Course Title: Work in the nursing profession

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: NURS5243C

Course Title: Work in the nursing profession

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)

Course Contact: Leeanne Mond

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Program Co-Ordinator: Pamela Maher

Contact Phone:    9925 4299

Email:    Pamela.maher@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

NIL PRE REQUISITES

This course is delivered in collaboration with the Australian Health Care System.

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to practice as a nursing professional with clients across the lifespan in a range of health care environments, such as acute care, community care, mental health, aged care, medical / surgical

The knowledge and skills described in this competency unit are to be applied within jurisdictional nursing and midwifery regulatory authority legislative requirements. Enrolled/Division 2 nursing work is to be carried out in consultation/collaboration with registered nurses and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements in line with jurisdictional regulatory requirements


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN401B Work in the nursing profession

Element:

1. Apply the principles of primary health care delivery
2. Apply the principle of wellness
3. Work in the context of professional nursing practice
4. Handle issues arising in health care
5. Contribute to professional work team
6. Participate in professional skills development
7. Apply the Scope of Nursing Practice Decision Making Framework
 

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Work with an understanding of the historical development of health care
1.2 Work with an understanding of the levels of health care provided in the Australian health care system
1.3 Apply the principles of primary health care and the philosophical framework supporting primary health care system
1.4 Identify the potential risks for the implementation of primary health care
1.5 Work with an understanding of the role of the Enrolled/Division 2 nurse and the collaborative role of other health care professionals in the delivery of primary health care
1.6 Establish appropriate relationships with other members of the health care team within each health care environment
1.7 Interact effectively with allied health team members
2.1 Reflect in own work practice appropriate application of wellness and illness models of care within the Australian health care system
2.2 Apply the wellness model of care appropriately in relation to people with disabilities.
2.3 I3.1 Work with an understanding of the historical and current perspectives of the nursing profession and nurse education
3.2 Work with an awareness of the critical aspects and historical development of each nursing environment
3.3 Incorporate theoretical concepts and information related to nursing into nursing practice
3.4 Work with an understanding of the role of relevant professional nursing bodies
3.5 Work within the principles and parameters of nursing practice
3.6 Assist in organisation's audit and accreditation processes
dentify health care issues that may require nursing care
4.1 Respond to death as an aspect of the life span
4.2 Support clients, their family and carers through the grief and bereavement process as appropriate
4.3 Identify resources to assist client, family and carers in relation to grief
4.4 Work with an awareness of a range of classifications of disability and their major causes
4.5 Implement nursing care for clients with disabilities
4.6 Design a learning program for an individual with a disability
5.1 Contribute effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team implementing care plans in each health care area
5.2 Use a journal or similar tool to examine and document reflective nursing practice
5.3 Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working with health care colleagues
5.1 Contribute effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team implementing care plans in each health care area
5.2 Use a journal or similar tool to examine and document reflective nursing practice
5.3 Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working with health care colleagues
6.1 Identify, access and undertake available options for professional skill development
6.2 Participate in and respond appropriately to performance review processes
6.3 Reflect on own nursing practice to identify areas for skill development to enhance performance
6.4 Identify and participate in professional organisations
6.5 Identify sources of employment opportunities
6.6 Outline the interview process and materials required for an employment application
7.1 Apply jurisdictional requirements relating to Scope of Practice Framework
7.2 Reflect Scope of Practice within the Enrolled/Division 2 nurse role
7.3 Adapt to different requirements of the role of the Enrolled/Division 2 nurse within each health care environment
 

Learning Outcomes


The knowledge and skills described in this competency unit are to be applied within jurisdictional nursing and midwifery regulatory authority legislative requirements.

Enrolled/Division 2 nursing work is to be carried out in consultation/collaboration with registered nurses and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements in line with jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
 


Details of Learning Activities

 Classroom Labs

Class times

Class Activities

Group Work

Class group Presentation         


Teaching Schedule

 Class 1   Professional Nursing

Class 2    History of Nursing

Class 3    Decision making framework

Class 4    Critical Reflection

Class 5    Philosophies of care

Class 6    loss, Grieving and Death

Class 7    Professional development

Class 8    Nursing Jobs

Class 9    The Australian Health care System

Class 10  AHCS  Continued

Class 11  Management of healthcare

Classroom Lab 1  Activities

Classroom Lab 2  Case studies

Classroom Lab 3  Presentation

Assessment in this course is conducted in conjunction with HLTEN516B Understand the Australian Health care system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Discuss the historical development of each nursing environment eg. acute or home based care

Discuss the evolution of the Enrolled nurse

 

Lesson 3.

Identify and discuss the jurisdictional requirements that govern nursing practice including:

standard of regulation

ANMC Competencies for the EN

Code of Conduct for nurses

Code of Ethics for nurses

Professional Boundaries

Reflect on the EN’s scope of practices, and the role of the EN within different healthcare environments

 

Lesson 4.

Define critical Reflection

Discuss the use of reflection in Nursing practice

Identify the purpose of reflective journals

 

Lesson 5.

Discuss the current philosophical approach to healthcare

Define the Australia Charter of healthcare rights

Explore how healthcare consumer rights are protected

Define empowerment and health education in promoting recovery and health

 

Lesson 6.

Identify and describe common terms associated with death and dying

Discuss the care of a patient at end of life

identify and describe how to support clients, families and carers through the grief and bereavement period

identify resources to assist clients, clients, families and carers with issues of grief and loss

 

Lesson 7.

Identify and discuss the areas and strategies for professional skills and development

Identify and describe the benefits of membership with professional organisation

 

Lesson 8.

Identify and discuss employment opportunities

Identify and describe the processes and materials for an employment application

 

Lesson 9.

Discuss the development of the Australian Health Care system

Identify and describe the principles of primary healthcare

 

Lesson 10.

Identify and describe wellness and illness models of care in Australia

Discuss non-western models of healthcare

Discuss complimentary therapy

 

Lesson 11.

Discuss the structure and funding of Australian healthcare

Describe the management structure of the Australian Healthcare system

Discuss constraints to distribution of healthcare in Australia

 

Labs.

 

You will be required to attend 3 classroom labs - refer to your timetable for times as they may be subject to change. You will be required to complete some activities during this time as part of your overall assessment for this course and attendance at all labs is required. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 


 

  




 

             

           


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Kozier and Erbs ‘Fundamentals of Nursing’ textbook
 


References


Other Resources

Library, Class Power Points, Elearning, Blackboard.


Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via teh following methods:

  • Class group presentation
  • Written Assessment
  • Clinical Placement


Assessment Tasks

Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods

Observation in the work place /clinical placement

  • Clinical placement and Log book competency assessment

Online Workbook

  • Students will be required to research answers on the internet and in resources provided and complete a workbook on Blackboard

Group Poster Presentation

  • Students shall work in groups and present their finished poster in class

Class Activities

  •  There will be some activities for the students to complete during allocated classes times

Each assignment must be graded as Satisfactory to gain an overall Competency grade for this unit


Assessment Matrix

See matrix on Blackboard

Other Information

 Assessment Information

Please refer to the RMIT assessment policies for, special consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browes:ID=ad)oagg9uc111

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Re-submission of assessment

One further opportunity to demonstrate Clinical Lab competence, will be provided to students if not deemed Satisfactory at the time of clinical assessment.

Re-submission of Written work, or other assessments , (once only. Excluding Exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval by Program Coordinator.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a form of cheating in assessment and may occur in oral, written or visual presentations. It is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is your own: http://rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity

Turnitin

Is an online service, in to which teachers and students submit student assignments into a large database, via Blackboard, refer Turnitin website

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