Course Title: Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: NURS5321C
Course Title: Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City 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
Bianca Rohlje
+61 3 9925 4809
Nominal Hours: 100
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
This unit must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisite:
- HLTAP401B Confirm physical health status (NURS5236C/5268C)
This unit of competency is clustered with HLTEN506B Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment (NURS5277C/5278C)
Course Description
This competency unit describes the knowledge and skills required to implement nursing care plans for individual clients and evaluate the care provided in a range of health environments
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: |
HLTEN504C Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify actual and potential nursing care needs in consultation/collaboration with the client |
Element: |
2. Assist client in activities of daily living |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Explain to client the importance of hygiene and grooming to achieving health outcomes |
Element: |
3. Assist with movement of clients |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Apply the principles and techniques of safe manual handling and principles of 'no-lift' policy when assisting clients with movement |
Element: |
4. Prepare clients for procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Provide each client with a full explanation regarding preparation for specific procedures |
Element: |
5. Provide nursing care to meet identified needs |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Participate in the implementation of a plan of nursing care in line with duty of care and WHS policies and procedures |
Element: |
6. Monitor and evaluate clients during care |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Maintain ongoing observation and assessment during nursing care |
Element: |
7. Prepare the client for discharge in consultation/ collaboration with registered nurse |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Clarify client needs for community support services on discharge and identify appropriate community support services to the client |
Element: |
8. Evaluate nursing care provided |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Evaluate own contribution to nursing care in consultation/collaboration with the client and registered nurse |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students should be able to:
- Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients
- Assist clients with activities of daily living
- Assist with movement of clients
- Prepare clients for procedures
- Provide nursing care to meet identified needs
- Monitor and evaluate clients during care
- Prepare the client for discharge in consultation/collaboration with registered nurse
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities include:
Classroom Teacher delivery
Group work
Self directed learning
Research
Practical sessions
Clinical placement
Teaching Schedule
LESSON | TOPIC |
1 | Principles of infection |
2 | Wound assessment |
3 | Chronic wounds |
4 | Pressure ulcers |
5 | Communication |
6 | Documentation |
7 | Care planning |
8 | Prioritising emergency care |
9 | Specimen collection and preparation |
10 | Acute wounds |
11 | Complex wounds |
12 | Wound dressing |
13 | Mobility |
14 | Manual handling |
15 | Hygiene |
16 | Nutrition |
17 | Elimination |
18 | Sleep and rest |
19 | Legal framework of wound care |
20 | Evaluation and evidence based practice |
21 | Discharge planning |
There are also Skills Labs attached to this unit.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Berman, A., Snyder, S., Kozier, B. & Erb, G., (2012). Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing: Volumes 1 & 2, (9th ed.). Pearson, Australia |
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Marieb, E. N. (2014) Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (10th ed.) Pearson, UK |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:
- Written Assessment
- Clinical Placement
Assessment Tasks
Overview of Assessment Tasks
This unit is part of an integrated program.
You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
The skills and knowledge to be assessed within this unit are as follows:
1. Workbook
2. Clinical placement
Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
All Assessment tasks should be performed or submitted by their due dates.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within two (2) working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator one (1) working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to seven (7) days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
OR:
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within two (2) working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to submit the assessment task more than seven (7) days after the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/ . All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.
Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
Credit transfer and RPL
Credit transfer is available to students who have already completed the same or similar courses. Recognition of prior learning is available to students who have relevant prior skills or experience. Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=8u7jborsx9dy (unresolved)
Assessment Matrix
The assessment mapping demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency and with the performance evidence, knowledge evidence and assessment conditions for each unit.
The Assessment Matrix is available on Blackboard.
Other Information
This unit is co-delivered with HLTEN506B Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment
Each assessment will be marked as either Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory.
In order to be assessed a Competent for this unit you must achieve a Satisfactory result for each assessment task.
The student is expected to attend classes, Lab sessions and Clinical Placement where applicable.
Resubmission or Reassessment of an Assessment Task:
Resubmission of any assessment task will be at the discretion of the Program Coordinator.
Reassessment of students who have attempted to undertake a practical assessment in the Clinical Lab (resulted as Not Satisfactory), and have attended all Lab sessions will be given one (1) further opportunity to demonstrate a Satisfactory result.
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