Course Title: Assess client massage needs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2018
Course Code: NURS5361C
Course Title: Assess client massage needs
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Joshua Davies
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333
Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Bianca Alivizatos
bianca.alivizatos@rmit.edu.au
9925 4898
This unit of competency is co-delivered with:
HLTMSG001
HLTMSG004
Nominal Hours: 150
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
The unit of competency is co-delivered with the following units of competency HLTMSG001 and HLTMSG004.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to gather client information, make a physical assessment of the body and determine massage treatment options. This unit applies to massage therapists providing general health maintenance treatments. It does not include remedial massage assessment techniques. This unit applies to massage therapists.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTMSG002 Assess client massage needs |
Element: |
1. Determine scope of client needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Clarify client expectations
1.2 Provide clear information about scope and limits of services to be provided
1.3 Collect accurate, relevant and organised health record and document in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals
1.4 Recognise needs that are beyond scope of own practice, and make referrals to other health care professionals as required
1.5 Identify and respond to any barriers to information gathering and assessment
1.6 Seek client information respectfully and sensitively, using purposeful, systematic and diplomatic questions 1.7 Manage information in a confidential and secure way |
Element: |
2. Make a physical assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Advise client about the physical assessment process and obtain client consent to proceed
2.2 Follow clinical and practitioner hygiene protocols
2.3 Respect client dignity and anticipate potential sensitivities
2.4 Seek client feedback on comfort levels throughout assessment process
2.5 Assess client through palpation, observation and range of motion (ROM) testing
2.6 Identify and respond to contra-indications to massage treatment 2.7 Accurately document assessment findings |
Element: |
3. Determine and communicate treatment approach |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Determine treatment needs by integrating findings from physical assessment, observation and communication
3.2 Discuss assessment and rationale for treatment with the client
3.3 Respond to client enquiries using language the client understands 3.4 Discuss referral and collaborative options with the client as required |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Details of Learning Activities
All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.
A combination of activities will support student’s learning in this course, such as:
• Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning
• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace 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
• Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course and debate and discuss ideas
• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health information
• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) 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
• It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice assessment, treatment and palpation techniques
Teaching Schedule
Date |
Class Topics Monday 2pm-4pm & Friday 1.30pm-4.30pm |
2nd July |
No Class - Orientation |
6th July |
Navigating the body, Rectus Femoris |
9th July |
Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Intermedius, Vastus Medialis |
13th July |
Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus, Biceps Femoris |
16th July |
Review |
20th July |
Assessment 1: Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow |
23rd July |
Adductor Magnus, Adductor Longus |
27th July |
Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Piriformis |
30th July |
Quadratus Lumborum, Vertebrae |
3rd Aug |
Review |
6th Aug 10th Aug |
Assessment 2: Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow |
10th Aug |
Tibialis Anterior, Peroneals |
13th Aug |
Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Psoas |
17th Aug |
Erector Spinae Group |
20th Aug |
Review |
24th Aug |
Assessment 3: Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow |
27th-31st Aug |
Mid Semester Break |
3rd Sep |
Pectoralis Major, Pectoralis Minor, Rectus Abdominis |
7th Sep |
Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi, Rhomboids |
10th Sep |
Review |
14th Sep |
Assessment 4: Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow |
17th Sep |
Levator Scapulae, Teres Major, Deltoid |
21st Sep |
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis |
24th Sep |
Review |
28th Sep |
No Class : Grand Final Day |
1st Oct 5th Oct |
Assessment 5: Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow |
5th Oct |
Biceps Brachii, Triceps Brachii |
8th Oct |
Temporalis, Masseter, Frontalis, Sternocleidomastoid |
12th Oct |
Review |
15th Oct 19th Oct |
Assessment 6: Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow |
19th Oct |
Brachioradialis, Extensor Carpi Radialis, Supinator |
22nd Oct |
Flexor Carpi Radialus, Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, Palmaris Longus, Pronator Teres |
26th Oct |
Review |
29th Oct 2nd Nov |
Assessment 7: Written task 1.30pm-1.45pm Practical task to follow Half class during CPHS Written task 9.30pm-9.45pm Practical task to follow |
2nd Nov |
Assessment Resit Period |
5th Nov |
No Class : Melbourne Cup Holiday |
9th Nov |
Assessment Resit Period |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
1. Clinic manual logs
2. Practical Assessments x 7:
- Each practical assessment will assess a region at a time which you will be required to demonstrate the following:
- Practical assessment 2.1:
- Practical assessment 2.2:
- Practical assessment 2.3:
- Practical assessment 2.4:
- Practical assessment 2.5:
- Practical assessment 2.6:
- Practical assessment 2.7:
Assessment Tasks
Assess Client Massage Needs - HLTMSG002/NURS5361C
All of the following assessments are related to the above units
Clinic manual logs: Due by 9th of November 2018 - must be completed in clinic before this date
During clinic in semester 1 you will be required to satisfy the requirements set out within the clinic manual. For further information please refer to your clinic manual located in your student folder.
Practical Assessments x 7:
- Each practical assessment will assess a region at a time which you will be required to demonstrate the following:
- Practical assessment (1): 20th July 2018
- Practical assessment (2): 6th or 10th August 2018
- Practical assessment (3): 24th August 2018
- Practical assessment (4): 14th September 2018
- Practical assessment (5): 1st or 5th October 2018
- Practical assessment (6): 15th or 19th October
- Practical assessment (7): 29th October or 2nd November 2018
Assessment Matrix
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