NSCI5524 – Health, Safety and Infection Control for Applied Science
Module code
NSCI5524
Module title
Health, Safety and Infection Control for Applied Science
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop knowledge and skills in infection control in the applied science industry.
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Best practice health and safety in the workplace
- Hazard identification and management
- Planning to ensure a safe work environment: resources, materials, training
- Principles of infection control
- Personal safety & infection control: standard precautions, barrier precautions, handwashing and sanitising
- Infection control assessment
- Effectiveness of infection control measures
- Sharps, needlestick injury, and medical waste
- Blood/ body spill kits
- Treaty of Waitangi and Maaori Health Models
- Tikanga that relate to blood and body waste
- Emergency treatments including first aid
- Incident and accident reporting
- Measurement, evaluation and reporting on performance and improvement against H&S goals - Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course employs an achievement-based grading scheme. Learners will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment prior to the start of the course. Aakonga must submit all specified assessment items and obtain at least 50% overall score in order to pass this course.
- Learning Outcomes
- LO1 Reflect on health and safety policies and procedures as they relate to infection control.
LO2 Apply the principles of infection control in the applied science industry.
LO3 Evaluate the implementation of appropriate infection control measures.
LO4 Describe adverse health and safety incidents related to infection control and appropriate responses. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
