Course Title: Practise nursing within the Australian health care system

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2018

Course Code: NURS5371C

Course Title: Practise nursing within the Australian health care system

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5365 - Diploma of Nursing

Course Contact: Jaye Keating

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4845

Course Contact Email: jaye.keating@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

There are no pre-requisites for this unit of competency.

Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to practise as a nursing professional within the Australian health care system, providing health care across the lifespan of people in a range of health and community care services or environments.

 

This course applies to enrolled nursing work carried out in consultation and collaboration with registered nurses, and under supervisory arrangements aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia regulatory authority legislative requirements.

 

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.


This course includes clinical placement.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTENN001 Practise nursing within the Australian health care system

Element:

1. Apply principles and knowledge of nursing practice to work in a health care system.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Apply principles of primary health care and the wellness principles to own work role. 1.2 Identify and access appropriate agencies to facilitate positive health outcomes. 1.3 Take into account socio-cultural and social influences and factors that impact health and illness. 1.4 Apply knowledge of political and economic impacts on health care delivery. 1.5 Apply knowledge of non-western approaches to health care, and their place in contemporary nursing practice. 1.6 Apply strategies within own work role to maintain standards of care within the contemporary health care system. 1.7 Maintain knowledge of current health issues impacting clinical practice and health policy development.

Element:

2. Identify and discuss funding sources for health care in Australia.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Access and interpret information to increase own awareness of appropriate sources of funding for health care services. 2.2 Discuss information on health care service funding sources and health-related insurances with the person, family or carer.

Element:

3. Identify and respond to factors and issues affecting health in Australia.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify factors that may affect health for a range of people and groups. 3.2 Recognise risk factors and social circumstances applying to the health of people, and refer the person to appropriate health professionals. 3.3 Identify existing health services that support current health issues facing people in Australia. 3.4 Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of available community health promotional strategies. 3.5 Promote understanding of the person's emotional and social wellbeing.

Element:

4. Work in the context of professional nursing practice.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Describe the historical development and current perspectives of the nursing profession. 4.2 Maintain current knowledge of nursing theorists, and incorporate theoretical concepts related to nursing care into nursing practice. 4.3 Describe the role of relevant professional nursing bodies. 4.4 Work within the principles and parameters of nursing practice. 4.5 Follow organisation procedures that comply with audit and accreditation processes. 4.6 Apply jurisdictional requirements relating to Scope of Practice Framework. 4.7 Adapt to different requirements of the role of the enrolled nurse within health care environments.

Element:

5. Contribute to professional work team.

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Establish collaborative relationships in the delivery of health care in accordance with the role of the enrolled nurse, working with the registered nurse and other health care professionals. 5.2 Examine and document reflective nursing practice. 5.3 Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working in interdisciplinary team.

Learning Outcomes


 

The critical learning for this course takes place in clinical placement within the health sector and within simulations in RMIT laboratories.

You will be instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and role-play. Skills development is supported by lectures on theory and underpinning knowledge, classroom discussions, group work, research and reflective practice.

 

On completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Apply principles and knowledge of nursing practice to work in a health care system.

    1.1 Apply principles of primary health care and the wellness principles to own work role.

    1.2 Identify and access appropriate agencies to facilitate positive health outcomes.

    1.3 Take into account socio-cultural and social influences and factors that impact health and illness.

    1.4 Apply knowledge of political and economic impacts on health care delivery.

    1.5 Apply knowledge of non-western approaches to health care, and their place in contemporary nursing practice.

    1.6 Apply strategies within own work role to maintain standards of care within the contemporary health care system.

    1.7 Maintain knowledge of current health issues impacting clinical practice and health policy development.

  2. Identify and discuss funding sources for health care in Australia

    2.1 Access and interpret information to increase own awareness of appropriate sources of funding for health care services.

    2.2 Discuss information on health care service funding sources and health-related insurances with the person, family or carer.

