Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for older clients

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5246 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for older clients

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 75

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS5182C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2011

NURS5183C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term2 2012

Course Contact: Erica Keen

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7643

Course Contact Email: erica.keen@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required for the enrollled nurse to perform nursing interventions to support the health care needs of the older person in both acute care settings and residential aged care environments.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit is recommended to be assessed in conjunction with the following related competency units.
HLTAP 501A Analyse Health information.
HLTEN 509A Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice.
This competency unit incorporates the content of:
HLTEN414A Deliver nursing care to older clients.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN515A Implement and monitor nursing care for older clients

Elements:

1. Respond to the special health requirements of the older adult

2. Contribute to care plan development for the older person

3. Assist to evaluate outcomes of planned nursing care of the older client

4. Practise within the aged care environment

5. Address contemporary issues in aged care practice

6. Use strategies which relate to the progressive and variable nature of dementia

7. Develop and implement strategies to minimise impact of challenging behaviours


1. Respond to the special health requirements of the older adult
2. Contribute to care plan development for the older person
3. Assist to evaluate outcomes of planned nursing care of the older client
4. Practise within the aged care environment
5. Address contemporary issues in aged care practice
6. Use strategies which relate to the progressive and variable nature of dementia
7. Develop and implement strategies to minimise impact of challenging behaviours


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this learning unit participants should demonstrate skills and knowledge required for the enrollled nurse to provide nursing care and perform nursing interventions to support the health care needs of the older person in in a range of health care environments.


Overview of Assessment

Case study, Clinical practice skills assessment