Course Title: Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: NURS5328C

Course Title: Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing 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: 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Erica O’Donoghue

Email: Erica.odonoghue@rmit.edu.au

Phone: +61 3 9925 7573

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

• HLTWHS300A Contribute to WHS processes in the health industry
• HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
• HLTAP501B Analyse health information
• HLTEN505C Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients
• HLTEN507C Administer and monitor medication in the work environment
 

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 nurses to administer and monitor intravenous medications and their effectiveness for clients within the nursing context.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN519C Administer and monitor intravenous medication in the nursing environment

Element:

1. Minimise risk to the safe administration of intravenous medication

Element:

2. Prepare intravenous medications for administration to client

Element:

3. Administer intravenous medications within legal parameters

Element:

4. Monitor client response to administered intravenous medication


Learning Outcomes


At the end of this course students should be able to:


• Minimise risk to the safe administration of intravenous medication
• Prepare intravenous medications for administration to client
• Administer intravenous medications within legal parameters
• Monitor client response to administered intravenous medication
 


Details of Learning Activities

•Lecture
•Small Group Work
•Facilitated Class Discussion
•Self-directed learning
•Presentations
•Formal Classroom
 


Teaching Schedule

Lesson 1. Legal and organisational requirements for administration of IV medications

Lesson 2. Calculate IV medication doses

Lesson 3. Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics of IV medications

Lesson 4. Principles related to IV therapy

Lesson 5. Systems for IV medications administration

Lesson 6. Preparation of IV medications

Lesson 7. Methods of administering IV medications

Lab 1 - Preparation & Administration of IV Therapy & Medications

Lesson 8. Major IV medication groups

Lesson 9. Major IV medication groups with administration calculation

Lesson 10. Fluid & Electrolytes balance

Lesson 11. Calculation Exam & Medication order and documentation

Lesson 12. IV fluids, flasks additives and requirements

Lesson 13. Blood transfusions

Lab 2 - Preparation & Administration of IV Therapy & Medications

Lesson 14. Adverse reactions to IV medications

Lab 3 - IV medications and practical laboratory assessment (Prac)

Lab 4 - IV medications and practical laboratory assessment (Prac)

Lesson 15. Complications associated with intravenous medication


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Kozier and Erbs ‘ Fundamentals of Nursing’. (2010). 1st edition. Pearson: Australia.

Tollefson,J. (2010). Clinical psychomotor skills: assessment tools for nursing students. (4th edition). South Melbourne: Cengage Learning.

Brotto,V & Rafferty,K. (2012). Clinical dosage calculations for Australia and New Zealand. Cengage learning. 1st Edition.

Byrant Bronwen & Knights Kathleen, 2007, Pharmacology for health professionals, 2nd Ed., Elsevier.

Gatford, J. D. and Phillips, N. (2006) Nursing Calculations. 7th Ed. Sydney: Elsevier. Phillips, L .D. (2005). Manual of I.V. Therapeutics. Philadelphia: FA Davis Company.


References


Other Resources

All Powerpoints are posted to student blackboard


Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowledge will be assessed utilising the following assessment methods

  1. Calculations hurdles
  2. Theoretical written exam 
  3. Practical assessment
  4. Clinical placement

  Assessments 1 - 3 must be deemed Satisfactory prior to attending clinical placement


Assessment Tasks

Calculation Hurdle

Exam

Lab assessment SC & IM


Assessment Matrix

See 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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