Course Title: Practise in the rehabilitation nursing environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: OHTH5681C

Course Title: Practise in the rehabilitation nursing environment

School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

Course Contact : Carylin Lenehan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

Course Contact Email:carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au

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Nominal Hours: 80

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Not Applicable

Course Description

This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required by Enrolled/Division 2 Nurses to perform nursing interventions to assist the person requiring rehabilitation to regain optimal function and lifestyle

The knowledge and skills described in this competency unit are to be applied within jurisdictional nursing and midwifery regulatory authority legislative requirements
Enrolled/Division 2 nursing work is to be carried out in consultation/collaboration with registered nurses and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements in line with jurisdictional regulatory requirements

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTEN602B Practise in the rehabilitation nursing environment
Element:	1. Work as part of the multidisciplinary health care team for the client requiring rehabilitation 2. Clarify the impact of client's rehabilitation on the client and/or their family 3. Contribute to planning appropriate care for the client with a dysfunction 4. Implement care plan for the client with a dysfunction 5. Assist to evaluate the outcomes of planned nursing actions for the client with a dysfunction
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Contribute appropriately to support the role of the multidisciplinary health care team in the managing care of the client requiring rehabilitation 1.2 Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working with health care colleagues 1.3 Establish appropriate relationships with other members of the health care team 1.4 Incorporate the philosophical framework for managing care for the client requiring rehabilitation into own nursing practice 1.5 Recognise the contributions of emergency service personnel, referring agencies and other hospital department staff to the initial/emergency care needs of the client requiring rehabilitation 1.6 Recognise specialist nursing and medical services as essential to the long term management and planning strategies for the client requiring rehabilitation 2.1 Perform a holistic assessment of the client in consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse 2.2 Incorporate an understanding of anatomy and physiology into nursing practice 2.3 Work with a knowledge of the various manifestations of client's areas of dysfunction and associated pathophysiology of each clinical manifestation 2.4 Discuss with the client the psychosocial impact of dysfunction on their activities of daily living. 2.5 Identify and discuss with the client and/or their family common problems and complications for the client with a dysfunction 2.6 Communicate effectively with clients, family and health team members 2.7 Clarify the care needs of the client with a dysfunction in terms of the phases of care required 3.1 Use contemporary assessment tools accurately. 3.2 Establish a database of resource personnel to assist in decision making for the client with a dysfunction 3.3 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, use a problem solving framework to plan appropriate nursing management strategies 3.4 Develop an individualised plan of care for the client with a dysfunction in consultation/collaboration with the client and the health care team 3.5 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, incorporate into own practice health teaching and discharge planning for the client with a dysfunction 3.6 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, incorporate referral to community services into discharge planning strategies 4.1 Ensure rehabilitation principles appropriately underpin nursing interventions for the client with a dysfunction 4.2 Practise contemporary nursing interventions for the client with a dysfunction 4.3 Act as a resource for staff and clients 4.4 Implement an individualised plan of care for the client with a dysfunction 5.1 Monitor client's response to planned nursing interventions and progress toward planned goals and interventions, and document and report to the appropriate members of the health care team 5.2 Initiate appropriate first aid/emergency treatment in response to adverse reactions or complications 5.3 Report and document first aid/emergency treatment and the client's response to the treatment

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN602B Practise in the rehabilitation nursing environment

Element:

1. Work as part of the multidisciplinary health care team for the client requiring rehabilitation

2. Clarify the impact of client's rehabilitation on the client and/or their family

3. Contribute to planning appropriate care for the client with a dysfunction

4. Implement care plan for the client with a dysfunction

5. Assist to evaluate the outcomes of planned nursing actions for the client with a dysfunction

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Contribute appropriately to support the role of the multidisciplinary health care team in the managing care of the client requiring rehabilitation
1.2 Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working with health care colleagues
1.3 Establish appropriate relationships with other members of the health care team
1.4 Incorporate the philosophical framework for managing care for the client requiring rehabilitation into own nursing practice
1.5 Recognise the contributions of emergency service personnel, referring agencies and other hospital department staff to the initial/emergency care needs of the client requiring rehabilitation
1.6 Recognise specialist nursing and medical services as essential to the long term management and planning strategies for the client requiring rehabilitation

2.1 Perform a holistic assessment of the client in consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse
2.2 Incorporate an understanding of anatomy and physiology into nursing practice
2.3 Work with a knowledge of the various manifestations of client's areas of dysfunction and associated pathophysiology of each clinical manifestation
2.4 Discuss with the client the psychosocial impact of dysfunction on their activities of daily living.
2.5 Identify and discuss with the client and/or their family common problems and complications for the client with a dysfunction
2.6 Communicate effectively with clients, family and health team members
2.7 Clarify the care needs of the client with a dysfunction in terms of the phases of care required

3.1 Use contemporary assessment tools accurately.
3.2 Establish a database of resource personnel to assist in decision making for the client with a dysfunction
3.3 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, use a problem solving framework to plan appropriate nursing management strategies
3.4 Develop an individualised plan of care for the client with a dysfunction in consultation/collaboration with the client and the health care team
3.5 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, incorporate into own practice health teaching and discharge planning for the client with a dysfunction
3.6 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, incorporate referral to community services into discharge planning strategies

4.1 Ensure rehabilitation principles appropriately underpin nursing interventions for the client with a dysfunction
4.2 Practise contemporary nursing interventions for the client with a dysfunction
4.3 Act as a resource for staff and clients
4.4 Implement an individualised plan of care for the client with a dysfunction

5.1 Monitor client's response to planned nursing interventions and progress toward planned goals and interventions, and document and report to the appropriate members of the health care team
5.2 Initiate appropriate first aid/emergency treatment in response to adverse reactions or complications
5.3 Report and document first aid/emergency treatment and the client's response to the treatment

Learning Outcomes

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Essential knowledge

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role
This includes knowledge of:
• Admission and discharge process
• Age specific requirements
• Age specific requirements eg older adult, young adult, paediatric client
• Anatomy and physiology
• Client rights and responsibilities
• Community and In hospital Services available for clients requiring rehabilitation
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Diagnostic tests and their meanings
• Emergency and first aid management of complications of condition/injury
• Emergency and first aid management of condition/injuries
• Health - illness continuum
• Legal and ethical issues related to practice
• Legal and ethical issues related to practice
• Medical terminology
• Occupational health and safety legislation
• Organisation policy and procedure
• Participating as a member of the health care team
• Participating as a member of the health care team
• Performance of activities of daily living
• Phases of care for clients requiring rehabilitation
• Philosophy underpinning rehabilitative management
• Principles of health assessment
• Reflective practice
• Reflective practice
• Specialised in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology of conditions requiring rehabilitation
• Specialised knowledge of clinical manifestation of conditions requiring rehabilitation

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