You are required to observe, practice and demonstrate patient care techniques and skills during internal practical labs or residential school. Attendance at the labs is compulsory in order for you to develop skills in the full range of patient care skills covered in these sessions. You must attend and participate in all sessions at the class times for which you register. If you are an internal student you must register for one of the lab groups, for which there are five timetabled sessions during the term. If you are studying by MIX mode, you must register for one of the available one-day residential schools.

While there are sufficient spaces in internal labs and residential school classes for all students enrolled in each mode of study, space is limited for each timetabled option to support effective small group learning. You are encouraged to register early so that you can arrange personal commitments in order to attend your session(s).

All practical sessions take place in designated laboratory and/or clinical simulation learning spaces on campus. For all lab and residential school sessions, you are required to wear the Medical Imaging clinical uniform and wear shoes that meet Occupational Health and Safety requirements. You will also need to complete all inductions prior to your first lab session. You will not be allowed into the labs without meeting both requirements.

If you are an internal student, you must submit an assessment extension request for any missed lab class and provide a valid reason with supporting documentation for the absence. It will be necessary to make up the lab at a time to be arranged by the unit coordinator. If you are enrolled in this unit, mixed mode study, there will be no opportunity to reschedule any component of the residential school. You must attend the full residential school during the published dates.

Skills demonstration procedure:

You will practice the handwashing task to develop correct technique during the lab session on infection control. For your performance assessment you will demonstrate the correct technique of handwashing while being observed by your instructor. Your performance will be video recorded to enable moderation. As this is a simulation of a clinical procedure, you must perform the task without the use of any notes or other guidance resources. If you do not complete all aspects of the handwashing task to the required level in your first attempt, you will be provided detailed feedback and then given two additional opportunities to demonstrate your skills to the required level. Both of these additional attempts will take place later in the day of your first attempt.

Please note the following advice from the University Assessment Policy and Procedure:

- Students who fail a single assessment task in a pass/fail unit will be deemed to have failed that unit.

- This assessment task must be completed on the specified day and time. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the task after this date.

For the demonstration of skills, the detailed assessment criteria and a scoring rubric will be available on Moodle.

This assessment task activity helps to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard Action 3.10a

In order to pass this practical assessment, you must meet two criteria as detailed in the Task Description:

• Attend all timetabled laboratory classes/residential schools and participate in the skills development activities
• Attain a score of at least 8/10 on the skills demonstration by the third attempt.

You will complete an online Moodle test covering topics from the first 7 weeks of the unit.

Question types may include multiple choice, short answer, definitions, discussions and explanations, with particular focus on underlying theory applied to clinical skills.

The test is scheduled to take place online, on Friday 30th August 2024. The test itself will open at 2pm and will close at 8:00pm AEST. You must log on to Moodle during this time period to complete the test. You can only attempt the test once and it must be completed in a single session. You cannot save your answers and return to the test at a later time. The test will run for 60 minutes duration. Please note, if you begin the test less than 60 minutes before the stated closing time, the test will close at that stated time and you will have less than 60 minutes to complete the test.

To complete the test, ensure that you have arranged to use a computer in good working order with adequate power/charged battery. You are encouraged to save your work at regular intervals during the testing period to avoid losing any typed answers. You will need to ensure that you have fast and reliable internet access for this test. It is highly recommended that you do not attempt the test using a tablet or smartphone due to the quantity of typing required.

This is an open book test. It means that during the test you may access your study notes, textbook, the unit Moodle site and/or website. The standards of academic integrity still apply.  All responses must be your own work. During the test you may not consult with any other person via any means or accept any input or assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) regarding the test questions and your responses. Colluding with other students on non-group work is considered academic misconduct. Just as for written assignments, you must acknowledge intellectual content in your answers that is not your own work. Basic statements of facts are considered 'common knowledge' in the context of this unit so they do not need to be cited. However, if you copy any explanation content word-for-word from ANY source, you must put that content in quotation marks and formally cite your sources. Although this is an open book test, the expectation is that you will be familiar with the unit content and concepts. You should not assume you will have time to look up the answer to every question. At the start of the test you will need to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

This test must be written at the scheduled date and time. There is no provision for a late submission and no late penalty can be applied. In the absence of an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later time, and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time. If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at that new assigned date/time. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

This assessment helps to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Clinical Governance Standard Actions 1.07, 1.08, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.15, 1.28 & 1.29
• Partnering with Consumers Standard Actions 2.06, 2.07 & 2.08
• Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard Actions 3.01a-b, 3.02a-b, 3.03a-c, 3.04, 3.05a-d, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.11a, 3.13a, 3.14d, 3.15 & 3.16a-d
• Comprehensive Care Standard Action 5.01, 5.02, 5.03,5.05,5.10, 5.14d, 5.21, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25 & 5.26
• Communicating for Safety Standard Actions 6.03, 6.04, 6.07 & 6.09
• Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard Actions 8.01, 8.03, 8.04, 8.06, 8.08 & 8.09

You will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Correct use of medical terminology
• Correctness of factual knowledge
• Correct application of theory to practical scenarios
• Demonstration of depth and breadth of knowledge in patient focused and technical situations
• Critical thinking

The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the sidebar of the Moodle test screen.

You will complete an online Moodle test covering topics from all weeks of the unit.

Question types may include multiple choice, short answer, definitions, discussions and explanations.

The test is scheduled to take place online, on Monday 30th September 2024. The test itself will open at 2pm and will close at 8:00pm AEST. You must log on to Moodle during this time period to complete the test. You can only attempt the test once and it must be completed in a single session. You cannot save your answers and return to the test at a later time. The test will run for 90 minutes duration. Please note, if you begin the test less than 90 minutes before the stated closing time, the test will close at that stated time and you will have less than 90 minutes to complete the test.

To complete the test, ensure that you have arranged to use a computer in good working order with adequate power/charged battery. You are encouraged to save your work at regular intervals during the testing period to avoid losing any typed answers. You will need to ensure that you have fast and reliable internet access for this test. It is highly recommended that you do not attempt the test using a tablet or smartphone due to the quantity of typing required.

This is an open book test. It means that during the test you may access your study notes, textbook, the unit Moodle site and/or website. The standards of academic integrity still apply.  All responses must be your own work. During the test you may not consult with any other person via any means or accept any input or assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) regarding the test questions and your responses. Colluding with other students on non-group work is considered academic misconduct. Just as for written assignments, you must acknowledge intellectual content in your answers that is not your own work. Basic statements of facts are considered 'common knowledge' in the context of this unit so they do not need to be cited. However, if you copy any explanation content word-for-word from ANY source, you must put that content in quotation marks and formally cite your sources. Although this is an open book test, the expectation is that you will be familiar with the unit content and concepts. You should not assume you will have time to look up the answer to every question. At the start of the test you will need to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

This test must be written at the scheduled date and time. There is no provision for a late submission and no late penalty can be applied. In the absence of an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later time, and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time. If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at that new assigned date/time. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

This assessment helps to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Clinical Governance Standard Actions 1.01, 1.07, 1.08, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.15, 1.16, 1.28 & 1.29
• Partnering with Consumers Standard Actions 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07 & 2.08
• Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard Actions 3.01a-b, 3.02a-b, 3.03a-c, 3.04, 3.05a-d, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.11a, 3.13a, 3.14d, 3.15 & 3.16a-d
• Medication Safety Standard Actions 4.03, 4.04, 4.07 & 4.08
• Comprehensive Care Standard Actions 5.01, 5.02, 5.03,5.05,5.10, 5.14d, 5.21, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25 & 5.26
• Communicating for Safety Standard Actions 6.01, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.07 & 6.09
• Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard Actions 8.01, 8.03, 8.04, 8.06, 8.08 & 8.09

You will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Correct use of medical terminology
• Correctness of factual knowledge
• Correct application of theory to practical scenarios
• Demonstration of depth and breadth of knowledge in patient focused and technical situations
• Critical thinking

The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the sidebar of the Moodle test screen.