Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: NURS5124C
Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact: Kalpana Raghunathan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254809
Course Contact Email: kalpana .raghunathan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Kalpana Raghunathan
kalpana.raghunathan@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 30
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
None
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required for an enrolled nurse to perform within the legal and ethical parameters of professional practice, supporting client rights and meeting duty of care requirements
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN509A Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice |
Element: |
HLTEN509A/01 Perform within legal and ethical parameters of professional nursing practice |
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrated knowledge and application of legislation, regulations and legal precedent, to Enrolled Nurse practice.
Details of Learning Activities
Participation in formal lectures and classroom discussions.
Perform elements of competence as designated for this learning segment to the required standard during clinical placement.
Teaching Schedule
30 nominal hours consisting of 21 hours of classroom sessions throughout first semester and nine hours of clinical placement in the first placement.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Crisp, J and Taylor, C. 2009. Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing. 3nd Ed Elsevier |
References
Ed: Freegard H. 2007. Ethical Practice for Health Professionals. Thompson |
Other Resources
Johnstone. M. 4th Edition Bioethics a Nursing Perspective. Churchill Livingstone. Elsevier.
Overview of Assessment
Observation in the work place
Written assignments/case study
Questioning – verbal or written
Assessment Tasks
Observation in the workplace with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge.
Written tests/ assignments
Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Simulation
Assessment Matrix
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