Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: NURS5282C

Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: Bundoora Campus

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

Course Contact: Leeanne Mond

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Erica O’Donoghue

Phone:  9925 7573

Email:  Erica.Odonoghue@rmi.edu.au

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

NIL PRE REQUISITES  OR CO REQUISITIES

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required for an Enrolled/Division 2 nurse to perform within the legal and ethical parameters of professional practice, supporting client rights and meeting duty of care requirements


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN509B Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

Element:

1. Perform within legal and ethical parameters of professional nursing practice
2. Apply an understanding of the legal framework
3. Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice
4. Support the rights, interests and needs of clients and their families
5. Apply open disclosure processes
 


Learning Outcomes


At the end of this course the student should be able to:


• Perform within the legal and ethical parameters of professional nursing practice
• Apply an understanding of the legal framework
• Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice
• Support the rights, interests and needs of clients and their families
• Apply open disclosure processes
 


Details of Learning Activities

Classroom Power points

Class activities

Library
 


Teaching Schedule

As per Student Timetable Matrix located on blackboard

Lesson 1 Legal framework

Lesson 2 Common Legal terms

Lesson 3 Ethics

Lesson 4 NFR Legal Issues

Lesson 5 Coroner Court

Lesson 6 Complaints

Lesson 7 Critical Thinking
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Kozier and Erb's, Fundamentals of Nursing. (2014) 3rd Edition. Pearson:Australia. (3 books set)


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

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

  • Case studies
  • Written Assessment
  • Clinical Placement


Assessment Tasks

Online Quiz

Class Activities

Written Assessment (SDLP) - Open Disclosure

Clinical Placement.

This unit is a pre requisite for other units within the course.

All assessments must gain a ’satisfactory’ in order to gain overall COMPETENT for this unit.
 


Assessment Matrix

Assessment schedule matrix located on Blackboard

Other Information

Other information:

Please refer to the RMIT assessment policy for, special Consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments.

www.rmit.edu.au/browse:ID=ad)oa9uc111 (unresolved)

Additional Information:

Re-submission of written work, or other assessments, (once only, excluding exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval coordinator.

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is a form of cheating in assessment and may occur in oral, written or visual presentations. It is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate refernencing, as though it is your own., http://rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity.

Turnitin:

Is an online service , in to which teachers and students submit student assignments into a large database, via blackboard, refer turnitin website.

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