HS5555 - Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

The subject aims to provide an academic award in infection prevention and control that is responsive to learning needs, national accreditation requirements and requirements of employers; to educate health professionals about infection prevention and control in a range of health care settings particularly where resources are limited. Focus will be on infection prevention and control in rural and remote settings in Australia and in developing countries.

Learning Outcomes

• appraise the significance of healthcare-associated infections and their causative pathogens, and plan and implement strategies for their management;
• apply infection prevention and control principles, strategies and policies in a range of health care settings in developed and developing countries;
• design strategies for the education of health personnel in infection prevention and control, and implement continuing professional development plans for infection prevention and control personnel;
• outline the principles of the chain of infection in the context of different pathogenic microorganisms and compare and contrast non-specific and specific host immune responses;
• analyse building design and infrastructure and evaluate its impact on infection prevention and control;
• initiate and maintain a successful team approach to infection prevention and control and evaluate the team's performance.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay, Miss Vanessa Sparke
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay, Miss Vanessa Sparke.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.