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Complex Bowel Care

  • Stoma care
  • Use of suppositories or enemas
  • Monitoring for signs of impaction or obstruction
  • Bowel condition monitoring
  • Nutritional support
  • Medication administration

Complex Wound Management

  • Pressure injuries (pressure ulcers or bedsores)
  • Surgical wounds (including dehisced wounds)
  • Chronic wounds
  • Infected wounds
  • Burns
  • Traumatic wounds

Severe Dysphagia Management

  • Modified food textures
  • Thickened fluids
  • Enteral feeding (PEG/PEJ tubes)
  • Aspiration risk management
  • Positioning for meals
  • Swallowing rehabilitation support
  • Behavioural and cognitive support during meals
  • Choking incident risk monitoring
  • Medication swallowing difficulties

Subcutaneous Injection (prescribed)

  • Insulin administration for diabetes
  • Anticoagulant therapy
  • Pain management or palliative care injections
  • Emergency medication administration
  • Psychiatric medication
  • Monitoring for site reactions or complications

Urinary Catheter Management

  • Indwelling catheter (IDC) care
  • Suprapubic catheter care
  • Intermittent catheterisation
  • Catheter insertion and removal
  • Monitoring for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
  • Blockage prevention and management
  • Securement and hygiene maintenance
  • Bag and drainage management
  • Documentation and fluid balance monitoring
  • Support for catheter-related complications

Medication Management (prescribed)

  • Oral, intramuscular, vaginal, rectal and transdermal medication administration
  • Crushing or altering medications
  • Time-sensitive medication routines
  • High-risk medication oversight
  • PRN (‘as needed’) medication use
  • Topical medications
  • Inhaled medications
  • Eye, ear, and nasal drops
  • Enteral medication administration
  • Monitoring for side effects and interactions
  • Medication storage and security
  • Support with prescriptions
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