Course Title: Confirm physical health status
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2021
Course Code: NURS5362C
Course Title: Confirm physical health status
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4367 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Veemita Kaul
Ph- 99254662
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 prerequisites or corequisites for this unit of competency
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.
This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and
where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.
This course includes clinical placement
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
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 -
- Obtain information about physical health status
- Check physical health status
- Identify variations from normal physical health status
Details of Learning Activities
A combination of activities will support students learning in this course, such as:
- lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course . The students will be provided with self study materials as well.The lectures will be recorded and will be available to students on Canvas.
- Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL), during simulations and online classroom based learning
- Observations of performance in the clinical placement or simulated environment 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
- discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas( optional activities only)
- Self directed study time 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
Teaching Schedule
Please check the exact dates on timetable system for the class sessions and times for your group
Course schedule for Confirm Physical Health Status for Group A21A, A21B, A21C and A21D -
Session No. |
Week starting |
Topics |
1. |
8th Feb. | Introduction to unit, causes of disease, health and wellness and disease prevention |
2 |
15th Feb. | orientation of human body, body basic chemistry |
3 |
22nd Feb. | Cells, Tissues and organs |
4 |
1st March | Skin and body membranes |
5 |
8th March | Skeletal system |
6 |
15th March | Muscle system |
7 |
22nd March | Nervous system |
8 |
29th March | Endocrine system |
9 |
12th April | Special senses |
10 |
19th April | Blood |
11 |
26th April | AT1- Written assessment 1 |
12 |
3rd May | Cardiovascular system( Heart) |
13 |
10th May | Lymphatic and immune system |
14 |
17th May | Respiratory system |
15 |
24th May | Digestive system and nutrition |
16 |
31st May | Urinary system |
17 |
7th June | Reproductive system |
18 |
14th June | AT2- Written assessment 2 |
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AT3- Assessment task 3 to be completed at clinical placement |
There are three assessment tasks that you must successfully complete in full in order to be deemed competent in this unit:
S.No |
Name |
Date |
Details about the assessment task |
1 |
AT1- Written Assessment 1 ( Lectures 1-9) |
Week of 26th April 2021 |
This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client’s physical health. It comprises of short answer questions and diagram labelling questions from Week 1-10. |
2. |
AT2- Written Assessment 2 (Lectures 10-16) |
Week of 14th June 2021 |
This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client’s physical health. It comprises of short answer questions and diagram labelling questions from Week 12-17 |
3 |
AT3- Clinical Placement |
Clinical Placement Evidence log book |
To assess your performance, your Assessor will use the observation checklist in the Clinical Placement Logbook – Rehabilitation task. You will complete: Self-reflection (x 3 clients) Part 1 Complete the following: Self-reflection (x 3 clients) Clinical Placement Logbook – Rehabilitation task
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You will be provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task through Canvas.
Feedback is provided on each assessment
The students will receive satisfactory/ not yet satisfactory result for each assessment task. The students can receive Competency achieved/ Not yet competent result for this competency.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
RMIT Library
http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library
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
There are three assessment tasks that you must successfully complete in full in order to be deemed competent in this unit:
S.No |
Name |
Date |
Details about the assessment task |
1 |
AT1- Written Assessment 1 ( Lectures 1-9) |
Week of 26th April 2021 |
This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client’s physical health. It comprises of short answer questions and diagram labelling questions from Week 1-10. |
2. |
AT2- Written Assessment 2 (Lectures 10-16) |
Week of 14th June 2021 |
This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client’s physical health. It comprises of short answer questions and diagram labelling questions from Week 12-17 |
3 |
AT3- Clinical Placement |
Clinical Placement Evidence log book |
To assess your performance, your Assessor will use the observation checklist in the Clinical Placement Logbook – Rehabilitation task. You will complete: Self-reflection (x 3 clients) Part 1 Complete the following: Self-reflection (x 3 clients) Clinical Placement Logbook – Rehabilitation task
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You will be provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task through Canvas
Feedback is provided on each assessment
The students will receive satisfactory/ not yet satisfactory result for each assessment task. The students can receive Competency achieved/ Not yet competent result for this competency.
The details about the assessments will be posted on canvas
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.): you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
RESUBMISSIONS: Only one resubmission per assessment is permitted unless otherwise stated and resubmissions are at the discretion of the teacher and coordinator and are not automatically granted.
You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/ . All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.
Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
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.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
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