Course Title: Apply first aid

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: NURS5330C

Course Title: Apply first aid

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

City Campus:

Bundoora Campus:

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

NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES

Course Description

This unit of competency 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
2. Apply first aid procedures
3. Communicate details of the incident
4. Evaluate own performance
 

Learning Outcomes


At the end of this course students should be able to:


• Assess the situation
• Apply first aid procedures
• Communicate details of the incident
• Evaluate own performance
 


Details of Learning Activities

Refer to the latest timetable on Blackboard for actual days.

Learning Strategies will be in the form of:
• Facilitated classroom discussion
• Small group work
• Teacher demonstration
 


Teaching Schedule

Lesson 1: Introduction to First Aid
• Define and discuss the legal parameters of first aid, including duty of care, negligence, consent & documentation
• Define & discuss infection control strategies
• Identify & discuss first aid equipment
• Describe how to respond including primary and secondary surveys, & responding to emergencies at RMIT
• Describe ARG (2010) for BLS, including management of airway obstruction, and cardiac arrest


Lesson 2: Medical Emergencies
• Discuss/Describe the signs/symptoms & management of neurological, respiratory, cardiac and diabetic emergencies


Lesson 3: Trauma Emergencies
• Discuss/Describe the signs/symptoms & management of
- Bleeding & Shock
- Head Injuries (concussion)
- Fractures
- Burns
- Poisons (ingested, bites & stings)
 

Lab 1: Responding to Emergencies
• Review the theory of responding to emergencies
• Students to demonstrate primary and secondary survey for an unconscious patient
• Students to demonstrate management of bites, bleeding & fractures
 

Lab 2: Responding to Emergencies
• Review theory of basic life support
• Students to demonstrate basic life support on an adult, child & infant
• Students to discuss/demonstrate the management of airway emergencies
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Haines, J Emergency First Aid 10/11th edn


References

Recommended Reading:
Haines, J Emergency First Aid 10/11th edn
 


Other Resources

All classroom powerpoints posted on student Blackboard site


Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowedge for this competency will be assessed via the following methods:

  • Practical Assessment
  • Written examination / Assessment


Assessment Tasks

Practical CPR - 20% (Competent or Not Yet Competent)

Online Assessment - 60%

Practical First Aid - 20%


Assessment Matrix

Practial CPR - 20% (Must be deemed competent)

Online Assessment - 60% (must gain a grade of 60% to gain a competency grade)

Practical First Aid - 20% (must be deemed competent)

All assessment tasks must have a competent outcome before a grade can be awarded for this course (outcome is Competent or Not Yet Competent)

Other Information

This course must have a competency grade awarded before being eligible for clinical placement

If deemed Not Yet Competent (NYC) student will be unable to attend clinical placement

Classroom attendance of 80% required

Delivery : Nominal Hours 18

• Classroom Delivery 9 hours
• Laboratory 6 hours;
• Self-Directed Learning 3 hours
 

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