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
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 2.1 Work with a knowledge of all intravenous administration routes and associated terminology |
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
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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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