Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: NURS5148C

Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: S0001 - Medication Administration for Division 2 Nurses in Victoria

Course Contact: Eileen Milner

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: eileen.milner@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Vivienne Decleva - Program Coordinator, Certificate IV in Nursing
Phone - 9925 7539
Email - vivienne.decleva@rmit.edu.au

Sarah Birtles - Coordinator, Medication Administration for Division 2 Registered

Phone - 9925 7573

Email - sarah.birtles@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

Division 2 Registered Nurse
HLTAP501A Analyse health information

Course Description

This unit of competency provides the students with the skills & knowledge required to administer & monitor medications & evaluate their effectiveness in the work environment. The student will be provided with the underpinning knowledge of pharmacology & assessment skills required to safely administer oral, topical, enteral & parenteral (excluding intravenous) medications. Students will also be provided with skills to manage IV therapy.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN507A Administer and monitor medications in the work environment

Element:

HLTEN507A/01 Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications

Element:

HLTEN507A/02 Prepare for medication administration within scope of enrolled nurse

Element:

HLTEN507A/03 Administer medications within legal parameters

Element:

HLTEN507A/04 Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

Element:

HLTEN507A/05 Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

Element:

HLTEN507A/06 Develop strategies for pain management

Element:

HLTEN507A/01 Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications

Element:

HLTEN507A/02 Prepare for medication administration within scope of enrolled nurse

Element:

HLTEN507A/03 Administer medications within legal parameters

Element:

HLTEN507A/04 Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

Element:

HLTEN507A/05 Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication

Element:

HLTEN507A/06 Develop strategies for pain management


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Participation in formal lectures
Participation in classroom activities & discussion
Participation in Lab sessions
Perform elements of competence to the required standard during clinical placement


Teaching Schedule

Semester 1 & 2


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Greenstein B. (2009). Trounce’s Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses 18th ed. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.

J.D Gatford, N Phillips (2006), Nursing Calculations, 7th Edition Elsevier:Sydney

Tiziani, A. (2006). Havard’s nursing guide to drugs (7th ed.). Marrickville, NSW: Mosby Elsevier.


References

Bryant, B., Knights, K., & Salerno, E. (2007). Pharmacology for health professionals. (2nd ed.). Marrickville, NSW: Mosby Elsevier


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Written Examination
Calculations Examination
Competency based assessments during clinical placement


Assessment Tasks

Observation in the work place and clinical competency assessment
Written examination
Drug calculation examination


Assessment Matrix

Short case study scenarios will be distributed for discussion throughout the course duration.
A summative examination assessing knowledge will be required. This examination will constitute 90% of the total marks required
A drug calculation assessment task will be required to be completed & this assessment task will constitute 10% of the total marks required. A 100% pass is required for this assessment.
Observation and assessment of clinical competencies will be ongoing during clinical placements.
To achieve competency all assessment tasks must be completed by the due date and related clinical competencies achieved.

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