WSQ Higher Certificate in Healthcare (Nursing)
About This Course
WSQ Apply Organizational Code of Conduct in the delivery of services to clients and patients (Legal and Ethics)
1: Comply with the code of conduct for healthcare.
2: Act in accordance with the PDPA requirements of the healthcare industry.
3: Practise personal accountability and report issues & misconduct as a healthcare professional.
WSQ Provide Mobility and Ambulation Assistance
1: Recommend measures to prevent accidental falls when lifting, transferring, and positioning of patients.
2: Identify body mechanics, safety and health proce-dures in relation to safe lift-ing, transferring, and posi-tioning of patients.
3: Coordinate risk and mobility assessment prior to lifting, transferring and positioning of patients
WSQ Comply with Workplace Safety and Health Practices
1: Appraise worker's roles and responsibilities under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act in a healthcare environment.
2: Identify workplace safety and health hazards in a healthcare environment
WSQ Support Patient Care Delivery
1: Identify the basic biopsychosocial needs of patients.
2: Coordinate basic infection prevention and control practices in performing patient care activities
3: Perform basic patient assessment using appropriate equipment, tools and techniques
WSQ Respiratory Care in Nursing (L2)
1. Identify basic structure and functions of the respiratory system
2. Adhere to infection control policies and practices
WSQ Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Practice (L2)
1: Describe Organisation infection prevention and control procedures to better appreciate patients’ values and needs
2: Practice standard and transmission-based precautions in accordance with patient’s conditions
3: Administer appropriate infection control practices to patients and care-givers
WSQ Clinical Support for Care Support Associates (L3)
1: Identify basic medical and healthcare terminologies
2: Adhere to healthcare guidelines and ethics for Patient Service Associates
What You'll Learn
1: Introduction to Organisation’s Code of Conduct
2: Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
3: Accountability and Reporting
WSQ Provide Mobility and Ambulation Assistance (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning)
1: Fall Risk Factors and its Prevention
2: Safety Precautions in Mobility and Ambulation Assistance
3: Prepare Patients and Yourself for Safe Mobilisation and Ambulation
4: Assist Stable Patients in Mobilisation and Ambulation
WSQ Comply with Workplace Safety and Health Practices (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning)
1: Understand Workplace Safety and Health Practices
2: Workplace Safety and Health Hazards
3: Perform Work in a Safe Manner
4: Respond to Workplace Emergencies
WSQ Support Patient Care Delivery (Classroom and Asynchronous E-Learning)
1: The Basic Needs of Patient
2: Infection Prevention and Control
3: Basic Patient Assessment
4: Assist Patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
5: Assist Patients in Other Basic Care Activities
WSQ Respiratory Care in Nursing (L2)
1: Introduction to basic structure and functions of the respiratory system. (LO1)
2: Adherence to infection control policies and practice in healthcare organisation (LO2)
3: Respiration rate assessment on patient (LO3)
4: Administration of oxygen and monitoring pulse oximetry on patient (LO4)
5: Documentation and observation procedures (LO5)
WSQ Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Practice (L2)
1: Organisation infection prevention and control procedures and its impact to patients' values and needs
2: Standard and Transmission Based Precaution
3: Infectious Disease Isolation Policy
4: Disinfection and Sterilisation procedures
5: Healthcare Waste Management
WSQ Clinical Support for Care Support Associates (L3)
1: Introduction to healthcare terminologies
2: Healthcare ethics and guideline for Patient Service Associates (P
Entry Requirements
Be able to listen, speak, read and write English and use numeracy skills at a proficiency level equivalent to the following:
Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5