  3. Identify and respond to factors and issues affecting health in Australia.

    3.1 Identify factors that may affect health for a range of people and groups.

    3.2 Recognise risk factors and social circumstances applying to the health of people, and refer the person to appropriate health professionals.

    3.3 Identify existing health services that support current health issues facing people in Australia.

    3.4 Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of available community health promotional strategies.

    3.5 Promote understanding of the person’s emotional and social wellbeing.

  4. Work in the context of professional nursing practice.

          4.1 Describe the historical development and current perspectives of the nursing profession.

          4.2 Maintain current knowledge of nursing theorists, and incorporate theoretical concepts related to nursing care into nursing practice.

          4.3 Describe the role of relevant professional nursing bodies.

          4.4 Work within the principles and parameters of nursing practice.

          4.5 Follow organisation procedures that comply with audit and accreditation processes.

          4.6 Apply jurisdictional requirements relating to Scope of Practice Framework.

          4.7 Adapt to different requirements of the role of the enrolled nurse within health care environments.

    5 Contribute to professional work team.

          5.1 Establish collaborative relationships in the delivery of health care in accordance with the role of the enrolled nurse, working with

          the registered nurse and other health care professionals.

          5.2 Examine and document reflective nursing practice.

          5.3 Contribute to achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working in interdisciplinary team.


Details of Learning Activities

Face to Face Classroom Teaching,Tutorials,Online Learning Activities,Presentations,Self Directed learning,Clinical Placement,


Teaching Schedule

 Week Number  Class Title  Activity  Assessment
 One  Scope of professional nursing practice  Face to Face Classroom teaching  Clinical Placement,Research assignment
 Two  Legal Framework in Nursing Practice  Face to Face Classroom teaching  Clinical Placement,Research assignment
 Three  Ethical concepts in Clinical Practice  Face to Face Classroom teaching  Clinical Placement,Research assignment
 Four  Legal rights,interests and needs of a person and family  Face to Face Classroom teaching  Clinical Placement,Research assignment
 Five   Open Disclosure processes  Face to Face Classroom teaching  Clinical Placement,Research assignment
 Six  Self Directed learning  Presentation   Clinical Placement,Research assignment


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities.

 

You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment tasks

 

Assessment

Assessment 1

Research Assignment 

Assessment 2

Case Study

Assessment 3

Professional Portfolio

Assessment 4

Clinical placement

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

 

 

                       

 

 


Assessment Tasks

No:

Assessment Code

Assessment Task

1

HLTENN001-AT1

Research Assignment

2

HLTENN001-AT2

Case study

3

HLTENN001-AT3

Professional Portfolio

4

HLTENN001-AT4

Log book/Clinical Practice


Assessment Matrix

Element/Performance Criteria Covered

Assessment 1

 

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

Assessment 4

1.1

 

X

 

X

1.2

X

 

 

X

1.3

 

X

 

 

1.4

X

 

 

 

1.5

X

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

X

1.7

X

 

 

 

2.1

X

 

 

 

2.2

 

X

 

X

3.1

X

X

 

 

3.2

X

X

 

X

3.3

 

X

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

X

3.5

 

 

 

X

4.1

 

 

X

 

4.2

 

 

X

 

4.3

 

 

X

 

4.4

 

 

X

X

4.5

 

 

X

 

4.6

 

 

X

X

4.7

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

X

 

X

5.2

 

X

 

X

5.3

 

 

 

X

Assessment Matrix HLTENN001 Practice Nursing within the Australian Health Care System

Other Information

 

IMPORTANT: Student Policies, Procedures and Responsibilities.

Submissions

You are permitted to have a maximum of 2 re submissions for this course, however each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.  Re submissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the program coordinator after consultation with the teacher.

 All resubmissions must be completed and submitted no more than 7 days after your work has been assessed.   Clinical Placement   Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.  

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Special Consideration Policy

Rights and responsibilities for students at a partner institution. E.g. Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, Appeals, Complaints

Equitable Learning Services

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