Advanced Bowel Care & Stoma Workshop
Competency Based Learning
Overview
Complex bowel care is a type of personal support for people experiencing chronic issues with their bowel health.
It is a specialised support provided by trained support workers and carers. There are clear standards and guidelines for providing complex bowel care in both the health and disability sectors.
Some people feel embarrassed talking about their bowel movements, but a healthy bowel and digestive system is important to your quality of life. There is no such thing as ‘normal’ bowel function, but everyone has bowel habits that are usual for them. (Claro.com.au)
Topics Covered
BOWEL Management workshop
- What is Bowel Management?
- Why healthy bowel function is essential to quality of life?
- Principles of bowel management
- It’s not just about the bowels – it’s about the whole person.
- Factors that affect bowel dysfunction
- Comprehensive assessment
- Patient preparation for some bowel care procedures
- Administering Enema, Suppository and laxatives.
- Digital stimulation, Abdominal Massage and Manual evacuation.
- Laxative and Bowel defecation assistance – natural methods and pharmaceuticals used.
Ostomy and Stoma Workshop
- Preparation – daily care of a client with an ostomy bag and stoma.
- Cleaning the Stoma / What is a stoma? Basic Anatomical knowledge of the elimination system.
- Follow Personal Hygiene and Infection control procedures
- Complications, Troubleshooting, leakage and infection, indicators of malfunctioning equipment
- Reporting signs of blockages, deteriorating health or infection
- Procedures for safe positioning and monitoring
- Emptying the Colostomy/Ileostomy bags
- Burping / removing wind from bags – deodorising
- Monitoring and assessment – skin care, dietary management
- Maintain Charts and records
- Standard precautions and infection control
- Cleaning and storage of all equipment
- Practical Demonstration and setup assessments
- Understanding when to involve a health practitioner
Need more information?
This Course is 100% Face-to-Face
This Course is $110
You can book in for an upcoming course HERE. Or call us on 0431 641 497 to book over the phone.
Upcoming Dates
Please call or email us to receive our training schedule.
0431 641 497 | info@icaretraining.com.au