Course Title: Assess clients and manage client care

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5313 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)

Course Title: Assess clients and manage client care

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
NURS5296C	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2015
NURS5297C	Bundoora Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Workplace	Term2 2013, Term1 2015

Course Contact: Leeanne Mond

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required for the Enrolled/Division 2 Nurse to address the principles of best practice in nursing care delivery, client service and health care teamwork in order to provide holistic nursing care to clients at an advanced level in a variety of health care settings

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN606B Assess clients and manage client care

Elements:

1. Determine the health status and nursing needs of client(s) in consultation/ collaboration with a registered nurse 2. Participate in management of the plan of care for client/group of clients 3. Contribute to the multidisciplinary approach to health care 4. Implement best practice nursing interventions for client/s in consultation/ collaboration with a registered nurse 5. Evaluate client responses to nursing interventions in consultation/collaboration with a registered nurse

Learning Outcomes

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

• Understand and implement principles of best practice in nursing care delivery, client service and health care teamwork in order to provide holistic nursing care at an advanced level in a variety of health care settings

Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via teh following methods:

• Practical assessment
• Written Assessment