Course Title: Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: NURS5293C
Course Title: Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care
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
+61 3 9925 4299
Nominal Hours: 50
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
This unit is delivered with HLTEN515B AND HLTEN502B
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required in providing palliative care to clients with life-limiting illness and their family
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: |
HLTEN511B Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care |
Element: |
1. Recognise the special needs of clients requiring a palliative approach to care |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students should be able to:
• Describe the skills and knowledge required in providing palliative care to clients with life-limiting illness and their family
• Contribute to care planning and implement interventions for those with life limiting illness
Details of Learning Activities
Class
Power points
Group Work
Class discussions
Teaching Schedule
As per Student Timetable Matrix located on Blackboard
Lesson 1 Effective Communication
Lesson 2 Roles of Healthcare
Lesson 3 Conflict Resolution
Lesson 4 Open Disclosure
Lesson 5 Assessment Questionnaire
Lesson 6 Ageing Process
Lesson 9 Care plan Assessment
Lesson 10 Scenario
Lesson 11 ACFI
Lesson 12 Older Client - Complex
Lesson 13 Myotherapy massage lecture
Lesson 14 Dementia
Lesson 15 Recognise needs
Lesson 16 Symptoms of Palliative care
Lesson 17 Loss & Grief
Lesson 18 Last Rites.
Lab 1 Computer lab
Lab 2 ADL’s
Lab 3 Massage
Lab 4 Handover
Lab 5 Last Rites
Conducted in conjunction with HLTEN502B & HLTEN515B
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Kozier and Erb’s (2014) 3rd ed.,Vols 1,2,3.Fundamentals of nursing. Pearson. Australia |
References
Other Resources
Library
Blackboard
Power Points
Discussion
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:
- Class group presentation / Debate
- Written Assessment
- Clinical Placement
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 Interview
Part A: Develop a tool for interview during class time
Part B: Interview a client during Clinical Placement
Part C: Undertake a peer evaluation via Turnitin following the marking guide provided
Assessment 2 Development of Care Plan
In groups of 3-4 as allocated by teacher, develop a care plan related to a scenario provided
Submit the completed care plan via Turnitin (Blackboard)
Assessment 3 Develop a Group DVD
In groups of 2-3 as allocated by teacher, you will be provided with a topic to discuss
The group topic discussion is to focus on ‘cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs of the dying and death process’.
The discussion is to be video recorded as a MP4 file and submitted via Turnitin (Blackboard).
Submission of references is to be included in the Turnitin submission.
Assessment 4 Computer Skills Lab
Students are to undertake 2 tasks to demonstrate how technology is used to enhance nursing communication. This task will be undertaken in class (Computer Lab/Library) or off campus.
Assessment 5 Clinical Placement
Attendance of Clinical LABS & WARD DAYS for skills practice and/or assessment
Satisfactory completion of Clinical Placement as determined by the Clinical Coordinator
Assessments undertaken with HLTEN502B & HLTEN515B
ALL ASSESSMENTS MUST GAIN A ’SATISFACTORY’ IN ORDER TO GAIN OVERALL ’COMPETENT’ GRADE
Assessment Matrix
See Assessment Schedule Matrix located on Blackboard
Other Information
Assessment Information
Please refer to RMIT assessment policy for, Special Consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browse:ID=ad)oa9uc111
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 referencing, as though it is your own:http://rmit.edy\u.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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