Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with chronic health problems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: NURS5145C
Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with chronic health problems
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4203 - Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact: City: Carylin Lenehan/ Bundoora: Erica Keen
Course Contact Phone: 9925 4837 / 9925 6649
Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au/erica.keen@rmit.eu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Georges Ahtye georges.ahtye@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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
HLTAP401A Confirm physical health status
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required in contributing to the care of the client with a chronic
illness by performing nursing interventions that support the client’s needs and assist in maintaining an optimal lifestyle.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN513A Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with chronic health problems |
Element: |
1. Identify the impact of chronic health problems on the client and their family |
Element: |
2. Contribute to planning care for the client with a chronic health problem in a variety of health care settings |
Element: |
3. Perform nursing interventions to support health care of clients with chronic health problems |
Element: |
4. Contribute to an emergency response |
Element: |
5. Assist in evaluating the outcomes of planned nursing actions |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Sessions on diabeties, chronic cardiac and respiratory disease, some of the less common neurological and renal chronic illnesses. Discussions and lectures on the self help and lifestyle management strategies that have been found useful in managing chronic illness. Discussions, role play and simulations around palliative care and care of the dying client.
Teaching Schedule
Many topics spread over a significant time between week 62 and week 99 of the program. Minimum 80% attendeance is required.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Marieb, E. 2005 Essentials of anatomy and physiology Benjamin Cummings: San Fransisco |
References
Chabner, DE 2003 Medical Terminology: a short course Saunders:Philadelphia |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may include:
Observation in the workplace.
Written Assignments/projects, case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Questioning: written or verbal
Assessment Tasks
Assessment is via a case study assignment and clinical performance during final clinical placement. Case study assignment is required to be submitted before week 96 of the program. If resubmission is required it must be resubmitted within two weeks of the date assignments are handed back in class, irrespective of whether or not the particular student is present that day. This is because of the tight time frames around finishing the program. Resubmissions will be notified by student email.
Assessment Matrix
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