Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: HWSS5671C
Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)
Course Contact: Leeanne Mond
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Erica O’Donoghue
9925 4809
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
NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES
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
This unit acknowledges the importance of complying with an effective infection control strategy that ensures the safety of the client (or end-user of health-related products/services), maintains personal protection and prevents the transmission of infections from person to person
All tasks must be carried out in accordance with State or Territory legislative requirements that affect work practices of the organisation and/or worker
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures |
Element: |
1.Follow infection control guidelines
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Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Demonstrate the application of standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection in accordance with organisation requirements |
Element: |
2.Identify and respond to infection risks |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify infection risks and implement an appropriate response within own role and responsibility |
Element: |
3.Maintain personal hygiene |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Maintain hand hygiene by washing hands before and after client contact and/or after any activity likely to cause contamination |
Element: |
4.Use personal protective equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Wear personal protective clothing and equipment that complies with Australian/New Zealand Standards, and is appropriate for the intended use |
Element: |
5.Limit contamination |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Demarcate and maintain clean and contaminated zones in all aspects of health care work |
Element: |
6.Handle, package, label, store, transport and dispose of clinical and other waste |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Wear appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with occupational health and safety policies and procedures when handling waste |
Element: |
7.Clean environmental surfaces
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Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Wear personal protective clothing and equipment during cleaning procedures
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session the student should be able to:
• Follow infection control guidelines
• Identify and respond to infection risks
• Maintain personal hygiene
• Use personal protective equipment
• Limit contamination
• Handle, package, label, store, transport, and dispose of clinical and other waste
• Clean environmental surfaces
Details of Learning Activities
Refer to the latest timetable on Blackboard for actual days.
Learning Strategies may be in the form of;
• Lectures
• Group work
• Facilitated class discussion
• Self-directed learning
• Presentations
Teaching Schedule
Lesson 1 Introduction to Infection Control
Lesson 2 Identify and Respond to Infection Risks: personal hygiene and standard precautions
Lesson 3 Asepsis
Lesson 4 Limiting Contamination
Lesson 5 Nosocomial Infections & Nursing Care
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Kozier & Erb 'Fundamentals of Nursing' Textbook |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:
- Written Assessment
- Online learning assessment
Assessment Tasks
Online Modules x 2
Clinical LABS for practical competency
Clinical Placement
Assessment Matrix
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