Assisting Clients with Medication

Public Training Booking

Assisting Clients with Medication : Face-to-Face Training


Overview/Content
Our Assisting Clients with Medication Training Course provides disability support workers with the essential knowledge and skills to understand some medicines and ways in which they can be taken. The program also includes general side effects of common medications and how to manage medication incidents.

Support workers will learn from our nurse educators, how to safely assist clients to use a dose administration aid (DAA).

Learning Objectives

  • All Delivery Modes:

  • Understanding the role of medicines

  • Duty of care relating to medications and the roles and responsibilities of the support worker




  • Delivery Options 2 and 3 Only:

  • Safely assist a client to use a dose administration aid (DAA)

  • Perform the '6 rights' of safe medication practice



Delivery Mode

  • Option 1: 3 hours and 15 minutes live online training and knowledge assessment

  • Option 2: 3 hours and 30 minutes live online training with knowledge and practical skills assessment (theory and competency assessment)

  • Option 3: 3 hours and 15 minutes face-to-face training and assessment (theory and competency assessment)


Qualification Issued

  • Option 1: Assisting Clients with Medication: Live Online Training and Knowledge Assessment (Statement of Completion)

  • Option 2: Assisting Clients with Medication: Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment (Statement of Competence)

  • Option 3: Assisting Clients with Medication: Face-to-Face Training and Assessment (Statement of Competence)



More About This Course
Our Health Care programs are only ever conducted by either a nurse or a paramedic. There can be no better trainer than one who has "lived" the experience. As a trusted health professional, they will teach the 'why' of your course and are committed to your learning. This program provides support workers with the essential knowledge and skills to understand medicines and ways in which they can be taken.

Premium Health offers both face-to-face delivery and online live training. Courses are available onsite at your venue, online Australia wide or at our public course venue.



Public Dates

Our public training option includes skills-based assessment using an equipment pack. This pack will be shipped to your nominated address prior to the training and must be brought to the session. To allow for shipment lead times, enrolments for this course will close 10 days prior to course commencement. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Public training dates are typically released 3 months in advance. If sessions for your preferred training period are not yet available, we encourage you to revisit our website at a later date. Please note the below pricing is inclusive of GST.

Course TitleTraining BeginsSeats LeftPrice
AUD
 
Assisting Clients with Medication : Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment
Pathway: 3 hours and 30 minutes live online training and assessment		Mon, 25 Nov 2024
1:30pm - 5:00pm		14220.00
Assisting Clients with Medication : Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment
Pathway: 3 hours and 30 minutes live online training and assessment		Thu, 19 Dec 2024
9:00am - 12:30pm		14220.00
 
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Premium Health were fast, flexible and willing to assist at all times, we changed sessions from face-to-face (on-site) to video conferencing for all of our people. This was a great achievement and provided a great outcome.

  • Jenny O’Farrell
  • Head of Learning & Development
  • Disability Services Australia
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