Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: NURS5325C

Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

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

Program Co-ordinator:     Pam Maher

Contact:          9925 4299

Email:              Pamela.Maher@rmit.edu.au

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

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
     

Course Description

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


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN507C Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Element:

1. Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications

Element:

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

Element:

3. Administer medications within legal parameters

Element:

4. Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

Element:

5. Monitor peripheral intravenous therapy

Element:

6. Develop strategies for pain management

Element:

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 medications

5. Monitor peripheral intravenous therapy

6. Develop strategies for pain management


 

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Check client medication chart in relation to timing and route of medication to be administered
1.2 Raise issues related to drug and poison administration with appropriate personnel
1.3 Check for and identify common contraindications and adverse reactions of prescribed medications and refer to registered nurse
1.4 Confirm client identity and check for any known allergies
1.5 Refer to drugs and poisons schedules and classifications as determined by law
1.6 Ensure infection control methods are applied correctly
1.7 Identify pharmacology and substance incompatibilities in relation to specific situations involving medication administration
1.8 Check expiry dates of medication prior to administration

2.1 Work with a knowledge of all intravenous administration routes and associated terminology
2.2 Identify the purpose and function of prescribed intravenous medications for administration
2.3 Identify common contraindications and adverse reactions of prescribed intravenous medications
2.4 Accurately calculate dosages for administration of intravenous drugs
2.5 Work with a knowledge of how intravenous medications are prepared in line with legislative requirements and environmental guidelines
2.6 Use correct intravenous medication administration techniques and precautions specific to each client as per medication orders
 3.1 Work with a knowledge of legal parameters for the administration of intravenous medications
3.2 Administer intravenous medications within role responsibility accordance with the legislative requirements and organisation policy
3.3 Store intravenous medications in a safe manner according to legislative requirements and health care organisation policy
3.4 Work with a knowledge of organisation processes for quality management and risk assessment of administration of intravenous medication
4.1 Record administration of intravenous mediations in accordance with organisation policy
4.2 Contribute to information provided to clients and carers on intravenous medication administration (including possible side effects)
4.3 Recognise acute and delayed adverse reactions to intravenous medications and respond within role responsibility
4.4 Implement emergency actions for identified acute and delayed adverse reactions within role responsibility
4.5 Record and report response to emergency strategies
4.6 Implement organisation procedures in the event of an intravenous medication incident
 


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
 


Details of Learning Activities

Classroom teacher delivery
Group work

Self directed learning

Research

Calculation practice


Teaching Schedule

Lesson 1 Legal

Lesson 2 Pharmacokinectics

Lesson 3 Calculations

Lesson 4 GIT

Lesson 5 Oral Meds-Documentation

Lesson 6  Endocrine

Lesson 7  Cardiovascular

Lesson 8  Respiratory

Lesson 9  Narcotics

Lesson 10 IM & SC needles

Lesson 11  Calculations

Lesson 13   topical

Lesson 14  Antimicrobial

Lesson 15  Documentation

Lesson 16  Musculoskeletal

Lesson 17  Haematological

Lesson 18  Renal

Lesson 19  Electrolytes

L20 Drug adverse reactions


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Kozier and Erbs ‘Fundamentals of Nursing’ textbook
 


References

Gatford,J.D. and Phillips, N.(2014) Nursing calculations. 8th ed.Sydney:Elsevier. Tiziani, a. (2013) Harvard Nursing guide to Drugs (9th ed) Marickville, NSW, Mosby:Elsevier


Other Resources


Internet access for Blackboard resources


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


Assessment Tasks

Calculation Hurdle

Exam

Lab Assessment IM & SC needles.


Assessment Matrix

See assessment matrix on Blackboard

Other Information

Plagiarism

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Turnitin

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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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