To purchase this micro-credential
Visit the website Enteral Nutrition - Assisting with PEG feeding and complete the following steps:
- Go to “How to Apply”
- Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒
- Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one
Course Description:
This online micro-credential introduces the role of Enteral Nutrition (EN), indications for EN support, the management and general care of gastrostomy tubes, and assistance with tube feeding. Enteral nutrition (EN) is the provision of liquid nutrition via a feeding tube into our digestive system. It provides the essential elements for providing the energy required by our bodies to function.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Learning Outcomes:
- Outline the goals of enteral nutrition
- Describe complications of tube feeding
- Describe the management and safe delivery of enteral feeding.
Assessment: Online Quiz
Fee: $45
Duration: 2 hours
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:
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.
Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au
To purchase this micro-credential
Visit the website Assisting Clients with Self-Medication and complete the following steps:
- Go to “How to Apply”
- Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒
- Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one
Summary:
This online micro-credential is designed to provide health professionals with knowledge in the safe support and assistance of medications for clients in the Community Care environment. The micro-credential provides you with an overview on medication forms, routes, the 'Six Rights' of medication and assistance of select medications.
Please note that this micro-credential does not provide endorsement to administer medication.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the common forms of self-administering medications and medication routes
- Recall the 'Six Rights' of medication and the essential parts of a drug order
- Identify what medication support or assistance means in the context of community care workers
- Describe the process of assisting safely with the client’s medication.
Assessment: Quiz
Fee: $45
Duration: 2 hours
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:
Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au
To purchase this micro-credential
Visit the website Medication Administration Refresher Course and complete the following steps:
- Go to “How to Apply”
- Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒
- Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one
Micro-credential Summary:
Registered nurses require annual revision of drug administration calculations and an understanding of roles and responsibilities in administration. Medication errors have the potential to cause great harm, or even death and can be preventable at any point of administration. This online micro-credential reviews and highlights the registered nurses' responsibilities and the safe administration of medications.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Learning Outcomes:- Revise drug calculations commonly used in medication administration
- Identify relevant legislative requirements for medication administration
- Outline safe medication practices
- Identify strategies to decrease the risk of medication errors
- Prepare for drug competency assessment in the workplace.
Assessment: Online quiz and workbook
Fee: $200
Duration: 20 hours
CPD Hours: 20 hours
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:
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.
Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au
To purchase this micro-credential
Visit the website Drug Calculation Refresher Course and complete the following steps:
- Go to “How to Apply”
- Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒
- Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one
Course Summary:
This online micro-credential provides participants with an annual update in drug calculations in the healthcare environment.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students will gain an understanding of the following concepts:
- Common abbreviations
- Converting from one unit to another unit
- Common conversions
- Calculating concentrations
- Calculation of oral doses in tablets
- Calculating IV doses
- Calculating drip rates for gravity flow infusions
- Calculating infusion rates for infusion devices.
Assessment: Online Quiz
Fee: $25
Duration: 1 hour
CPD Hours: 1 hour
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
This course provides Professional Development for health professionals.
Undertaking this course 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 and a CQUniversity Certificate of Completion.
Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au
To purchase this micro-credential
Visit the website High Risk Medications and complete the following steps:
- Go to “How to Apply”
- Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒
- Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one
Course Summary:
Registered nurses require annual revision of drug administration calculations and an understanding of roles and responsibilities in administration. Medication errors have the potential to cause great harm, or even death and can be preventable at any point of administration. This online micro-credential reviews and highlights the registered nurses' responsibilities and the safe administration of high risk medication.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Learning Outcomes:
Assessment: Online Quiz
Fee: $90
Duration: 4 hours
CPD Hours: 4
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:
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.
Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au