Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4203 Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
NURS5119C	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term2 2009
NURS5120C	Bundoora Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term2 2009, Term1 2010, Term2 2010

Course Contact: City: Carylin Lenehan, Bundoora: Erica Keen

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4837/9925 6649

Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au, erica.keen@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to comply with infection control policies and procedures. All procedures must be carried out in accordance with current infection control guidelines, Australian and New Zealand Standards for maintaining infection control and the policies and procedures of the organisation

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

 Not applicable

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTIN301A Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
Elements:	1. Follow infection control guidelines 2. Identify and respond to infection risks 3. Maintain personal hygiene 4. Use personal protective equipment 5. Limit contamination 6. Handle, package, label, store, transport and dispose of clinical and other waste 7. Clean environmental surfaces

Learning Outcomes

   

Demonstrate knowledge of infection control policies and application of infection control procedures demonstrate knowledge of infection control policies and application of infection control procedures

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include:

Observation in the workplace.    

Written Assignments/projects, case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.

Questioning: written or verbal