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
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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