Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5313 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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS5285C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2015, Term2 2015, Term1 2016 |
NURS5285C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2017, Term1 2018 |
NURS5286C |
Bundoora Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term2 2013, Term1 2016 |
NURS5286C |
Bundoora Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term1 2017 |
Course Contact: Jaye Keating
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4845
Course Contact Email: Jaye.keating@rmit.edu.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
The knowledge and skills described in this competency unit are to be applied within jurisdictional nursing and midwifery regulatory authority legislative requirements. Enrolled/Division 2 nursing work is to be carried out in consultation/collaboration with registered nurses and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements in line with jurisdictional regulatory requirements
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES
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
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
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the follwoing methods:
- Written Assessment
- Practical Assessment
- Clinical Placement