Course Title: Deliver nursing care to acute care clients
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4203 Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Title: Deliver nursing care to acute care clients
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS5136C |
Bundoora Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term2 2009, Term2 2010 |
Course Contact: City: Carylin Lenehan/ Bundoora: Erica Keen
Course Contact Phone: 9925 4837 / 9925 6649
Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au/erica.keen@rmit.eu.au
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 nurses
to contribute to the care of the person with an acute health problem by performing nursing interventions
that support their health care needs and assist them to regain optimal function and lifestyle
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
HLTAP401A Confirm physical health status
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN415A Deliver nursing care to acute care clients |
Elements: |
1. Identify the impact of acute health problems on the client and their family 2. Contribute to planning care for the client with acute health problems 3. Perform nursing interventions to support health care of clients with acute health problems 4. Contribute to an emergency response 5. Contribute to pre-operative nursing care of a client 6. Contribute to post-operative nursing care of a client 7. Contribute to nursing care of the client receiving a blood transfusion |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may include:
Observation in the workplace.
Written Assignments/projects, case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Questioning: written or verbal