Aged care - Influenza in the aged care environment (ACQS: S3)
Course Overview
Minimising the spread of flu saves lives. Older people are especially vulnerable to serious complications associated with the flu and make up the largest proportion of deaths associated with flu annually.
This comprehensive course focuses on the identification and management of influenza in non-hospital settings such as residential aged care facilities and community care homes.
It provides practical guidance on how to prevent the spread of flu and how to contain an outbreak.
This course has been written by healthcare content experts and has been peer reviewed.
Target Audience
Nurses and aged care workers
Learning Objectives
Participants will learn:
- To recognise the signs and symptoms of influenza.
- Understand the greater risks associated with influenza in the elderly.
- Be able to apply nursing interventions to prevent the spread of the flu.
- Be able to apply nursing interventions when complications arise.
This course has been written by healthcare content experts and has been peer reviewed.
Business Outcomes
This course may be used by providers to demonstrate evidence of workforce training that is consistent with the NSQHS Standards, Standard 3: Preventing and controlling the spread of HAIs and Standard 5: Comprehensive Care.
This course may be used by providers to demonstrate evidence of workforce training that is consistent with the ACQS Standards, Standard 3: Personal care and clinical care.
