QLD

✓ Medications and the elderly✓ Right rules, regulations and requirements✓ The 5 ‘rights’ of medication administrations✓ Drug calculation competency

✓ Types of Dementia and statistics✓ Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)✓ Effective communication techniques✓ Impact of body language✓ Understanding behavioural changes and triggers✓ Psychosocial strategies for behaviours of concern✓ Pharmacological strategies✓ Psychotropic Solutions✓ Consumer unmet needs✓ Regulations, Legislation and Policy✓ Protecting self and others✓ Behavioural assessments✓ Physical and medicinal restraint✓ Planned responses to …

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✓ Employer and employee responsibilities✓ Evacuation and fire safety systems✓ Types of emergencies✓ Properties and classes of fire✓ First response equipment✓ Type of fire extinguishers✓ Using a fire extinguisher✓ Bomb threats✓ Fire prevention

✓ What is elder abuse?✓ Types of elder abuse✓ Prevention✓ Compulsory reporting requirements✓ Detecting abuse✓ Addressing elder abuse

✓ Infection basics✓ Types of infections✓ How infection occurs?✓ Chain of infection✓ Common infections✓ Transmission of infection✓ Preventing infection✓ Hand Hygiene✓ Managing Sharps, Spills, Linen and Waste✓ Food handling✓ Staff health✓ Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment PPE

✓ Discover how to maintain food safety while carrying out food handling activities✓ Comply with personal hygiene standards✓ Contribute to the cleanliness of food handling areas, accordingto The Food Safety Program✓ Dispose of food appropriately✓ Follow hygiene procedures and identify food hazards✓ Report any personal health issues✓ Prevent food contamination and cross-contamination by washinghands

✓ Safe work Australia’s definition✓ Who is affected?✓ Consequences✓ What should you do?✓ Employer Expectations✓ Prevention

✓ What is Manual Handling?✓ Risks and consequences✓ Legal responsibilities✓ Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control✓ Anatomy of the body✓ Injuries✓ Assisting clients in aged care✓ Mechanical Devices and Equipment

✓ Discover and understand safe work practices.✓ Policies and procedures✓ Workplace hazards✓ Client related risks✓ Minimising risk✓ Reporting incidents and injuries✓ Preventing injury✓ Suitable equipment in the care industry✓ Infection control✓ Raising concerns in your workplace✓ Rights and responsibilities