Applied Practice Experience III
Overview
- Problem-solving and caregiving procedures
- Asepsis and prevention of infection
- Promoting comfort and rest
- Promoting personal hygiene
- Moving, positioning, and transferring a client
- Bedmaking
- Promoting exercise and activity
- Assisting with dietary intake
- Promoting urinary and bowel elimination
- Hand and foot care
- Compression stockings
- Measuring vital signs
- Heat and cold applications
- Assisting with oxygen needs
This is a practicum course that provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all other courses in the program to work in home support, and or assisted living and specialized dementia sites. In seminar, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lecture, group work, case studies, and team-based exercises.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a mastery course.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Provide person-centered care and assistance that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual client;
- Use an informed problem-solving approach to provide care and assistance that promotes the physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual health and well-being of clients and families;
- Provide person-centered care and assistance for clients experiencing complex health challenges;
- Provide person-centered care and assistance for clients experiencing cognitive and/or mental health challenges;
- Interact with other members of the health care team in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and achievement of goals;
- Communicate clearly, accurately, and sensitively with clients and families in a variety of community and facility contexts;
- Provide personal care and assistance in a safe, competent, and organized manner;
- Recognize and respond to own self-development, learning, and health-enhancement needs;
- Perform the caregiver role in a reflective, responsible, accountable, and professional manner.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Requisites
Prerequisites
Students must meet all clinical requirements prior to the first day of clinical practice, or access to the clinical site will be denied. Clinical requirements vary between sites and are mandated by the program, Health Authorities, and Public Health orders. These may include, but are not limited to, completing online learning modules, certifications (e.g. CPR), mask fit testing, and immunizations.
Students in the HCA program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.
Corequisites
Equivalencies
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.
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 MHPS 1300 | |
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| There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. | ||
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
17406
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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri | Instructor last name
Ranga
Instructor first name
Asha
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Course status
Open
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