Course Title: Apply first aid
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: NURS5329C
Course Title: Apply first aid
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4319 - Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice
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
Pam Maher Pamela.Maher@rmit.edu.au Phone: 9925 4299
Nominal Hours: 18
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 to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTFA311A Apply first aid |
Element: |
1. Assess the situation |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify assess and minimise hazards in the situation that may pose a risk of injury or illness to self and others |
Element: |
2. Apply first aid procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Adopt a communication style to match the casualty’s level of consciousness |
Element: |
3. Communicate details of the incident |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Request ambulance support and/or appropriate medical assistance according to relevant circumstance |
Element: |
4. Evaluate own performance |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Seek feedback from appropriate clinical expert |
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
WEEK |
DAY |
DATE |
CLASSDETAILS |
TOPICS |
ASSESSMENTS |
1 |
Wed |
18/2 |
Lesson 1 |
Introduction to First Aid |
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Lesson 2 |
Medical Emergencies |
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Fri |
20/2 |
Lesson 3 |
Trauma Emergencies |
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Practical Skills |
Skills Demonstration/Practice |
100% attendance |
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QUIZ 1 DUE by 10pm Friday 20/02/15 | |||||
Sun |
22/2 |
QUIZ 2 DUE by 9am Sunday 22/02/15 |
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2 |
Mon |
23/2 |
QUIZ 3 DUE by 12pm Monday 23/02/15 |
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Wed |
25/2 |
Assessment Skills Session 1 |
Studentswillbe required to allocate to ONLY one (1) of these assessment sessions (TBA) |
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Assessment Skills Session 2 | |||||
Fri |
27/2 |
Assessment Skills Session 3 |
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Assessment Skills Session 4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course forms part of the Cert IV in Massage Therapy Practice.
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
1. Practical Skills Sessions (practice attendance and skills assessment)
- Requires 100% attendance practice attendance session
- Required 100% attendance for one (1) of the skills assessment session
- Competency gained for all four (4) Skills Competency Sheets
- Verbal challenges may also be included to determine competency
2. Online Quiz x 3 topics
- Requires 100% correctly answered for all quiz topics
- All questions will be the same but presented in random order
- Maximum of three (3) attempts per quiz topic (30 minutes per quiz attempt)
- Quiz No. 1 MUST be successfully completed by 10pm Friday 20/02/15
- Quiz No. 2 MUST be successfully completed by 9am Sunday 22/02/15
- Quiz No. 3 MUST be successfully completed by 12pm Monday 23/02/15
- Verbal challenges may also be included to determine competency
Assessment Matrix
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