HLTINF003 Assignment: Definitions of Management Terms in Healthcare

This assignment provides definitions and explanations for several key management terms within the context of healthcare and workplace settings, specifically focusing on infection prevention and control. The assignment covers a range of terms including 'Term of Practice', 'Procedures', 'Training', 'Hazards', 'Control Measures', 'HACCP', 'NSQHS', 'NHMRC', 'Legislation', 'Client', 'ACHS', 'Workplace Health and Safety', 'Infection Control', and 'Hierarchy of Controls'. For each term, the student provides a definition in their own words and explains when, where, and who would apply the term in a workplace environment. The assignment also includes references to relevant sources. This comprehensive approach demonstrates an understanding of the terminology and its practical application in managing health and safety within an organization.

Running head: MANAGEMENT
Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Term Definition
What does this term mean in the
context of a workplace in your
own words (minimum of 50
words).
Explanation
When, where and who would
apply this term in the context of
a workplace in your own words
(minimum of 50 words).
Code of
Practice
It is a set of written rule for
explaining the appropriate behaviour
of a particular profession.
This is implemented in the business
organizations by the management of
the organization during the
orientation of the employees.
Example: Organizational behaviour
Procedures
It is considered to be a sequence if
the steps or activities that is to be
correctly performed for completing
a task.
In business context, the procedure is
to be applied by the operations
manager of the organization during
the time of the business conduction.
Example: Operational Plan
Training
Training is considered to be the
process of meeting the
developmental needs of the
employees of a particular
organization.
The training and the developmental
activities are in need to be
conducted by the human resource
manager of the organization on the
employees of the organization
during the time when they face
challenges in the conduction of their
operation.
Example: Training on the improvement of the technical skills.
Hazards
The hazards are defined as harmful
substances that have the potential to
affect the usual business conduction
of the employees.
The term hazards is used by the risk
manager of the organization in the
management of the risks in the
organization.
Example: Toxic element of the wastages.
Control
measures
Control measures are the techniques
for the effective management of the
risk associated with the operations
of the organization
The term is applied by the risk
manager of the organization during
the application of the appropriate
measures for the effective

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Term Definition
What does this term mean in the
context of a workplace in your
own words (minimum of 50
words).
Explanation
When, where and who would
apply this term in the context of
a workplace in your own words
(minimum of 50 words).
management of the impact of the
risk.
Example: Production of the protective equipment to the employees.
HACCP
It is a considered to be a preventive
approach for the food safety from
the biological, physical and the
chemical hazards.
The term is used by the food safety
manager during the processing,
packaging and the distribution of the
food products for the effective
management of the presence of the
hazards in food.
Example: Presence of drug management in the foods.
NSQHS
It is a set of standards that is
designed for the protection of the
people from the harm related to the
health and is focused in the
improvement of the health service
provisions (Safetyandquality.gov.au.
2019).
The term is used by many of the
stakeholders such as the
government, the people poof
Australia and many of the
stakeholders related with the
programme during the practices of
the standards.
Example: Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service Organisations
NHMRC
It is the fundamental body of
Australian medical society for the
development of the health standards
and effective implementation of the
National Health and Medical
Research Council Act 1992
(Nhmrc.gov.au. 2019).
The term is used by the Department
of Health od Australia in the
effective management of the health
standards of Australia.
Example: Systematic Review of the Medical Research by the organization.
Legislation In organizational context, the
legislation is defined as the legal
framework that is to be applied for
the business operations of the
The term is used by the shareholders
of the organizations for the effective
and legal management of the

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Term Definition
What does this term mean in the
context of a workplace in your
own words (minimum of 50
words).
Explanation
When, where and who would
apply this term in the context of
a workplace in your own words
(minimum of 50 words).
modern organizations. business operations.
Example: Labour and Employment Act
Client
The client is defined as the
individuals willing to purchase the
services and the products of a
particular service based company.
The term is used by the management
of the organizations and the
shareholders of the organization
during the conduction of the
business operations.
Example: Customers of a particular company.
ACHS
It is an organization responsible for
the accreditations of the health care
organizations of Australia to the
National Safety and Quality Health
Services Standards (Achs.org.au
2019).
The term is used by many of the
stakeholders of the organization who
are responsible for the practices of
the mentioned process.
Example: EQuIP6 Certification
Workplace
health and
safety
The procedures that are designed for
the effective management of the
healthy and injury less operations of
the employees of the organization
are defined as the Workplace Health
and Safety.
The term is used by the manager
responsible for the maintaining the
workplace health in designing the
procedures.
Example: Production of the protective equipment to the employees of the organization.
Infection
Control
In organizational context, the
infection control is considered to be
an approach for the effective
management of the infections
genera6ed due to workplace
operations.
The term is used by the manager
responsible for the workplace health
and safe operations of the
employees of the organization
during the management of the health
of the employees.
Example: Weekly health check-up of the employees of the organization

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Term Definition
What does this term mean in the
context of a workplace in your
own words (minimum of 50
words).
Explanation
When, where and who would
apply this term in the context of
a workplace in your own words
(minimum of 50 words).
Hierarchy of
controls
Hierarchy of controls is defined to
be a sequential procedure for the
effective management of the
organizational operations for various
aspects of the business.
The managers are seen to use the
terms during the management of the
operations in order to make
decisions and control the business
operations.
Example: Workplace health and safety hierarchy of controls.

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References:
Achs.org.au 2019. The Australian Council of Health Care Standards. [online] Available at:
https://www.achs.org.au/
Nhmrc.gov.au. 2019. Home | NHMRC. [online] Available at: https://nhmrc.gov.au/
Safetyandquality.gov.au. 2019. Safety and Quality. [online] Available at:
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/