Unit description
Introduces students to the concepts of direct patient care and their role in managing patients in a clinical setting. Students are subsequently introduced the concept of reflexive care.
Unit content
Topic 1: Infection control
- SCU infection control policies for podiatry
- Understanding NHMRC guidelines and implementation in podiatry practice
- Aseptic techniques in general podiatry care
- Sterilisation protocols
- Medical waste transfer
Topic 2: Workplace health and safety
- Understanding SCU health clinic policy
- Ergonomics in podiatry
- Reporting injury
- Duty of care
Topic 3: Medical Records and clinical systems
- Medico-legal considerations in documentation
- Maintaining accurate records
Topic 4: Communication and referral
- Multi-disciplinary care
- Communicating with health providers
Topic 5: Privacy and Confidentiality
- Understanding SCU health clinic policy
- The Privacy Act
- Freedom of Information Act
- Rights and responsibilities of the provider and the patient
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Define treatment modalities used within a clinical context | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 2 | identify the theoretical concepts associated with working in a clinical setting | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | Interpret clinical systems, procedures and medical records in podiatric practice | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 4 | Understand and demonstrate the importance of professionalism, communication, informed consent, patient confidentiality and privacy as defined by the Freedom of Information Act and privacy principles | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 5 | Demonstrate safe nail care and skin debridement techniques on healthy clients | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Practical session 4 hrs/wk (12 wks (S1) 12 wks (S2)) |
| Assessment | |
| Practical skills | 50% |
| Exam: practical | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2015 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
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