Course Description

Course Duration:  >3hrs

Enrolment period/how long you have access to this course:  30 days

On successfully completing your course you will be automatically issued with a Certificate of Completion.


What you can expect from this course:

  • Be prepared to work with a person living with a spinal cord injury;
  • Provides a baseline level of knowledge and education on supporting a person living with a spinal cord injury;
  • Foundation theory / building block and piece of the puzzle to build on in conjunction with practical experience;
  • Be informed to ensure you are being provided with and/or that you are providing adequate care and supporting aiming to decrease complications, an acceptable quality of care and ensuring hospital avoidance;
  • All students who successfully complete the Course will be issued with a Certificate (to demonstrate your professional development); and
  • Complete in your own time - all students have access to the course for 90 days from the day of enrollment.


Course Curriculum:

  • Anatomy and physiology of SCI
  • Respiratory (Breathing) System
  • Bladder
  • Bowel
  • Skin
  • Spasticity
  • Pain
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Postural Hypotension
  • Temperature Regulation
  • Sex, Sexuality and Fertility
  • Aging

Georgina McGrath RN

Clinical Nurse Consultant - Disability & Rehabilitation

Georgina (aka Georgie) McGrath established McGrath Nursing Consultancy in 2017. Georgie has over 10 years’ experience working in private practice as a Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Consultant. Georgie worked during her Registered Nursing undergraduate training days as an Assistant in Nursing on an inpatient Spinal Unit.   Since graduating in late 1993 she has held a variety of positions from Community Spinal Adviser; Spinal Cord Injuries Clinical Nurse Consultant, Nurse Unit Manager (Brain Injury Unit); Nurse Educator (Rehabilitation and Stroke Program); Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Consultant and Team Leader for a large care provider. Georgie has held positions in Sydney and as far north as Townsville and gathered multiple experiences that enrich her practice along the way. She holds post graduate qualifications in Community Nursing; Clinical Rehabilitation and is an Certified Nurse Life-Care Planning.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome!

    • SCI Module Student Workbook
  • 2

    Lesson 1

    • Anatomy & Physiology following SCI

    • Anatomy & Physiology following SCI

    • Quiz - Anatomy & Physiology
  • 3

    Lesson 2

    • Respiratory (Breathing) System

    • SCI Respiratory Lesson

    • Quiz - Respiratory
  • 4

    Lesson 3

    • Skin

    • SCI Skin Lesson

    • Quiz - Skin
  • 5

    Lesson 4

    • Bladder

    • SCI Bladder Lesson

    • Quiz - Bladder
  • 6

    Lesson 5

    • Bowel

    • SCI Bowel Lesson

    • Quiz - Bowel
  • 7

    Lesson 6

    • Autonomic Dysreflexia

    • SCI Dysreflexia Lesson

    • Quiz - Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • 8

    Lesson 7

    • Spasticity (Spasm)

    • SCI Spasm Lesson

    • Quiz - Spasticity
  • 9

    Lesson 8

    • Pain

    • SCI Pain Lesson

    • Quiz - Pain
  • 10

    Lesson 9

    • Postural Hypotension & Temperature Regulation

    • SCI Postural Hypotension & Temperature Regulation Lesson

    • Quiz - Post Hypotension & Temp Reg
  • 11

    Lesson 10

    • Sex, Sexuality & Fertility

    • SCI Sex, sexuality & fertility Lesson

    • Quiz - Sex, Sexuality & Fertility
  • 12

    Lesson 11

    • Aging

    • SCI Aging Lesson

    • Quiz - Aging
  • 13

    Lesson 12

    • Video - Living with a SCI
  • 14

    Final Course Exam

    • Contratulations...one last thing to complete!

    • Final Exam Quiz

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