Course Title: Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: HWSS5658C
Course Title: Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6119 - Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Contact : Eleanor Schroeder
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411412
Course Contact Email:eleanor.schroeder@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Eleanor Schroeder
Nominal Hours: 50
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
HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures
Course Description
This unit is concerned with infection control responsibilities of employees with supervisory accountability to implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures in a specific work unit or team within an organization.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures |
Element: |
1. Provide information about infection control policies and procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Explain accurately and clearly to the work group relevant information about infection control policy and procedures, and applicable industry codes of practice |
Element: |
2. Integrate infection control policy and procedure into work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Implement infection control policy and procedures with members of the work group |
Element: |
3. Monitor infection control performance and implement improvements in practices |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Promptly investigate infection control hazardous events to identify their cause in accordance with |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit will have the skills to implement infection control responsibilities of employees with supervisory accountability and to implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures in a specific work unit or team within an organization.
Details of Learning Activities
Activities for this course include lectures, online learning using resources provided and interactive classroom activities
Teaching Schedule
Week | Topic | Assessment |
1 | Disease transmission Infection control AS/NZS4815 Policy development | Task 1 provided |
3 | Infection control Quality assurance Implementing policy Responsibilities of the DH | Task 2 provided |
5 | Task 1 Due | |
8 | Task 2 Due |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
A complete book list will be provided during Orientation and available on Blackboard |
References
Other Resources
Additional materials will be provided online via the Blackboard program Shell
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will comprise a written assignment and a written report
Assessment Tasks
TASK 1 Written assignment: Infection Control policy development Due Week 5
TASK 2 Written report: Activities conducted in workplace, risk assessment and implementation of policy. Due Week 8
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.
• APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 3 of Dental Hospital. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
• For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
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Assignments will be marked as Satisfactory/Not satisfactory. Students may be given the opportunity to resubmit the assignment if this is requested by the teacher and approved by the co-ordinator.
Students are required to achieve a Pass grade in both tasks to achieve Competence for this course
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