Course Title: Practise nursing within the Australian health care system
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2021
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: Rosemarie Russell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7478
Course Contact Email: rosemarie.russell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Norma Salvador
Educator
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 1.3Take inton 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 ton achieving effective team work and supportive group dynamics when working in interdisciplinary team |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
All learning activities you will undertake within the course are designed to provide you with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to perform to the standard expected in the health industry.
Online Lectures – introduce you to the key concepts within the course
Online activities in canvas
Clinical experience
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Lesson |
Learning activities |
Assessment task |
Week 1 |
Module 1 Introduction and the evolution of the Nursing profession |
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Module 2 Nursing practice in Australia |
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Week 2 |
Module 3 Professional Nursing bodies |
Engagement quiz |
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Module 4 Professional practice, legal and ethical framework |
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Week 3 |
Module 5 Models of nursing care management and leadership |
Nurses conduct, CPD and social media |
Assessment task 1 Knowledge assessment |
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Module 6 Professional nursing practice-informatics |
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Module 7 Components of the Australian healthcare system |
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Week 4 |
Module 8 Quality and safety in healthcare |
Quality and safety in healthcare |
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Week 5 |
Module 9 Understanding and promoting health |
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Week 6 |
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Assessment task 2 Presentation |
Week 7 |
Module 10 EN’s role in healthcare professionals |
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Module 11 Registration standards and workplace accreditation |
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Assessment task 3 Clinical placement (TBA) |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Computer, Canvas access, Collaborate Ultra, Library 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
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1 Knowledge assessment
This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your 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.
Assessment task 2 Presentation
This assessment requires you to research the different nursing theorists that have impacted nursing as we know it today.
Assessment task 3 Clinical placement
This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of the Australian health care system in terms of the components of the healthcare system, funding sources, how people of lower socioeconomic backgrounds can access healthcare, your ability to work within your scope of practice and work as part of a team.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
You must be competent in all elements to successfully complete the course.
You are permitted to have a maximum of 2 resubmissions for this course. However each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.
All resubmissions must be completed and submitted no more than 7 days after your work has been assessed.
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