Unit of Study HLTH1007 Foundations of Clinical Practice (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops a foundational knowledge of the principles of safety in healthcare, through undertaking various clinical skills and health assessments. With this knowledge, students are provided with an opportunity, to work alongside their colleagues to acquire, practise and demonstrate foundational communication, observational and assessment skills that underpin clinical practice. Practice in laboratory sessions and simulated rehearsal prepares students to carry out foundational assessment skills ensuring a focus on patient safety and minimising adverse events.

Unit content

Infection prevention and control and manual handling
Vital signs
Introduction to various communication techniques, including ISBAR
Fundamentals of care i
Fundamentals of care ii
Consolidation of knowledge

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Summer Term Term3	Summer Term Term3
Gold Coast	Summer Term Term3	Summer Term Term3
Lismore	Summer Term Term3	Summer Term Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate safe and competent practice for a range of foundational skills

discuss the components of clinical reasoning frameworks and the use of ISBAR as it relates to effective communication

demonstrate awareness of the principles of infection prevention and control and manual handling

demonstrate an awareness of the principles of developing health communication techniques related to clinical practice, cognisant of the need for cultural sensitivity and awareness

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	60%
Quiz	40%

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	60%
Quiz	40%

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	60%
Quiz	40%

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Fee information

Domestic

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