Course Title: Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: NURS5150C

Course Title: Contribute to the complex nursing care of clients

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: Bundoora Campus

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

Course Contact: Isaac Lui

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7573

Course Contact Email: isaac.lui@rmit.edu.au


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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

This competency unit should be assessed after achievement of the following:
HLTIN301A Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
HLTEN507A Administer and monitor medication in the work environment

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
2. Advocate for clients in health and/or community settings
3. Contribute to the nursing care of clients with common disorders/conditions

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Perform nursing interventions based on a predetermined care plan to address identified client needs
1.2 Reflect the individuality of the client in nursing interventions
1.3 Undertake nursing interventions with respect for client’s dignity
1.4 Accommodate cultural, spiritual and religious issues in the performance of nursing interventions
1.5 Encourage the client to assist in the performance of nursing interventions if able
1.6 Consider physical, emotional and psychosocial needs in the performance of nursing interventions
1.7 Perform nursing interventions according to professional, legal and health care environment requirements
1.8 Document effective and non-effective responses and report to the registered nurse or most appropriate person in line with policy

2.1 Support and encourage clients to exercise their rights and personal choices
2.2 Assess client’s ability to advocate for self
2.3 Identify issues that uphold the rights of the client and support their reasonable expectations
2.4 Identify and address potential conflicts of interests
2.5 Develop, initiate and implement strategies to address clients in consultation/collaboration with appropriate personnel

3.1 Provide nursing care appropriate to the management of specific disorders/conditions
3.2 Monitor the client’s response/reaction to medication provided to address specific disorders/conditions
3.3 Observe, report and document client reactions and/or responses to management and medication provided
3.4 Promptly refer to the registered nurse any reactions, responses or variations to normal or expected outcomes

Learning Outcomes


Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to providing nursing care for clients with complex care needs


Details of Learning Activities

Participation in formal lectures
Participate in clinical nursing laboratory practice and simulations of complex nursing care skills  
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. 2011, 5th ed. Diseases of the human body. FA Davis Company: Philadelphia
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


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Written Examination
Observation & assessment in the workplace with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

Written Examination
Observation & assessment in the workplace with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge and skills.
Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Clinical nursing laboratory practice and simulations of complex nursing care skills


Assessment Matrix

Exam 100%
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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