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HLTHPS006- Assist clients with medication, describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and provide medication assistance, and complete medication documentation. It also involves supporting a client to self-administer medication.

This unit applies to community services and health workers with authority in their state or territory to assist with the administration of medication.

You will cover elements such as preparing to assist with medication, preparing the client for assistance with the administration of medication, supporting clients with the administration of medication, handling medicine contingencies, completing medicine distribution and appropriate documentation.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

Our first aid course (HLTAID011 Provide First Aid) is the most recent release and covers an inclusive range of topics to enable people to confidently manage emergency situations and provide a first aid response to someone in need. This course is suitable for both people in the workplace and members of the community and is recognised in all states and territories.

This course covers the following:
• HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

During this session, you will learn both the theory and the practical application of first aid skills pertaining to most emergency situations. You will learn how to identify signs and symptoms and provide first aid assistance in accordance with the Australian Resuscitation Council, ARC guidelines and other relevant Australian national clinical corporations like Safe Work Australia, the National Asthma Council, the Epilepsy Foundation and Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy.

Our highly informative, 7hr face-to-face training session covers all knowledge and practical components of the training. Thorough assessment is completed in-class and under the guidance and supervision of a highly qualified, experienced healthcare professional and accredited first aid trainer who is on hand to provide you with all the first aid support and training assistance you need.

This training has been developed by the Department of Human Services Child Safe Environments team to assist organisations that are providing services to children and young people. It will support staff to recognise, report and respond to children or young people who may be at risk of harm and build their capacity to provide safe environments within the organisation.

Organisations should consider requiring their staff and volunteers that work with children and young people attend a Safe environments training course.

This course is available as a full day or 3 hour refresher and will support individuals to understand their obligations under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 to provide child safe environments within their role in working with or alongside children.

For this course, we start by discovering what medications are, medication safety, different types and how they affect the body, delivery systems, use of dosage admin aids. We learn how to importantly administer from manufacturer’s instructions. We go through scope of practice, infection prevention and control and medication legislation. We also cover how to find good medicines information.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/assistwithmedicationadelaide

For this course, we start by discovering what medications are, medication safety, different types and how they affect the body, delivery systems, use of dosage admin aids. We learn how to importantly administer from manufacturer’s instructions. We go through scope of practice, infection prevention and control and medication legislation. We also cover how to find good medicines information.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/assistwithmedicationadelaide

This training has been developed by the Department of Human Services Child Safe Environments team to assist organisations that are providing services to children and young people. It will support staff to recognise, report and respond to children or young people who may be at risk of harm and build their capacity to provide safe environments within the organisation.

Organisations should consider requiring their staff and volunteers that work with children and young people attend a Safe environments training course.

This course is available as a full day or 3 hour refresher and will support individuals to understand their obligations under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 to provide child safe environments within their role in working with or alongside children.

An in-depth course focusing on how to perform the tasks practically. We also learn why and how enteral feeding is performed. We take a closer look at what the tubes look like as well as the other components including pumps and how to care for the equipment. Feeding methods and client experience are also covered.  We also look at swallowing disorders, infection prevention and control, the benefits and risks associated with a gastronomy tube and troubleshooting.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/enteralfeedingadelaide

HLTHPS006- Assist clients with medication, describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and provide medication assistance, and complete medication documentation. It also involves supporting a client to self-administer medication.

This unit applies to community services and health workers with authority in their state or territory to assist with the administration of medication.

You will cover elements such as preparing to assist with medication, preparing the client for assistance with the administration of medication, supporting clients with the administration of medication, handling medicine contingencies, completing medicine distribution and appropriate documentation.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation provides the student with skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.

HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation is suitable for persons who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

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.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/basichealthsupportadelaide

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.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/basichealthsupportadelaide

For this course, we start by discovering what medications are, medication safety, different types and how they affect the body, delivery systems, use of dosage admin aids. We learn how to importantly administer from manufacturer’s instructions. We go through scope of practice, infection prevention and control and medication legislation. We also cover how to find good medicines information.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/assistwithmedicationadelaide

This course is offered as either a Full Day (7hrs) or Half Day refresh (3hrs). It covers safety in terms of transferring and mobility with use of hoists and other aids whilst following the regulations of manual handling.

For more information on competencies achieved and practicals involved, please visit:
www.yourlearningportal.com.au/manualhandlingadelaide