Health Care Work in the Community CQUniversity Australia

Overview

This Health Care Work in the Community course offered by CQUniversity Australia overviews domestic and personal care skills used in the community setting.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify safe medication support practices

• Identify the common risk factors and safe management principles of falls reduction and prevention

• Recognise the importance of hand hygiene practices and personal protection equipment

• Outline the profound implications of healthy ageing

• Identify the standards developed to protect consumers, the workforce and organisations in Human Services in Australia

• Describe and identify manual handling risks and safe practice management

• Identify common risks and hazards in the home care environment.

Career Opportunities

• Undertaking this micro-credential 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 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.