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

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: NURS5119C

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

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4215 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance

Course Contact: Vemita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4662

Course Contact Email: veemita.kaul@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Georges Ah-Tye

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre-requisites or co-requisites for this course.

Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to comply with infection control policies and procedures. . All procedures have to 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. This course acknowledges the importance of complying with an effective infection control strategy that ensures the safety of the client, maintain personal protection and prevent the transmission of infections from person to person.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTIN301A Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work

Element:

Clean environmental surfaces

Element:

Follow infection control guidelines

Element:

Handle, package, label, store, transport and dispose of clinical and other waste

Element:

Identify and respond to infection risks

Element:

Limit contamination

Element:

Maintain personal hygiene

Element:

Use personal protective equipment


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

The learning activities include-
• Two sessions of face to face teaching including practical work
• Accessing and completing online documents and information
• Reflections at clinical placement policies and activities
• Accessing information online including Australian Health websites and RMIT learning hub


Teaching Schedule

There will be two face to face teaching sessions for this course and the details of the class date and time will be in the timetable provided to the students. Timetable can also be accessed online in the learning hub. All other resources will be available on the learning hub.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

AUSTRALIAN GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTION IN HEALTHCARE
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/node/30290


References

Online learning materials can be accessed using the RMIT Online Learning Hub.
The online learning materials listed include:

Subject outlines
Lecture notes
Assessment details
Websites of interest for this course


Other Resources

The students can access library for more resources like-
• Videos
• Articles of interest
• useful external links
• Learning Lab


Overview of Assessment

The assessment will involve online activities .
There will be observation in the clinical placement with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

The assessment tasks will include the completion of
1. Online quizzes- Topic 1 and 3 for assessing the understanding of the underpinning knowledge
2. Practical assessment for hand washing
3. Clinical placement observation and compiling to infection control procedures, reporting and suggestions for improvements.


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview