Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: NURS5147C

Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4203 - Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Georges Ahtye     georges.ahtye@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 180

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

HLTAP501A Analyse health information
HLTEN509A Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
HLTEN502A Apply effective communication skills in nursing practice
 

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 nurses to
administer and monitor medications and evaluate their effectiveness for clients within a health environment
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN507A Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Element:

 Prepare for medication administration within scope of Enrolled/Division 2 nurse

Element:

HLTEN507A/01 Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications

Element:

HLTEN507A/03 Administer medications within legal parameters

Element:

HLTEN507A/04 Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

Element:

HLTEN507A/06 Develop strategies for pain management


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Participation in formal lectures Minimum 80% attendance requirement applies.
Participation in classroom activities & discussion
Participation in all Lab sessions
Perform elements of competence to the required standard during clinical placement

Formal simulations and lab practice sessions apply.


Teaching Schedule

Semester 1 & 2


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Tiziani, A. (2010). Havard’s nursing guide to drugs (8th ed.). Marrickville, NSW: Mosby Elsevier.

Gatford, J. & Philips, N. (2011). Nursing calculations. (8th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier.


References

Bryant, B. & Knights, K. (2011). Pharmacology for health professionals. (3rd ed.). Sydney: Mosby Elsevier


Other Resources


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
 


Assessment Tasks

Observation in the work place and clinical competency assessment in the lab.
Written examination about week 88 to 99 of the program
Drug calculation examination about week 82-88 of the program.


Assessment Matrix

A summative examination assessing knowledge will be required. This examination will constitute 100% of the graded total marks required
A drug calculation assessment task will be required to be completed. A 100% pass is required for this assessment.
Observation and assessment of clinical competencies will be ongoing during clinical placements.
To achieve competency all assessment tasks must be completed by the due date and related clinical competencies achieved.

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