Course Title: Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: NURS5234C

Course Title: Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5207 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Joshua Davies

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333

Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Joanne Spriggs

joanne.spriggs@rmit.edu.au

9925 4289

Nominal Hours: 50

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

None

Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required of complementary and alternative health care practitioners who provide services to people with an chronic health problem that support their health needs.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTCOM510B Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions

Element:

1. Identify a range of chronic diseases and conditions

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Discuss the type and nature of a range of chronic diseases or conditions
1.2 Review current approaches to treatment/care
1.3 Discuss mainstream and complementary health approaches to management of a range of chronic diseases or conditions
 

Element:

2. Identify the impact of chronic diseases or conditions on the client and their family

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify the chronic diseases or conditions and its effect on the body
2.2 Discuss the different physical and/or psychological impacts of the chronic diseases or conditions can have on the client, their family and their lifestyle
2.3 Refer or discuss the chronic diseases or conditions with other health care professionals as appropriate
 

Element:

3. Develop a care/treatment plan

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Gather and record data for inclusion in care plan
3.2 Conduct physical examination if relevant/appropriate
3.3 Use knowledge of relevant complementary and alternative health care modality to identify an appropriate care/treatment plan
3.4 Take into account factors which may interfere with the effectiveness of the care/treatment for each
3.5 Take into account possible care/treatment reactions and contraindications
 

Element:

4. Provide service/treatment according to care/treatment plan

Performance Criteria:

Fully explain care/treatment to the client and respond to all enquiries
4.2 Ensure consent for treatment
4.3 Deliver service/treatment according to the care/treatment plan
4.4 Ensure clients are treated with dignity and respect
4.5 Respect cultural and religious differences
4.6 Recognise and promptly respond to reactions to treatment (adverse or otherwise) if necessary
4.7 Review the treatment plan and negotiate continuing care with the client
4.8 Fully document assessments and recommendations
 


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.
A combination of activities will support student’s learning in this course, such as:
• Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning
• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a valuable part of your learning experience
• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
• Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course and debate and discuss ideas
• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health information
• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
• To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
• It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice assessment, treatment and palpation techniques


Teaching Schedule

D14J

Chronic Conditions. Thursday 13:30 - 16:30

Wk 11 - Cervical and Headaches

WK 12 - Upper cross/Lower Cross

WK 13 - Shoulder, Elbow, wrist and hand

Wk 14 - Break

WK 15 - Lower leg and foot

WK 16 - Arthritis Victoria guest speaker

WK 17 - MS Australia guest speaker

 

Week    Date                Systemic Pathology
              ClassTopic / Activities D15F
 16  15/04/15  Introduction to Systemic Pathology. Pain & Myofascial Pain Syndrome
 17  22/04/15  Phases of Healing & Myofascial strains
 18  29/04/15  Definition of Tendonopathy. The lower leg: stress fractures, compartment syndrome, enthesopathy & the hip
 19  06/05/15  Inflammation, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis & Oedema
 20  13/05/15  Cancer (general), Alzheimer’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, HIV/AIDS & Meningitis
 21  20/05/15  Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Endometriosis, Anxiety Disorders & Depression
 22 27/05/15  Eating Disorders, Gout, Migraines, Hepatitis & Hypertension
 23  03/06/15  Lymphoma, Meningitis, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoporosis, Muscular Dystrophy & Skin Cancer
 24  10/06/15

 Urinary Tract Infections, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cystic Fibrosis, Depression & Chemical Dependency

 25  17/06/15

 Mock Clinic Session


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Werner, R 2013 A massage therapist’s guide to pathology, 5th edn, Lippcott, Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia.


References


Other Resources

Biel, A 2005 Trail guide to the body, 3rd edn, Discovery books.

Brukner, P & Khan, K 2007 Clinical Sports Medicine, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill. NSW. Magee, DJ 2006 Orthopaedic Physical Assessment, Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis.

Viznizk, NA 2008 Muscle Manual, Quick Reference Clinical Consultant, Professional Health Systems, Canada. (Available online: http://www.alliedsofttissue.com.au/products.html).
 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course forms part of the Diploma of Remedial Massage.
Assessment is typically based around written and/or online tests, assignments, reflective journals, evidence portfolio’s, logbooks and/or practical demonstrations.
Assessment may also take place in a simulated work situation such as a supervised student clinic.
Competency based training requires the student to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
Assessment is undertaken through successful completion of all assessment activities and classroom, project & industry participation.
Assessments are spaced across the duration of the course, in order for your teacher to provide you with progressive feedback.
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An RMIT assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf)  summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document, the Assessment policies and procedures manual (http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc).
 


Assessment Tasks

D15F Systemic Pathology 2015

Submission of Systemic Pathologies Weeks 19-25:
During weeks 19 - 25 you will be required to fill in the template provided for the systemic pathologies, and submit your work to TURNITIN (under Assessments in RMIT Blackboard). Each week will have its own section.

You will have until 5pm of the Sunday of the same week to submit the required material for that week (after this time you will be unable to submit any work). Please be aware that TURNITIN is able to detect copy write infringements and the duplication of information. Please ensure that all work submitted is in accordance with the Harvard style of referencing. Use the prescribed text or another pre-approved text. Internet sources will not be accepted.
 

D14J Chronic Conditions

Log book

A log book submission of 2 different chronic cases over 2 treatments (not necessarily weekly).

  Due 23/04/15


Assessment Matrix

 See Course Topic Schedules for Systemic Pathology and Chronic Conditions.

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