Medication Management
Online NDIS Training for Disability Support Workers
- Disability Support
Course overview
Supporting a person with their medication is one of the more sensitive parts of a disability support worker's role. It calls for clear knowledge, good judgement, and tight respect for the person's rights. This online medication management training course builds that capability across three modules.
Built with etrainu, the course covers what medication is, the support worker's role in medication assistance, the Rights of Medication, consent and refusal, risks, incidents, reportable incidents to the NDIS Commission, and accurate record keeping.
What you'll learn
By the end of this medication management course you will be able to:
- Identify common medication types and their side effects
- Recognise the risks of polypharmacy
- Read a medication dose correctly
- Apply the Rights of Medication when assisting a person
- Respect privacy, consent, and a person's right to refuse medication
- Recognise and respond safely to risks during medication support
- Manage medication incidents and adverse reactions
- Identify reportable incidents under the NDIS Commission
- Keep clear and accurate medication records
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Course structure
The course runs across three modules.
Module 1: Understanding Medications: What medication actually is, common types, polypharmacy, side effects, and how to read a dose.
Module 2: Medications and Your Role: The support worker's responsibilities, privacy, consent, the right to refuse, the Rights of Medication, and how to recognise and respond to risks while assisting.
Module 3: Medication Incidents and Record Keeping: Medication incidents, adverse reactions, reportable incidents to the NDIS Commission, and how to keep clear and accurate records.
More information about this course
- Medication types, dosing, and polypharmacy
- Support worker role, privacy, consent, and refusal
- The Rights of Medication
- Responding to risks during medication support
- Medication incidents and adverse reactions
- Reportable incidents under the NDIS Commission
- Medication record keeping
NDIS Practice Standards
Core Modules:
- 1. Rights and Responsibilities
- 4. Provision of Supports Environment
Quality Indicators:
- 1.1 Person-centred supports
- 1.4 Informed choice and independence
- 1.5 Violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination
- 4.3 Management of medication
NDIS Workforce Capability Framework
Workforce Objectives:
- Our Relationship
- Be Present
Core Capabilities:
- 1.1 Uphold my rights
- 4.2 Manage health and safety
- Disability support workers
- NDIS service providers
- Supervisors and managers
- Carers and family carers
- New staff completing onboarding
- Existing staff needing a medication management refresher
- Format: Online eLearning, self-paced
- Devices: Desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Assessment: Knowledge checks throughout
- Certificate: Medication management certificate of completion
How long is the medication management course? Around 105 minutes across two modules, fully self-paced.
Do I get a certificate? Yes. A certificate of completion is issued at the end.
Is this course suitable for NDIS workers? Yes. It is built specifically for disability support workers, NDIS service providers, and carers, and aligns to the NDIS Practice Standards.
What are the Rights of Medication? The Rights of Medication are the safety checks workers apply before assisting a person with their medication. This course teaches each one and shows how to apply them on shift.
Does this course cover reportable incidents under the NDIS? Yes. Learners cover medication incidents, adverse reactions, and which incidents must be reported to the NDIS Commission.
Can I complete the course on my phone? Yes. The course works on desktop, tablet, and mobile.
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