Pad Changing and Change Frequency
Daily routines help maintain personalised incontinence care. A vital aspect of these routines is pad changing and change frequency, which has a direct impact on quality of care, workload for carers and the cost of incontinence.
Learning Outcomes
Good Practice pad changing and change frequency results in three major benefits:
- Better resident well-being due to less intrusive continence care.
- Lighter workload for carers allowing more time for other care duties.
- Lower total costs due to reduction in the rate of pad consumption, leakage, and incontinence-related skin conditions.
Course Content
The course will cover topics like:
- Daily pad changing routines
- Benefits of good practice pad changing and change frequency
- How to maintain resident dignity and reduce carer workload and strain, and
- How to fit pads properly.
Estimated Duration
The course will take up to 1 hour to complete.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at any staff working in an aged care facility required to undertake incontinence training.
$ 38.5 (AUD) per subscription