Course Title: Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2012

Course Code: NURS5295C

Course Title: Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing environment

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: Bundoora Campus

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

Course Contact: Erica Keen

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 6649

Course Contact Email: erica.keen@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Program Coordinator Bundoora
Erica Keen erica.keen@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 100

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

• This unit must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisites:
• HLTOHS300B Contribute to OHS processes
• HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures
• HLTAP501B Analyse health information
• HLTEN505B Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients
• HLTEN507B Administer and monitor medication in the work environment
 

Course Description

This Course describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 nurses to administer and monitor intravenous medications and their effectiveness for clients within the nursing context.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN519B Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing environment

Element:

1. Minimise risk to the safe administration of intravenous medication

2. Prepare intravenous medications for administration to client

3. Administer intravenous medications within legal parameters

4. Monitor client response to administered intravenous medication

 


Learning Outcomes


Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
• Minimise risk to the safe administration of intravenous medication
• Prepare intravenous medications for administration to client
• Administer intravenous medications within legal parameters
• Monitor client response to administered intravenous medication
 


Details of Learning Activities

Formal classroom discussion. Group work, self-directed learning, presentations, lectures


Teaching Schedule

Please refer to course Timetable on student Blackboard


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

• Brotto,V & Rafferty,K. (2012). Clinical dosage calculations for Australia and New Zealand. Cengage learning. 1st Edition.
• Byrant Bronwen & Knights Kathleen, 2007, Pharmacology for health professionals, 2nd Ed., Elsevier.
• Gatford, J. D. and Phillips, N. (2006) Nursing Calculations. 7th Ed. Sydney: Elsevier.
• Tiziani,A( 2010). Harvard Nursing Guide to Drugs ( 8th Edi). Marrickville, NSW: Mosby Elsevier.


References


Other Resources

Refer to "Student Laboratory skills assessment  booklet" on student Blackboard

• Tollefson,J. (2010). Clinical psychomotor skills: assessment tools for nursing students. (4th edition). South Melbourne: Cengage Learning.


Overview of Assessment

Written Exam (70% pass mark)
Calculation Exam (100% pass mark)
Attendance of Placement & Competency Completion
Attendance of Class (Minimum 80%) 

Preclinical hurdle assessment will be conducted prior to clinical placement  


Assessment Tasks

Written Exam (70% pass mark)
Calculation Exam (100% pass mark)
Attendance of Placement & Competency Completion
Attendance of Class (Minimum 80%)
Refer to "Student Laboratory skills assessment booklet" on student Blackboard
 


Assessment Matrix

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