Complex Bowel Care for NDIS Support Workers
High intensity daily personal activities are specialised supports under the NDIS Practice Standards that involve high-risk tasks requiring advanced skills, knowledge and training. This Ausmed Training Module discusses the core skills and knowledge needed to provide complex bowel care, including routine stoma care and how to recognise and respond to changes in a person’s bowel health. Learn how to provide high-quality, safe care to people living with disability who require this type of support.
Note: This module is not a substitute for formal training or a competency assessment, which should be delivered by an appropriately qualified health practitioner who specialises in complex bowel care.
To provide this high intensity support, you must be employed by an NDIS provider that is accredited to deliver this specific High Intensity Daily Personal Activity under the NDIS Practice Standards.
Content
What you'll learn:
Understand the importance of complex bowel care.
Identify key knowledge required to support NDIS participants receiving complex bowel care as a High Intensity Daily Personal Activity.
Describe key knowledge requirements for supporting participants with a stoma.
Recognise and respond to changes in a participant’s bowel health by escalating concerns.
Who it's for:
NDIS support workers who:
- Are employed by an NDIS provider that is accredited to deliver this specific High Intensity Daily Personal Activity under the NDIS Practice Standards, and
- Have received appropriate training and have been assessed as competent by their organisation to provide this type of support.
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