Standard 1: Consumer Dignity and Choice Training Course

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Course Overview

This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of the scope and purpose of Standard 1: Consumer Dignity and Choice. It is designed to introduce you to the Aged Care Quality Standard 1, focusing on ensuring that consumers are treated with dignity and respect and can make informed choices about their care and services.

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Target Audience

This course is aimed at leaders, managers, and other staff members responsible for the delivery of care and services to consumers receiving residential aged care and home care services. It is essential for all those involved in aged care to understand and implement this standard effectively, ensuring that consumers can maintain their identity and live the life they choose.

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Learning Outcomes

Participants in this course will learn about the importance of:

• Treating consumers with dignity and respect, with their identity, culture, and diversity valued.
• Ensuring care and services are culturally safe.
• Supporting each consumer to exercise choice and independence, especially in regard to making decisions about care and family involvement; communicating decisions; and being supported to create and maintain connections and relationships.
• Supporting consumers in taking risks.
• Ensuring information provided to consumers is current, accurate, and timely.
• Respecting each consumer's privacy and keeping their information confidential.

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Course Features

This course includes Adaptics, Animations, Assessments, Certificate of Completion, Interactive Activities, SCORM deployment available, Video, Voice Over, and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.

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The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

This activity has been endorsed by APNA according to approved quality standards criteria. Completion of these educational activities entitles eligible participants to claim 40 CPD minutes

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