Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: NURS5326C
Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment
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
Contact: Erica O’Donoghue
Phone. 9925 7573
Email: Erica.Odonoghue@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 |
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 Activities
power Points
Practice Calculations
Labs
Teaching Schedule
Session 1 Legal & Ethical Issues related to Medication Administration
Session 2 Pharmacokinetics
Session 3 Basic mathematics and Calculations
Session 4 Drugs Acting on Digestive System
Session 5 Principles of Administering Oral Medications & Documentation
Session 6 Administration of Drugs Acting on Endocrine System
Session 7 Administration of Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System
Session 8 Drugs Acting on Respiratory System
Session 9 Anaesthesia, Hypnotic Agents, Narcotic Analgesia
Session 10 Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Injections
Session 11 Revision of Calculations
Session 12 Calculations Written Assessment
Session 13 Topical Medications
Session 14 Antimicrobial Medications
Session 15 Documentation & Systems
Session 16 Musculoskeletal
Session 17 Haematologic medications
Session 18 Renal medications
Session 19 Fluids & Electrolytes
Session 20 ADR’s and Drug Interactions
Session 21 Written Examinations
Labs are incorporated between sessions as per Student Table
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Library
Elearning
journals
Lab access
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
Written Assessment is compromised of multi-choice, short and long written questions.
Clinical calculations is assessed by applying the learnt formulas
Clinical placement incorporates all learnt sessions and applied in a workplace environment with facility educator assessing all aspects of Medications in this unit of competency.
Clinical labs incorporates all practical essential skills including oral, topical, Subcutaneous, Intramuscular and Intravenous skills.
Assessment Matrix
See assessment matrix on 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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