Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Medical Surgical Nursing A

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS2208

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2024,
Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: TBC

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: @rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses 

Successful completion of the following courses:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course. 

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage. 


Course Description

This course will continue your nursing knowledge and skills, drawing on the anatomy and physiology of all body systems introduced in previous courses. Evidence-based care for patients with a range of acute and chronic disease processes will be explored using the framework and direction of the Australian National Health Priority Areas. Knowledge of pathophysiological processes will be integrated to support the nursing care required to ensure efficient, effective, and person-centred care of patients.  Strategies for risk reduction and early detection of disease processes will also be examined. Nursing skills in this course will be developed in the simulated health environment including the application of critical thinking and clinical reasoning.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course will contribute to Program Learning Outcomes for BP032P24 Bachelor of Nursing through the following learning outcomes: 

PLO1. Demonstrate a breadth and depth of nursing knowledge and concepts in a variety of real-world settings using an evidence-based approach   

PLO2. Apply evidence-based nursing knowledge to conceptualise and deliver safe and effective practice in a variety of contexts, independently and collaboratively, using emerging technological advancements  

PLO3. Generate and evaluate solutions to all aspects of interprofessional nursing practice while complying with ethical, legal, and regulatory standards  

PLO4.   Communicate to diverse audiences employing integrity, inclusivity, and culturally safe practices to deliver quality patient care.  

PLO5. Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for professional decisions through critical thinking and reflection to resolve challenges as part of a multidisciplinary and interprofessional team  

PLO6. Evaluate and critically reflect on the concepts of reconciliation and cultural intelligence considering the experience and perspectives of health and wellbeing for First Nations people  

PLO7. Demonstrate professionalism through lifelong learning to deliver safe, quality, holistic, and person-centred nursing care  

PLO8. Examine and evaluate theories fundamental to lifespan development and practices that enhance lifespan transition, disability, and public health advocacy. 


On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:  

  1. Examine and differentiate the pathophysiological processes leading to acute and chronic disease presentations.   
  2. Assess and prioritise nursing care of patients experiencing health alterations due to acute and chronic disease processes. 
  3. Research and interpret evidence-based management to medical surgical patients from diverse communities working with the interdisciplinary team.  
  4. Demonstrate understanding of the nursing care of patients in the perioperative period. 
  5. Analyse and integrate health preservation and preventative person-centred care strategies to support medical surgical patient and their support networks.  
  6. Apply critical thinking, clinical reasoning and nursing skills required to respond to medical surgical patients with complex profiles including First Nations People and other under- represented groups.  


Overview of Learning Activities

This course will use a range of learning activities including lectures, virtual and face to face lectorial,  Simulation Based Education (SBE),, discussions and self-directed learning. Throughout the course you will be able to work both independently and in groups to aid development of your theoretical knowledge and its application to clinical practice whilst developing collaboration and communication skills in peer-based learning.  

RMIT has state of the art simulated learning facilities for student learning and practice. You will participate in simulated practice within these facilities in preparation for placement. As a part of participation, you may be filmed for learning, teaching, reflection and assessment and this is considered an inherent part of our learning and teaching program. Recordings will be maintained in accordance with our assessment, document retention and privacy policies. 

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).

Assessment Tasks 

Assessment Task 1: Quiz  
Weighting 15% 
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6  

Assessment Task 2: Case Study Assessment 
Weighting 30% 
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 

Assessment Task 3: Vsim and theory assessment 
Weighting 25% 
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.  

Assessment Task 4: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Simulated Health Environments learning attendance (hurdle requirements) 
Weighting 30% 
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 

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.