Home Support/Resident Care Attendant Practicum

Overview

Course description

This is a 5-week course which provides the student with an opportunity to work with a health care team in selected continuing care and special care facilities, as well as home support agencies. Students apply and integrate knowledge and skills learned in the pre-practicum courses. They are provided with experience on two shifts, and gradually assume the responsibilities expected of a graduate Home Support/ Resident Care Attendant. The instructor serves as a liaison and resource person to both students and facility staff, and has the responsibility for student evaluations.

Course content

This course will be organized around application of the following concepts:

1. Problem-solving

•assessing

•planning

•implementing

•evaluating

2. Promotion of independence

3. Communication

•caring

•observing, reporting and recording

4. Care-giving skills

•safety

•organization

•comfort

5. Values, beliefs and standards

6. Responsibility and accountability

Learning activities

1. Students work complete shifts while assigned as a member of the health care team (home support agency and/or continuing care facility).

2. Students have opportunities to work both day and evening shifts in assigned facilities.

Means of assessment

This is a Mastery course. Evaluation of the course will be based on the course objectives, and will be consistent with Douglas College policies on course evaluation.

Students will receive detailed outlines of performance expectations at the beginning of the course.

Evaluation for Mastery will include the following components:

1. Satisfactory performance of objectives as assessed by the clinical instructor and in conjunction with

the preceptor.

2. Student participation in evaluation of his/her own clinical performance.

Learning outcomes

This course is based on the competencies as outlined in the Provincial Curriculum Guide for Home Support and Resident Care Attendant Programs, 1992.

In this course, students will have opportunities to:

1. Utilize a problem-solving approach to provide care-giving assistance that promotes the physical, social and spiritual well-being of the individual.

2. Assist residents/clients to maintain independent functioning within their capabilities.

3. Communicate effectively with residents/clients, families and health team members.

4. Perform selected care-giving skills safely and in an organized manner.

5. Identify own beliefs, values, standards and choices as they impact on job responsibilities and personal well-being.

6. Perform job in a responsible and accountable manner.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

1. Home Support / Resident Care Evaluation Record

Requisites

Prerequisites

HSRC 1100 + HSRC 1101 + HSRC 1102 + HSRC 1110 + HSRC 1111 + HSRC 1112

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

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.

September 2004 (Current)

1997

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 HSRC 1113
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

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