Course Title: Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: NURS5150C

Course Title: Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

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 99257539

Jennie Mather 99257547 jennie.mather@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 90

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

No pre-requisites for this course

Course Description

This competency unit describes the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to providing nursing care for clients with complex needs


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN505A Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

Element:

1. Perform nursing interventions to assist client with complex needs

Element:

2. Advocate for clients in health and/or community settings

Element:

3. Contribute to the nursing care of clients with common disorders/conditions


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Participation in formal lectures
Participate in simulations of complex nursing care
Perform elements of competence as designated for this learning segment to the required standard during clinical placement


Teaching Schedule

Semester 1 & 2


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Tamparo, C and Lewis, M. 2005 Diseases of the human body. FA Davis Company: Philadelphia


References

Brown, D and Edwards, H. 2008 Lewis’s medical surgical nursing. Elsevier: Sydney
Crisp, J and Taylor, C. 2009. Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing. 2nd Ed 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

A case study and grading guide will be issued at the commencement of the course which will be required to be completed by the end of the course.

This will constitue 100% of the total marks required.

Observation and assessment of clinical competencies will be ongoing during clinical placements.

To achieve competency the assignment must be completed by the due date and related clinical competencies achieved.

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