Course Title: Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2018
Course Code: NURS5380C
Course Title: Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: Bundoora 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: 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
There are no pre-requisites for this unit of competency.
Course Description
This course of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide clinical nursing skills for a person with complex needs and to contribute to complex nursing interventions using critical thinking and problem-solving.
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: |
HLTENN005 Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs |
Element: |
1. Perform nursing interventions to assist a person with complex needs. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Perform nursing interventions based on the person's predetermined plan of care. 1.2 Undertake nursing interventions demonstrating respect for the person's dignity and cultural diversity. 1.3 Encourage the person to assist by undertaking aspects of their own care during care interventions. 1.4 Consider the person's physical, emotional and psychosocial needs when performing nursing interventions. |
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2. Contribute to the nursing care of people with common disorders and conditions |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Provide nursing care to the person appropriate to the management of complex conditions. 2.2 Observe, report and document the person's reactions and responses to the provided care management and medication. 2.3 Refer promptly to the registered nurse any reactions, responses or variations from the normal or unexpected outcomes, including concern for the deteriorating person. |
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3. Use critical thinking to improve care quality |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Monitor own thinking constantly in relation to own clarity, precision, accuracy, consistency, logic and significance of care, in order to correct oneself when appropriate in the context of caring for a person. 3.2 Identify possible nursing interventions for a person with complex needs, based on health information and clinical presentation. 3.3 Raise the issue with the registered nurse where the nursing interventions are at odds with an already prescribed course of action by multidisciplinary team. 3.4 Explain clearly the reasoning behind specific decisions and actions being taken in the context of the health care of the person. 3.5 Identify areas for quality improvement including to organisation processes in the care of a person with complex needs. |
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:
- Perform nursing interventions to assist a person with complex needs.
1.1 Perform nursing interventions based on the person’s predetermined plan of care.
1.2 Undertake nursing interventions demonstrating respect for the person’s dignity and cultural diversity.
1.3 Encourage the person to assist by undertaking aspects of their own care during care interventions.
1.4 Consider the person’s physical, emotional and psychosocial needs when performing nursing interventions.
- Contribute to the nursing care of people with common disorders and conditions.
2.1 Provide nursing care to the person appropriate to the management of complex conditions.
2.2 Observe, report and document the person’s reactions and responses to the provided care management and medication.
2.3 Refer promptly to the registered nurse any reactions, responses or variations from the normal or unexpected outcomes, including concern for the deteriorating person.
- Use critical thinking to improve care quality.
3.1 Monitor own thinking constantly in relation to own clarity, precision, accuracy, consistency, logic and significance of care, in order to correct oneself when appropriate in the context of caring for a person.
3.2 Identify possible nursing interventions for a person with complex needs, based on health information and clinical presentation.
3.3 Raise the issue with the registered nurse where the nursing interventions are at odds with an already prescribed course of action by multidisciplinary team.
3.4 Explain clearly the reasoning behind specific decisions and actions being taken in the context of the health care of the person.
3.5 Identify areas for quality improvement including to organisation processes in the care of a person with complex needs.
Details of Learning Activities
All learning activities you will undertake within the course are designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to perform to the standard expected in the health industry.
Learning activities include:
Face to Face tutorials- introduce you to the key concepts within the course
Online Activities - provide you with formative feedback and facilitate your learning as you progress through your course
Clinical placement - provide you with practical experience in a nursing environment.
Teaching Schedule
Course Schedule: HLTENN005 Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs | |||
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Labs Sessions |
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Week 1 commencing 30/07/18 |
Lesson 1: Gastrointestinal disorders |
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Week 2 commencing 13/08/18 |
Lab 1: Venapuncture | ||
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Week 3 commencing 20/08/18 |
Lesson 2: Stoma care and musculoskeletal disorders Lesson 3: Venapunture and nasogastric tube insertion and care |
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Week 4 commencing 27/08/18 |
Lesson 4: Eye and ear disorders and reproductive disorders |
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Week 5 commencing 03/09/18 |
Lesson 5:Urinary disorders |
Lab 2: NGT insertion and tracheostomy care |
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Week 6 commencing 10/09/18 |
Lab 3: IDC insertion | ||
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Week 7 commencing 17/09/18 |
Lesson 6: Field trip to Body World's exhibition |
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Week 8 commencing 24/09/18 |
Lesson 7: Central nervous system disorder |
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Week 10 commencing 08/10/18 |
Lesson 8: Integumentry system disorders |
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ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Cardiac quiz
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Week 11 commencing 15/10/18 |
ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Endocrine & Eyes and ears Quiz | ||
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Week 12 commencing 22/10/18 |
Lesson 9: Endocrine disorders |
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ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Respiratory quiz
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Week 13 commencing 29/10/18 |
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ASSESSMENT TASK 3: Complex PRACTICAL SIMULATION Assessment: IDC insertion, care & removal, NGT insertion, care & removal, & Venepuncture. |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This 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.
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Assessment tasks
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.
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Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes
You will need to achieve 100% to gain Satisfactory. Maximum 3 Attempts. All quizzes must be completed Satisfactorily to gain over all Satisfactory for Assessment Task 1
Assessment Task 2: Complex Theory Exam
You will need to achieve above 60% to gain satisfactory.
Duration: 2 hours and 10 mins reading time.
The exam format will be a series of multiple choice questions, True and False, Label the diagrams and case scenarios.
Assessment Task 3: Complex Practical Simulation Assessment
You will need to successfully complete practical lab assessments for the following skills
- NGT insertion, care and removal
- Tracheostomy care and suctioning
- Venepuncture
Assessment Task 4: Clinical Placement
You will need successfully complete Clinical Placement 5.
You will need to be graded satisfactory on all assessment tasks to be deemed competent for this course.
Assessment Matrix
| Element |
Performance Criteria |
Assessment Task 1 | Assessment Task 2 | Assessment Task 3 | Assessment Task 4 |
| 1 | 1.1 |
x | x | ||
| 1.2 | x | x | |||
| 1.3 | x | x | |||
| 1.4 | x | x | x | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | x | x | x | x |
| 2.2 | x | x | x | ||
| 2.3 | x | x | x | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | x | |||
| 3.2 | x | x | x | ||
| 3.3 | x | ||||
| 3.4 | x | x | x | x | |
| 3.5 | x |
Other Information
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student Page for extensive information about study support, assessments, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters:
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/contact-and-help/support-services
Attendance
You are to attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensure the maximum opportunity and gain competency in the course.
Special consideration
Use the special consideration process if your circumstances are such that you cannot fulfil assessment requirements. For example, if you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by a due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Re submissions
You must be competent in all elements to successfully complete the course
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 re submissions must be completed and submitted no more than 7 days after our work has been assessed.
Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity
Working with Children Check and Police Check
This course requires a Working with Children Check and Police Check
Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer
If you think you have some or all of the knowledge and competencies described, please discuss the Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer options with may be available to you with your Course Coordinator:
For more information go to:
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/search?q=prior+learning
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