Course Title: Practise in first line emergency nursing
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: NURS5298C
Course Title: Practise in first line emergency nursing
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5313 - 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
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 30
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
NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES
Course Description
This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required by the Enrolled/Division 2 nurse to perform nursing interventions to assist clients requiring emergency health care
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: |
HLTEN620B Practise in first line emergency nursing |
Element: |
1. Work as part of the emergency care team 2. Assist the registered nurse in the provision of emergency care 3. Contribute to the quality and safety of emergency nursing care in consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Contribute appropriately to support the role of the health care team in managing the care of clients 2.1 Perform a holistic assessment of the client 3.1 In consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse, use a problem solving framework to plan appropriate nursing management strategies |
Learning Outcomes
It is critical that the student demonstrate the ability 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 the ability to:
• Apply clinical nursing skills including:
• basic nursing interventions
• chest pain assessment
• physical assessment skills including neurological function
• specimen collection
• Admission and transfer to acute care facilities
• Apply professional standards of practice:
• ANMC code of conduct
Details of Learning Activities
This is not part of the DIploma of Nursing (Division 2 - Enrolled Nurse) program is a short course which is delivered if sufficient numbers enroll
Teaching Schedule
Timetable and assessments will be posted when course is delivered
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed texts will be identified when program is to commence |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This unit is not part of the Diploma of Nursing (Division 2 - Enrolled nurse) program but can be delivered as a short course if significant interest is received
Assessment Tasks
Will be identified and published once course is to be run
Assessment Matrix
Will be published once course is to commence
Other Information
This is not part of the DIploma of Nursing (Division 2-Enrolled nurse) program and will be run as a short course if sufficient numbers apply
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