Course Title: Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: NURS5321C
Course Title: Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care
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
Program Coordinator: Pam Maher
Phone: 9925 4299
Email: Pamela.Maher@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 100
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 unit must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisite:
- HLTAP401B Confirm physical health status (NURS5236C/5268C)
This unit of competency is clustered with HLTEN506B Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment (NURS5277C/5278C)
Course Description
This competency unit describes the knowledge and skills required to implement nursing care plans for individual clients and evaluate the care provided in a range of health environments
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: |
HLTEN504C Implement and evaluate a plan of nursing care |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify actual and potential nursing care needs in consultation/collaboration with the client |
Element: |
2. Assist client in activities of daily living |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Explain to client the importance of hygiene and grooming to achieving health outcomes |
Element: |
3. Assist with movement of clients |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Apply the principles and techniques of safe manual handling and principles of 'no-lift' policy when assisting clients with movement |
Element: |
4. Prepare clients for procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Provide each client with a full explanation regarding preparation for specific procedures |
Element: |
5. Provide nursing care to meet identified needs |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Participate in the implementation of a plan of nursing care in line with duty of care and WHS policies and procedures |
Element: |
6. Monitor and evaluate clients during care |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Maintain ongoing observation and assessment during nursing care |
Element: |
7. Prepare the client for discharge in consultation/ collaboration with registered nurse |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Clarify client needs for community support services on discharge and identify appropriate community support services to the client |
Element: |
8. Evaluate nursing care provided |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Evaluate own contribution to nursing care in consultation/collaboration with the client and registered nurse |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students should be able to:
- Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients
- Assist clients with activities of daily living
- Assist with movement of clients
- Prepare clients for procedures
- Provide nursing care to meet identified needs
- Monitor and evaluate clients during care
- Prepare the client for discharge in consultation/collaboration with registered nurse
Details of Learning Activities
Class room Power points
Labs
Class activities
On line work - Blackboard
Teaching Schedule
As per student Timetable located on blackboard
L1. Infection
L2. Wound assessment
L3. Chronic Wounds
L4. Pressure Ulcers
L5. Communication
L6. Documentation
L7. Care Planning
L8. Prioritising/Emergency care
L9. Specimen Collection
L10. Acute Wounds
L11. Complex Wounds
L12. Wound dressings
L13. Mobility
L14. Manual handling
L15. Hygiene
L16. Nutrition
L17. Elimination
L18. Sleep & rest
L19. Legal Framework
L 20. Evaluation
L 21. Discharge
This subject is delivered with HLTEN506B
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Kozier and Erb's, Fundamentals of Nursing. (2014) 3rd edition. Pearson:Australia (3 book set) |
References
Other Resources
Library
Blackboard
Power Points
Discussion
Internet
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:
- Written Assessment
- Clinical Placement
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1. Wounds workbook via Blackboard
Assessment 2. Case Study
Assessment 3. Lab Practical
Assessment 4. Clinical Placement
Assessed in conjunction with HLTEN506B. All assessments must achieve a Satisfactory to gain an overall Competent.
Student must pass Clinical Placement in order to pass overall subject.
Assessment Matrix
See assessment matrix on Blackboard
Other Information
Assessment Information
Please refer to RMIT assessment policy for, Special Consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browse:ID=ad)oa9uc111
Additional Information
Re-submission of written work, or other assessments, (once only, Excluding exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval 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.edy\u.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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