Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5246 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 70

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.

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Course Contact: Carylin Lenehan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course includes 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

Not Applicable



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN512B Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems

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

Learning outcomes
At the end of this unit students should be able to:

• Identify the impact of acute health problems on the client and their family
• Contribute to planning care for the client with acute health problems
• Perform planned nursing interventions for acute care clients
• Contribute to an emergency response
• Contribute to the pre-operative and post operative nursing care of clients


Overview of Assessment

Assignment worth 100%

In order for students to be deemed Competent in skill based units, it is a requirement that student’s attend 80% of all classes in each course of study and successfully complete, to a Competent level (grade CA) a pre-clinical hurdle.

Failure to meet these components may result in withdrawal from Clinical Placement.