This area contains courses specifically for Counties Manukau Health - Primary Care.

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CALM Communications

OPIVA Training Package for Aged Care Private Hospitals

CALM Communications (Counties)


This eCourse will enable you to utilise effective communication strategies and remain safe when faced with challenging situations. This will include developing an understanding of the cycle of escalation and the role that communication plays in the de-escalation of a distressed person. The relationship between least restrictive interventions and the decision making process will be explored.

This course is worth 1 hour of Professional Development time


OPAT Patient Management for Aged Residential Care

Registered Nurses (RN) within aged residential care facilities are increasingly required to care for patients with central venous access Lines (CVLs) on long term antimicrobials. RNs must undertake training and be assessed as competent in the care and management of a patient with CVLs and antimicrobials.

Aim

The Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy / OPAT training has been designed to provide registered nurses working in private hospital aged care facilities with the essential knowledge required to safely and competently care for patients on the Counties Manukau Health (CM Health) OPAT programme.

Learning Outcomes

On completion these modules the RN will be able to:

  • State support and follow- up provided by OPAT Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
  • Define what a PICC is and discuss nursing responsibilities
  • Identify potential complications associated with PICC and medications
  • List strategies / interventions to prevent and or manage complications
  • Describe nursing responsibilities in caring for an elastomeric infusor

This course is worth 2 hours of Professional Development time.