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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | Define treatment modalities used within a clinical context | |||||||
| 2 | identify the theoretical concepts associated with working in a clinical setting | |||||||
| 3 | Interpret clinical systems, procedures and medical records in podiatric practice | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 5 | Demonstrate safe nail care and skin debridement techniques on healthy clients | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Define treatment modalities used within a clinical context
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- GA6:
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identify the theoretical concepts associated with working in a clinical setting
- GA4:
- GA6:
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Interpret clinical systems, procedures and medical records in podiatric practice
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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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
- GA3:
- GA6:
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Demonstrate safe nail care and skin debridement techniques on healthy clients
- GA3:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.