301526 (v.2) Infection Control Nursing 632

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Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Infection control and the law. International and national infection control guidelines. Influencing behaviour and organisational issues. Techniques for the dissemination of infection control principles and guidelines. Education of other health care workers in infection control.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Become cognisant of the national and international infection control guidelines. Demonstrated the ability to practice according to the national and international standards. Demonstrated the ability to act consistently in upholding national and international standards when educating health care workers in infection control.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Ayeliffe G.A.J., Babb J.R. and Taylor L.J., (1999), Hospital-Acquired Infection, Principles and Prevention, 3rd ed., Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann. Wenzel R.P., (1997), Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections, 3rd ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins. Students will be referred to relevant articles in journals. The main journals used will be - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. American Journal of Infection Control. Journal of Hospital Infection. Australian Journal of Infection Control.
Unit Texts:	No prescribed texts.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Assignments 50%. Final Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.