Aged Care Quality Standard 3: Personal Care and Clinical Care Training Course

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Course Overview

This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of the requirements of Aged Care Quality Standard 3: Personal Care and Clinical Care. It focuses on the expectations that the community and consumers have regarding the safe, effective, and quality delivery of personal and clinical care.

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Target Audience

Standard 3: Personal Care and Clinical Care 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.

The course emphasises the importance of delivering care that is safe and right for each individual, reflecting the level of care and services expected by the community and regulated by government-funded programs.

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Importance of Standard 3

The goal of this course is to teach learners the significance of what Standard 3 means for consumers: that they receive personal care, clinical care, or both, which is safe and tailored to them as individuals. It stresses the rights of aged care consumers to be treated with dignity and respect, recognising their individual needs and preferences.

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Learning Outcomes

This course focuses on the following learning outcomes:

• Each consumer receives safe and effective personal care, clinical care, or both that is best practice and tailored to their needs, optimising their health and well-being.
• Effective management of high impact or high prevalence risks associated with care.
• The needs, goals, and preferences of consumers nearing the end of life are recognised and addressed.
• Deterioration or change in a consumer's mental health, cognitive, or physical function is recognised and responded to effectively.
• Information about conditions, needs, and preferences is accurately documented and communicated.
• Referrals are made appropriately and timely.
• Infection-related risks are minimised by implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and promoting appropriate antibiotic prescription and use.

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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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