TM1402:03
Emergency Issues and Crisis Management
Townsville
26 lectures, 36 hours practicals, 18 hours other. First semester.
Available to students in the Occupational Therapy program and for students in other courses with the permission of the Head of School.
This subject enables students to develop some basic skills associated with early contact with clients. It includes gaining competency in some basic clinical skills such as taking vital signs, history taking and physical handling. The subject examines issues related to privacy and safety and to codes of behaviour. Health and social issues commonly encountered in home visits such as cross-cultural issues, crisis resolution, medication taking by clients and infection control are also examined. Students will be required to complete a certified Senior First Aid Certificate.
Learning Objectives:
- take and interpret vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiratin, blood pressure);
- demonstrate competence in implementing standard and additional precautions against infection;
- list and describe the means of cross infection as well as diseases that may be acquired through cross infection;
- take and interpret a simple client history, record the findings and write referral letters;
- demonstrate safe physical handling skills when dealing with patient transfers;
- demonstrate ability to position and feed a person who requires assistance;
- describe the practical and legal requirements concerning the administration of medications;
- demonstrate awareness of strategies to manage basic human crisis management;
- describe ‘Duty of Care’ in relation to client confidentiality and strategies to ensure confidentiality is maintained in the OT-client relationship;
- analyse issues related to health care in a cross-cultural setting and examine own attitudes and behaviours in this setting;
- complete a Senior First Aid Certificate.
Assessment by end-of-semester examinations (practical and theory) and two assignments. Tutorial attendance required.