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MEDI11005 - Patient Care in the Allied Health Professions

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course introduces students to safe patient care as an allied health professional. On completion of this course students should be able to identify methods to integrate a holistic approach to patient care (physical, mental and social) with technically correct and safe practice in the allied health context and be able to select an appropriate response to common medical emergencies. Students should also be able to describe preventative strategies and processes specific to manual handling and safe movement of simulated clients, apply basic infection control techniques and describe strategies to prevent infection in varied health care settings. Students should be able to conduct basic patient assessments, histories and interviews. Students should be able to outline various methods of drug administration and discuss the various tasks associated with preparing for and assisting in interventional procedures. Participation in the block clinical laboratory sessions is compulsory for internal students and participation in the residential school is compulsory for Distance Education (Flex) students.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2013

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Mixed Mode
Mackay
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 10%
2. Practical Assessment 20%
3. Written Assessment 30%
4. Examination 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 53.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.08% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback
The combination of same day on-campus tutorials and lab activities encouraged high student engagement from on-campus students.
Recommendation
Where possible, continue to timetable on campus tutorials and lab activities on the same day.
Action Taken
For on-campus students timetabling was successful in organising tutorials and lab activities on the same day.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Distance students maintained high engagement with the weekly online tutorials due to the back to back timing with MEDI11001 tutorial.
Recommendation
Request for 2023 timetabling to schedule distance student tutorials on same half-day as MEDI11001 unit.
Action Taken
This timetabling was arranged and implemented.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
On campus students appeared to be unprepared for weekly lab sessions.
Recommendation
Stress the importance of completing prelab activities.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Informal student feedback
Feedback
Labs assisted in students' consolidation of knowledge.
Recommendation
Maintain the lab activities and residential schools. Review the lab activities to ensure they remain relevant to current unit content.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Summarise the legal requirements of safe practice within the Australian allied health context.
  2. Describe and apply preventative strategies and processes specific to manual handling and safe movement of simulated clients.
  3. Identify and demonstrate methods to integrate a holistic approach to patient care (physical, mental and social) with technically correct and safe practice in the allied health context.
  4. Conduct basic patient assessments, histories and interviews.
  5. Apply basic infection control techniques and describe strategies to prevent infection in varied health care settings.
  6. Outline the various methods of drug administration.
  7. Discuss the various tasks associated with preparing for and assisting in interventional procedures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • •
4 - Examination • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Communication • • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • • •
5 - Team Work • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 - Practical Assessment • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • •
4 - Examination • • • • •
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •