Course Title: Confirm physical health status

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: NURS5362C

Course Title: Confirm physical health status

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.  

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

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: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0320

Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

None.

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.
 


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 role play.

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 -

  1. Obtain information about physical health status 
  2. Check physical health status
  3. Identify variations from normal physical health status


Details of Learning Activities

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.

At the completion of the unit, the student will have the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body.

This unit applies to individuals working directly with clients and who assist in the provision of health care services

How this course runs

The learning and teaching for the unit will be taught over sixteen (16) weeks via face to face teaching. You will also apply your knowledge to weekly student clinic practical applications. 

Assessments

Performance Assessment: Throughout this unit you must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

  • obtained, correctly interpreted and used anatomical and physiological client information to check the physical health status of at least 3 different people presenting with different conditions
Knowledge Assessment: You must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete contingencies in the context of the work role. You will gather this via three (3) Case Study Assessments. The essential knowledge will include:
  • role responsibilities and limitations for different members of the care team in relation to checking client health status
  • concepts underpinning human anatomy and physiology
  • structure and function of human body systems and their interactions
  • anatomical and medical terminology
  • common disorders, problems and complaints and their signs and symptoms, associated with each body system and its components relevant to the area of work
  • basic pharmacology in relation to cautions and contraindications for relevant health procedures
  • causes of disease – physical, mental and emotional, and key features of each cause
  • major types of cellular adaptation
  • processes of metabolism, nutrition, body temperature regulation, biological maturation, inheritance and ageing
  • Oral health disease of the mouth and teeth including edentulous (no-natural teeth) and dentate (having natural teeth)
  • variations from normal functioning and appropriate responses 


Teaching Schedule

 

 

SEMESTER 2, 2023                            Tuesday 9:30am – 12:30pm

Week

Date

Class Topics and Assessments

1

25th Jul

Introduction to CPHS

Human body and orientation

2

1st Aug

Cells, tissues and organs

3

8th Aug

Integumentary system

4

15th Aug

Skeletal system

5

22nd Aug

Muscular system

 

29th Aug

MID-SEMESTER BREAK

6

5th Sep

Nervous system

7

12th Sep

Endocrine system

 

17th Sep

ASSESSMENT 1 - Case Study 1 (online)

8

19th Sep

Special senses

9

26th Sep

Cardiovascular system

10

3rd Oct

Blood

11

10th Oct

Lymphatic and Immune Systems

 

15th Oct

ASSESSMENT 2 - Case Study 2 (online)

12

17th Oct

Respiratory system

13

24th Oct

Digestive system

14

31st Oct

Urinary and Reproductive systems

15

7th Nov

Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

 

12th Nov

ASSESSMENT 3 - Case Study 3 (online)

16

14th Nov

Resubmission queries - RESUBMISSIONS

 

TBA

ASSESSMENT 4 – Clinical Checklist (In Clinic)


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Resources Required: 

  • laptop and charger, or pen and paper

Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) Links to an external site.: is the online system for all course and unit and assessment communication. This is also the space where assessments are to be uploaded. This space is where Collaborate Ultra and 'how to Collaborate Ultra' links can be accessed also.  


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 - Case Study #1

Assessment Task 2 - Case Study #2

Assessment Task 3 - Case Study #3

Assessment Task 4 - Clinical observations 


Assessment Tasks

  Assessment Task 1 - Case Study #1 - written responses, reflecting all aspects of knowledge learnt from class. Due date refer to Canvas

Assessment Task 2 - Case Study #2 -written responses, reflecting all aspects of knowledge learnt from class. Due date refer to Canvas

Assessment Task 3 - Case Study #3 -written responses, reflecting all aspects of knowledge learnt from class. Due date refer to Canvas

Assessment Task 4 - Clinical observations Due date refer to Canvas


Assessment Matrix

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