Course Summary
This online Short Course is designed to provide health professionals with knowledge in the safe support and assistance of medications for clients in the Community Care environment. The course provides you with an overview on medication forms, routes, the 'Six Rights' of medication and assistance of select medications.
Please note that this course does not provide endorsement to administer medication.
The fee for this short course will be $45.00.
Requirements - To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Entry RequirementsThere are no specific entry requirements, however, students enrolling in this course should work in the healthcare profession and who assist client's with self-medication.
Course Details
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Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
This course provides Professional Development in Assisting Clients with Self-Medication.
Undertaking this course enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the course students will be awarded 2 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours and a CQUniversity Certificate of Completion.
Study Mode Definitions
- Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
- On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
- Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.
*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.
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- Identify the common forms of self-administering medications and medication routes
- Recall the 'Six Rights' of medication and the essential parts of a drug order
- Identify what medication support or assistance means in the context of community care workers
- Describe the process of assisting safely with the client’s medication.
Assessment
Online Quiz