Course Title: Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care

Part A: Course Overview

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

Course Title: Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS5321C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2016

NURS5321C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2017

NURS5322C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2016

NURS5322C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2017

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 knowledge and skills required to implement nursing care plans for individual clients and evaluate the care provided in a range of health environments

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

This unit must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisite:

  • HLTAP401B Confirm physical health status (NURS5236C/5268C)

This unit of competency is clustered with HLTEN506B Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment (NURS5277C/5278C)



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN504C Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care

Elements:

1. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients

2. Assist client in activities of daily living

3. Assist with movement of clients

4. Prepare clients for procedures

5. Provide nursing care to meet identified needs

6. Monitor and evaluate clients during care

7. Prepare the client for discharge in consultation/ collaboration with registered nurse

8. Evaluate nursing care provided


Learning Outcomes

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

  • Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients
  • Assist clients with activities of daily living
  • Assist with movement of clients
  • Prepare clients for procedures
  • Provide nursing care to meet identified needs
  • Monitor and evaluate clients during care
  • Prepare the client for discharge in consultation/collaboration with registered nurse


Overview of Assessment

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

  • Written Assessment
  • Clinical Placement