Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Part A: Course Overview

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

Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 180

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)

NURS5325C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term1 2016

NURS5325C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2017

NURS5326C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term1 2016

NURS5326C

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 unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 Nurses to administer a limited range of medications

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

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

  • HLTAP501C - Analyse Health Information
  • HLTEN509B Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
  • HLTEN502B - Apply effective communication skills in nursing practice
     



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN507C Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Elements:

1. Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications

2. Prepare for medication administration within scope of Enrolled/Division 2 nurse

3. Administer medications within legal parameters

4. Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

5. Monitor peripheral intravenous therapy

6. Develop strategies for pain management


Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students should be able to:
• Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications
• Prepare for medication administration within scope of enrolled nurse
• Administer medications within legal parameters
• Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication
• Monitor peripheral intravenous therapy
• Develop strategies for pain management
 


Overview of Assessment

            Required skills and knowledge will be applied to assess the competency through the following assessment tasks.

 

  • Written Examination / Assessment
  • Clinical Placement
  • Practical Laboratory Assessment
  • Clinical Calculations