Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: NURS5285C
Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)
Course Contact: Jaye Keating
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4845
Course Contact Email: Jaye.keating@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Coordinator: Pam Maher
Ph: 9925 4299
Email: Pamela.Maher@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 70
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 REQUISITES
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 nurses to contribute to the care of the person with an acute health problem by performing nursing interventions that support their health care needs and assist them to regain optimal function and lifestyle
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
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN512B Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with acute health problems |
Element: |
1. Identify the impact of acute health problems on the client and their family |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Clarify the clinical manifestations of acute health problems on body systems |
Element: |
2. Contribute to planning care for the client with acute health problems |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Gather and record admission data for the client with an acute health problem, for inclusion in a care plan according to organisation policy |
Element: |
3. Perform nursing interventions to support health care of clients with acute health problems |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Undertake nursing interventions based on predetermined plans of care |
Element: |
4. Contribute to an emergency response |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Confirm the roles and responsibilities of members of the emergency response team |
Element: |
5. Contribute to pre-operative nursing care of a client |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Contribute to collection of pre-operative client health assessment data, addressing all relevant factors |
Element: |
6. Contribute to post-operative nursing care of a client |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Contribute to post-anaesthetic observation of a client following surgery |
Element: |
7. Contribute to nursing care of the client receiving a blood transfusion |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Confirm the rationale for performing a blood transfusion |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students should be able to:
- Identify the impact of acute health problems on the client and their family
- Contribute to planning care for the client with acute health problems
- Perform planned nursing interventions for acute care clients
- Contribute to an emergency response
- Contribute to the pre-operative and post-operative nursing care of clients
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom Teacher delivery
Class group Work
Class activities
Teaching Schedule
Class 1 Introduction
Class 2 Peri Op nursing
Class 3 Neurological
Class 4 Cardiac
Class 5 Respiratory
Class 6 Blood Transfusion
Class 7 Reactions to transfusions
Class 8 Burns
Class 9 Shock
Class 10 Musculoskeletal
Class 11 Infectious Diseases
Class 12 Renal
Lab 1 Emergency/CPR
Lab 2 Blood transfusion Pop Quiz
Lab 3 Blood transfusion Prac
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Kozier and Erb's (2014) Fundamentals of Nursing. 3rd Ed. Pearson:Australia |
References
Other Resources
Blackboard
Elearning
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the follwoing methods:
- Written Assessment
- Practical Assessment
- Clinical Placement
Assessment Tasks
Assignment Based on Case Scenario
Lab assessment CPR/Emergency nursing
Assessment Matrix
See matrix via Blackboard
Other Information
Assessment Information
Please refer to the RMIT assessment policies for, special consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browes:ID=ad)oagg9uc111
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Re-submission of assessment
One further opportunity to demonstrate Clinical Lab competence, will be provided to students if not deemed Satisfactory at the time of clinical assessment.
Re-submission of Written work, or other assessments , (once only. Excluding Exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval by Program 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 referencing, 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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