Course Title: Analyse and respond to client health information
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2022
Course Code: NURS5359C
Course Title: Analyse and respond to client health information
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Laura Yeomans
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289
Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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 of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse client health information and then to plan appropriate health services within scope of own role. It requires an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology. This unit applies to individuals who plan and provide services with some level of autonomy. Some disciplines will require a state/territory regulatory determination regarding delegation and supervision.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTAAP003 Analyse and respond to client health information |
Element: |
1. Assess client health status |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Analyse client health information in relation to planning services and in line with organisation requirements 1.2 Recognise normal readings on the findings of available tests, observations and physical assessments that assist in determining health status 1.3 Identify pathophysiologies, or changing pathologies, through observation, physical assessment and analysis of other available information 1.4 Identify the likely impact of specific interventions |
Element: |
2. Plan action to address identified health status |
Performance Criteria: |
https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTAAP003#:~:text=2.1%20Apply%20detailed,policies%20and%20procedures. |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.
Details of Learning Activities
The Remedial Massage clinic will be delivered through face-to-face clinical sessions which you are required to attend on a weekly basis.
Withing clinic you will have the opportunity to utilise all your learnt skills within the Diploma of Remedial Massage.
The practical application of all skills will lead to a strong understanding of how to work with a range of clients, in an effective manner in order to stabilise conditions allowing clients to live a better quality of life. Refining practical skills within a clinical environment at RMIT allows for professional growth with the very exciting and emerging Diploma of Remedial Massage.
The theory classes will will help you develop the skills and knowledge to analyses client health information and then plan appropriate Remedial services.
Theory classes will run in Semester 2, 2020 from weeks 13-17. See Canvas for specific dates/time
Teaching Schedule
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CLINIC |
ACTIVITIES |
1-4 |
Theory webinars to complete in own time |
The impact of:
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5-8 |
Remedial Clinic 3-hour blocks Treatment of 2 Clients |
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Mid semester break |
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9-18 |
Remedial Massage Clinic 3-hour block. Treatment of 3 clients |
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Semester break |
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1-8 |
Remedial Massage Clinic 3-hour block. Treatment of 3 clients |
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Mid semester break |
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9-16 |
Remedial Massage Clinic 3-hour block. Treatment of 3 clients |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Task 1.1 - Clinic Entrance Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 1.2 - Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 2 - Practical Client Conditions.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1 (1.1-1.2)- Knowledge Assessments
These assessments you are to complete in your own time.
Assessment Task 1.1 - Clinic Entrance Knowledge
For this assessment you are asked to answer questions which relate to the clinic policies, procedures and knowledge that you will/may come across in your student clinic time at RMIT. You are required to complete this task in the first two weeks of commencing.
Assessment Task 1.2 - Knowledge Questions
For this assessment you are asked to answer questions which relate to your knowledge of analysing and responding to client health information.
Assessment Task 2 (2.1-2.2)- Practical Assessment
Assessment Task 2.1 - Log of Review clients
This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to monitor and evaluate remedial massage treatments. You must treat a minimum of 5 different clients with at least 3 treatments per client (initial, 2nd 3 rd) You MUST: - Seek client feedback about previous treatment impacts - Evaluate the effectiveness and impacts from previous treatment to clients physical, mental, spiritual and emotional wellbeing - Discuss any adverse reactions or any other relevant post treatment information - Discuss and review prescribed corrective exercises, stretches, and ergonomics - Added necessary modifications post treatment - Accurately documented progress or regress in client file - Seek additional client feedback post treatment
Assessment Task 2.2 - Client conditions
This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to analyse and respond to various client health conditions. You must treat a minimum of 6 different clients presenting with different conditions. You will assess client health status based on: • observations • physical assessments • interpretation of client tests
Assessment Task 3 - Personal reflection
This personal reflection task will allow you to demonstrate your ability to: - Identify areas of own practice for further research or development to support client outcomes - Seek professional development opportunities to enhance your practice Assessment Instructions When reflecting on your treatments, you MUST: - With reference to 3 clients, explain the adjustments/variations you made throughout their treatment plan, and why the adjustments were made? - Identify 3 areas of your own practice you need further development in - Research professional development opportunities for all 3. - Identify 3 barriers to your client progress. How did you overcome these barriers? - Explain the research you conducted in order to enhance and support client outcomes - What sources of and evidence did you base your research on?
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:
Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher and each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.
All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to resubmission completion dates.
Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.
EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
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 5 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.
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