Course Title: Introduction to Speciality Nursing

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Introduction to Speciality Nursing

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS2164

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2016

NURS2164

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

NURS2165

Hamilton Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2011

NURS2166

Sale Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2011

Course Coordinator: A/Prof Karen Livesay

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7070

Course Coordinator Email: karen.livesay@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 201.07.011


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study

You should have satisfactorily completed following course/s before you commence this course.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.


Course Description

This course will introduce you to the care of the critically ill person in specialist settings. You will differentiate the context of the hyper acute patient from the acute patient and contextualise the speciality care setting. You will discuss the assessment and problem solving requirements for patient care and review the therapeutic interventions available to support physiological parameters during the patient care episode.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for the Bachelor of Nursing Program BP032 in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Australia, Registered Nurse Standards for Practice:

  • PLO 1: Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
  • PLO 2: Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships
  • PLO 3: Maintains the capability for practice
  • PLO 4: Comprehensively conducts assessments
  • PLO 5: Develops a plan for nursing practice
  • PLO 6: Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
  • PLO 7: Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016) Registered nurse standards for practice. Melbourne, Australia.


Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Contextualise the requirements for care in specialist settings;
  2. Examine and discuss the scope of practice of the nurse in specialist generalist settings;
  3. Critically analyse assessment and problem solving strategies in specialist care settings;
  4. Explore therapeutic management of physiological supports for the acute and non-acute patient;
  5. Demonstrate the application of pathophysiological concepts to patient management and nursing care.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

A hurdle requirement is necessary in order to demonstrate to the accrediting body (ANMAC) that students are competent and are being sufficiently assessed against practice-focused professional standards throughout the course of their program.

Assessment Tasks

Early Assessment Task: Weekly Online Multiple-Choice Tests
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 5

Assessment Task 2: Mid Semester Review of Evidence Assignment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 4 & 5

Assessment Task 3: Case Study Assignment
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 4 & 5

Hurdle Attendance at 80% of tutorial classes
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.