Complex Care Essentials
Learn how to support complex conditions
- Disability Support
- Aged Care
Course overview
Complex Care Essentials is built for the teams supporting people with high care needs. The library covers the conditions that come up most often in the home and in residential care: bowel care, catheter care, enteral feeding, asthma, diabetes, basic wound care, seizures, oxygen, ventilation, tracheostomy, severe dysphagia, advanced mealtimes, stoma care, and subcutaneous injections.
Ten competency checklists give organisations a structured way to assess hands-on skill alongside the eLearning. The library is mapped to 22 CPD points through the Nursing and Midwifery CPD requirements, so nursing staff can meet their annual obligations and providers can stand behind the training they assign.
What you'll learn
- Support bowel care safely, including PRN suppositories and enemas
- Carry out safe catheter connection, draining, and intermittent catheterisation
- Assist with enteral (PEG) feeding
- Respond to asthma episodes and support daily management
- Recognise and respond to diabetic emergencies
- Take a Blood Glucose Level (BGL)
- Assist with insulin administration including with a Lantus SoloStar Pen
- Provide basic wound care
- Recognise seizure emergencies and administer midazolam where authorised
- Support oxygen therapy safely
- Provide ventilation support and tracheostomy care
- Manage severe dysphagia and prepare food safely
- Deliver advanced mealtime support
- Carry out stoma care and change an ostomy system
- Assist with subcutaneous injections and pre-loaded syringes
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More information below.
Bowel Care — 2 CPD points
- Asthma Management — 2 CPD points
- Catheter Care — 1 CPD point
- Enteral Feeding Management — 2 CPD points
- Managing Diabetes — 1 CPD point
- Basic Wound Care — 1 CPD point
- Epilepsy and Midazolam — 1 CPD point
- Oxygen Management — 1 CPD point
- Ventilation Support — 2 CPD points
- Tracheostomy Care — 2 CPD points
- Severe Dysphagia Management — 2 CPD points
- Advanced Mealtime Management — 1 CPD point
- Stoma Care — 2 CPD points
- Subcutaneous Injections — 2 CPD points
- Refresher Training
Complex Care Essentials includes 10 competency checklists so supervisors can sign off practical skill in line with the eLearning:
- Assisting with Insulin Administration with Lantus SoloStar Pen
- Catheter Care: Connection and Draining of a Bag
- Administer a Suppository or Enema
- Administering Midazolam
- Assisting with the Administration of Medication via a Pre-Loaded Syringe
- Changing an Ostomy System
- Enteral (PEG) Feeding
- Perform Intermittent Catheterisation in a Simulated Environment
- Preparing Food Safely for People with Dysphagia
- Taking a Blood Glucose Level (BGL)
- Disability support workers
- Aged care workers
- NDIS service providers
- Aged care providers
- Registered nurses and enrolled nurses needing CPD
- Supervisors and clinical educators
- Carers and family carers supporting people with complex needs
- New staff completing onboarding
- Existing staff needing a refresher
What is Complex Care Essentials? Complex Care Essentials is an online complex care training library for disability and aged care workers. The library includes 15 courses covering the conditions support workers and nurses meet most often: bowel, catheter, enteral feeding, dysphagia, tracheostomy, ventilation, oxygen, diabetes, wound care, stoma, asthma, seizures, and more.
How many CPD points does Complex Care Essentials carry? Complex Care Essentials is mapped to 22 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points through the Nursing and Midwifery CPD requirements. Registered and enrolled nurses can use the library to meet their annual CPD obligations.
Is Complex Care Essentials mapped to the NDIS High Intensity Skill Descriptors? Yes. The library is mapped to the NDIS High Intensity Skill Descriptors covering complex bowel care, enteral feeding and management, severe dysphagia management, ventilator management, tracheostomy management, urinary catheter management, subcutaneous injections, and complex wound management. Providers funding High Intensity Daily Personal Activities supports use the library to meet worker competency requirements alongside any required practical assessment.
Is Complex Care Essentials suitable for NDIS workers? Yes. The library is built for disability support workers under the NDIS, including teams working with people who have High Intensity Daily Personal Activities supports in their plan.
Is Complex Care Essentials suitable for aged care workers? Yes. Aged care workers, registered nurses, and enrolled nurses all use the library. The CPD mapping makes it especially efficient for nursing staff working in residential and community aged care.
Do I get a certificate? Yes. A certificate of completion is issued at the end of each course.
How long does Complex Care Essentials take to complete? Total runtime is around 22 hours across 15 self-paced courses. You can complete the library in stages and revisit any course at any time.
Can I assign the library to my whole team? Yes. A business licence gives admins bulk enrolment, completion reporting, and the etrainu Skills Passport.
What's the difference between Complex Care Essentials and Disability Essentials? Disability Essentials covers the everyday NDIS workforce training mapped to the four NDIS Core Modules — rights, governance, supports, and environment. Complex Care Essentials covers the high-needs clinical content workers and nurses need when supporting people with complex conditions. Many providers use both libraries together.
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