Course Title: Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

Part A: Course Overview

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

Course Title: Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 90

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)
NURS5323C	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2015, Term1 2016
NURS5323C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2017, Term1 2018
NURS5324C	Bundoora Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2015, Term1 2016
NURS5324C	Bundoora Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet 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 competency unit describes the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to providing nursing care for clients with complex needs

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-requisites:

• HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures
• HLTEN507C Administer and monitor medication in the work environment
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National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTEN505C Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients
Elements:	1. Perform nursing interventions to assist client with complex needs 2. Advocate for clients in health and/or community settings 3. Contribute to the nursing care of clients with common disorders/conditions

Learning Outcomes

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

• Perform nursing interventions to assist client with complex needs
• Advocate for clients in health and community settings
• Contribute to the nursing care of clients with common disorders/conditions.
 

Overview of Assessment

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

• Written Examination / Written Assessment
• Practical Assessment
• Online module completion
• Clinical Placement