Course

Applied Practice Experiences 1

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Mental Health and Personal Support Work
Course code
HCSW 1105
Credits
6.00
Semester length
15
Max class size
Lecture: 32, Lecture/practice: 11:1, Clinical experience: 8:1
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Lab
Clinical
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This practical course offers students the opportunity to acquire personal care and assistance skills within the parameters of the HCA role. The course is comprised of class and supervised laboratory experiences, as well as supervised practice experience in a multi-level or complex care setting. Through these experiences, students learn to integrate and apply the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes they have learned in all other courses in the program. Students are provided with opportunities to develop care-giver skills that maintain and promote the comfort, safety and independence of individuals in facility contexts.
Course content

NOTE: All skills are taught in such a way that facility, community, and acute care contexts are recognized.

 Problem-solving when carrying out care-giving procedures

  • Planning and implementing care based on the person’s needs, the established care plan and facility/agency policies.
  • Evaluating effectiveness of the procedure.
  • Reporting and recording actions, results and observations.
  • Responding appropriately to emergency situations.

Asepsis and Prevention of Infection

Promoting comfort, rest, and sleep

Promoting personal hygiene

Moving, positioning and transferring a client

Bedmaking

Promoting exercise and activity

Promoting healthy nutrition and fluid intake

  • Utilizing safe feeding/eating assistance techniques with individuals who are experiencing difficulty biting, chewing, and/or swallowing

Promoting urinary and bowel elimination

 

 

Learning activities

Lecture

Practice

Group discussion/group activities

Audio-visual materials

Case studies/simulation

Clinical experiences

Means of assessment

Course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College course evaluation policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

This is a MASTERY course.  Students will receive a detailed outline of performance expectations at the beginning of the course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

  1. Safely and competently perform all course skills in the laboratory setting.
  2. Provide care and assistance for residents experiencing moderate to complex health challenges.
  3. Provide person-centered care and assistance that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual resident.
  4. Perform personal care skills in an organized manner ensuring the comfort and appropriate independence of the client/resident.
  5. Use an informed problem-solving approach to provide care and assistance that promotes the physical, psychological, social, cognitive and spiritual well-being of residents and families.
  6. Provide personal care and assistance competently in ways that maintain safety for self and others.
  7. Perform the care-giver role in a reflective, responsible, accountable and professional manner within the parameters of the HCA role.
  8. Communicate clearly, accurately and in sensitive ways with residents and families.
  9. Demonstrate an understanding of interactions with other members of the healthcare team which would contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals, and successfully apply this knowledge at a beginning level.
  10. Recognize and respond to own self-development, learning and health enhancement needs.
Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:

 

 A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided to students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for HCSW 1105
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025