Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: HWSS5655C
Course Title: Comply with infection control policies and procedures
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4321 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Course Contact: Veemita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4662
Course Contact Email: veemita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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
There are no pre-requisites or co-requisites for this course.
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to comply with infection control policies and procedures. . All procedures have to 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 course acknowledges the importance of complying with an effective infection control strategy that ensures the safety of the client, maintain personal protection and prevent the transmission of infections from person to person.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures |
Element: |
Clean environmental surfaces |
Performance Criteria: |
Wear personal protective clothing and equipment during cleaning procedures |
Element: |
Follow infection control guidelines |
Performance Criteria: |
Demonstrate the application of standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection in accordance with organisation requirements |
Element: |
Handle, package, label, store, transport and dispose of clinical and other waste |
Performance Criteria: |
Wear appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with occupational health and safety policies and procedures when handling waste |
Element: |
Identify and respond to infection risks |
Performance Criteria: |
Identify infection risks and implement an appropriate response within own role and responsibility |
Element: |
Limit contamination |
Performance Criteria: |
Demarcate and maintain clean and contaminated zones in all aspects of health care work |
Element: |
Maintain personal hygiene |
Performance Criteria: |
Maintain hand hygiene by washing hands before and after client contact and/or after any activity likely to cause contamination |
Element: |
Use personal protective equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
Wear personal protective clothing and equipment that complies with Australian/New Zealand Standards, and is appropriate for the intended use |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
The learning activities include-
• Two sessions of face to face teaching including practical work
• Accessing and completing online documents and information
• Reflections at infection control policies and activities
• Accessing information online including Australian Health websites and RMIT learning hub
Teaching Schedule
There will be two face to face teaching sessions for this course and the details of the class date and time will be in the timetable provided to the students.
Timetable can also be accessed online in the learning hub. All other resources will be available on the learning hub.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
AUSTRALIAN GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTION IN HEALTHCARE |
References
Online learning materials can be accessed using the RMIT Online Learning Hub. |
Other Resources
The students can access library for more resources like-
• Videos
• Articles of interest
• useful external links
• Learning Lab
Overview of Assessment
The assessment will involve workbook activities and practical work to demonstrate the application of knowledge required for this course.
Assessment Tasks
The assessment tasks will include the completion of
1. successful completion of workbook for assessing the understanding of the underpinning knowledge
2. Practical assessment for hand washing and other related procedures
Students need to be deemed competent in all outcomes to pass this course.
Assessment Matrix
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