Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with chronic health problems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2010

Course Code: NURS5146C

Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for clients with chronic health problems

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: Bundoora 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

Vivienne Decleva  + 61 3 9925 7539    vivienne.decleva@rmit.edu.au

Jennie Mather 99257547 jennie.mather@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

Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to providing nursing care for clients with chronic illness


Teaching Schedule

1. Common chronic conditions Muscular Skeletal System
2. Common chronic conditions Nervous System
3. Common chronic conditions Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
4. Palliative Care
5. Palliative symptom management including alternative therapies
6. Diabetes
7. Peripheral Vascular Disease
8. Last offices
9. Communicable - chronic diseases
10. Prep for clinicals


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Marieb, E. 2006 Essentials of anatomy and physiology 2nd Ed. Benjamin Cummings: San Fransisco
Crisp, J and Taylor, C. 2009 Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing 3rd Ed. Elsevier: Sydney
Tamparo, C and Lewis, M. 2005 Diseases of the human body. FA Davis Company: Philadelphia


References

Chabner, DE 2003 Medical Terminology: a short course Saunders:Philadelphia
Harris, P, Nagy, S and Vardaxis, N 2006 Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions Elsevier:Sydney


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

Observation in the workplace with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge.
Assignments
Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Simulation


Assessment Matrix

Assignment/Case study and Clinical competency assessment.

Students will be given the assignment and the grading guide at the commencement of each course

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