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

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5246 Diploma of 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)
NURS5120C	Bundoora Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2011

Course Contact: Kalpana Raghunathan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99256649

Course Contact Email: kalpana.raghunathan@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.

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:	HLTIN301A/01 Follow infection control guidelines HLTIN301A/02 Identify and respond to infection risks HLTIN301A/03 Maintain personal hygiene HLTIN301A/04 Use personal protective equipment HLTIN301A/05 Limit contamination HLTIN301A/06 Handle, package, label, store, transport and dispose of clinical and other waste HLTIN301A/07 Clean environmental surfaces

Learning Outcomes

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

Overview of Assessment

On line assessment
Observation in the workplace with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge.