Course Title: Confirm physical health status

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2018

Course Code: NURS5362C

Course Title: Confirm physical health status

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5357 - 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

Kesh Bassi

kesh.bassi@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 90

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 for this unit.

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client’s physical health. It requires a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
This unit applies to individuals working directly with clients and who assist in the provision of health care services. Some disciplines may be subject to state/territory regulatory determination regarding delegation and supervision.
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTAAP002 Confirm physical health status

Element:

1. Obtain information about physical health status

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Obtain accurate information about physical health status through observation, questioning or review of documentation

1.2 Interpret information based on understanding of the structure and functioning of body systems

1.3 Use information to identify any actual or potential problems regarding health status

1.4 Take into account factors that may have impacted on an identified physical condition

Element:

2. Check physical health status

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Make checks of client health status prior to delivery of health intervention using knowledge of body systems

2.2 Clarify significance of physical health status in relation to a particular intervention in line with job role and organisation requirements

2.3 Clarify implications and significance of physical health status with appropriate people in the case of uncertainty or limits on own capability or authority

Element:

3. Identify variations from normal physical health status

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify variations from normal health status using standard methods and protocols

3.2 Identify potential factors responsible for significant variations from normal health status

3.3 Identify potential risk factors associated with variations from normal health status

3.4 Recognise and refer potentially serious issues in line with organisation requirements


Learning Outcomes


Learning outcomes

The critical learning for this course takes place in clinical placement within the health sector and within simulations in RMIT.


You will be instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and roleplay.


Skills development is supported by lectures on theory and underpinning knowledge,
classroom discussions, group work, research and reflective practice.

On completion of this course, you should be able to demonstrate the below mentioned outcomes satisfactorily -

  1. Obtain information about physical health status 
  2. Check physical health status
  3. Identify variations from normal physical health status


Details of Learning Activities

A combination of activities will support students learning in this course, such as:
- Face to face and or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course . The students will be provided with self study materials as well.
- Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL), during simulations and classroom based learning
- Observations of performance in the clinical placement or simulated environment will be a valuable part of your learning experience




Teaching Schedule

Date

CPHS Subject Outline   Friday 9.30am-12.30pm

 

06/07/18

Introduction to Unit, The Human Boday & Orientation

 

13/07/18

Cells: The Living Units

 

20/07/18

*Integumentary System  MSA 1 – Assessment 1

 

27/07/18

Skeletal System

 

03/08/18

Practical Session 1: Long Bone Dissection

 

10/08/18

 MSA 1 – Assessment 2

 

17/08/18

Muscular System

 

24/08/18

*Nervous System A: Conditions B: ANS & Sensory  MSA 1 – Assessment 3

 

Mid Semester Break August 27th – August 31st 2018

 

07/09/18

Endocrine System

 

14/09/18

*Cardiovascular System A: Blood B: Heart & Blood Vessels  MSA 1 – Assessment 4

 

21/09/18

Written Assessment 1

 

28/09/18

Public Holiday

 

05/10/18

*Respiratory System  MSA 1 – Assessment 5

 

12/10/18

Lymphatic & Immune Systems

 

19/10/18

*Digestive & Urinary Systems  MSA 1 – Assessment 6

 

26/10/18

*Reproductive System  Practical Session 2: Heart & Kidney Dissection

 

02/11/18

MSA 1 – Assessment 7

09/06/17

 

09/11/18

Written Assessment 2 / Clinical Placement (Clinic Skills Checklist) Due

 

16/11/18

Scheduled Resits

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Marieb, E 2015 Essentials of human anatomy & physiology, Pearson Education Limited, Essex, England (ISBN) 9781292057200


Overview of Assessment

Assessment tasks-

Assessment Task 1: Written assessment 1

This assessment task supports knowledge assessment

Assessment Task 2: Written assessment 2
This assessment task supports knowledge assessment

Assessment Task 3: Clinical placement
This assessment task supports learning outcomes 1, 2 & 3


You will be provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task.
Feedback is provided on each assessment


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks:

Assessment Task 1: Written assessment 1 Due: 21/09/18

Assessment Task 2: Written assessment 2 Due: 09/11/18

Assessment tasks 1 & 2 assesses the students theoretical understanding of the structure and function of the body systems.

Assessment Task 3: Clinical Placement (Clinic Skills Checklist) Due: 09/11/18

This assessment task will be completed at clinical placement. The student will have to obtain, interpret, and use anatomical and physiological client information to check the physical health status of at least 3 different people presenting with different conditions. 

 
You will be provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task.
Feedback is provided on each assessment


Assessment Matrix

 

Other Information

Please refer to your course topic schedule for assessment dates, course structure, classroom and online content.

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