling.
Some of the competencies achieved during class are:
Some of the competencies achieved during class are:
- NDIS Code of Conduct, Practice Standards and High Intensity Skill Descriptors
- Basic anatomy and physiology of bladder, bowel and skin including neurological control
- Developing knowledge of urinary tract infections how to identify signs and symptoms and follow treatment plans
- Using best practice principles for incontinence including use of aids and appliances
- Use of indwelling urinary catheters
- Developing an understanding of how to assist clients with nutrition, hydration and activity to promote healthy bowel function
- Bowel Care
- Understanding the role and importance of documentation and record-keeping
- Scope of Practice, Competency and Escalation Protocols
- Safe Food Handling
- Infection, Prevention and Control
This program has three practicals:
- Attaching a leg bag to a catheter
- Applying a urinary sheath
- Administration of a micro-enema
Length of course: 4 Hours
*Cost: $1050
To book: Contact our Training
Coordinator at admin@yourlearningportal.com.au to organise group based client
specific classes
*2024 Fee schedule: This cost includes a face-to-face training session held at either our City or Hills premises.
Includes practical and theory components onsite. For more information on the Fee Schedule, please contact the Training Coordinator
Includes practical and theory components onsite. For more information on the Fee Schedule, please contact the Training Coordinator