Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 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 ODonoghue
+61 3 995 7573
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 |
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
Class
Power points
Group Work
Class discussions
Teaching Schedule
L 1. Infection Control
L2. Hygiene
L3. Asepsis
L4. Limiting Contamination
L5. Class Activity
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
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
1. Online module certificates
• Part A: Hand hygiene learning package – Module 1 and Module 2
http://www.hha.org.au/home/student-health-practitioners.aspx
• Part B: Principles of infection control training module
www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/healthcare-associated-infection/building-clinician-capacity/infection-prevention-and-control-online-modules
2. Class activity
• Waste management
3. Hand washing competency
• Satisfactory demonstration of hand washing technique
4. Clinical skills
• 100% attendance to LABS and WARD DAYS
• Competency in all related clinical skills
• Satisfactory completion of clinical placement as per Clinical Coordinator
All assessment must receive Satisfactory to gain an overall Competent.
Assessment Matrix
See assessment matrix on Blackboard
Other Information
Assessment Information
Please refer to RMIT assessment policy for, Special Consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browse:ID=ad)oa9uc111
Additional Information
Re-submission of written work, or other assessments, (once only, Excluding exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval coordinator
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a form of cheating in assessment and may occur in oral, written or visual presentations. It is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is your own:http://rmit.edy\u.au/students/academic-integrity
Turnitin
Is an online service, in to which teachers and students submit student assignments into a large database, via Blackboard, refer Turnitin website.
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