Course Title: Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

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.    

Element:

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.

Element:

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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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:

Theory classroom sessions

Face to Face tutorials - including practical lab session to introduce you to the key concepts and skills 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

Week

Lesson (theory) Lab (practical) Assessment

1

No Complex classes/lab/assessments    

2


Lesson 1:

Introduction; the deteriorating person; and Nervous System Disorders

  • Introduction
  • The deteriorating patient PPT
  • Practice exam - The deteriorating person case study (in class student assessment in lesson 2)
  • Nervous System disorders and conditions PPT
  • Homework: Nervous system disorders worksheet

Lab 1 – Urinary IDC

  • teacher demonstration insertion and removal of IDC
  • student practice removal of IDC 

 


 

3


Lesson 2:

Practical Assessment: The deteriorating person; and Urinary system disorders and conditions

  • Assessment Task 3: Part D - The Deteriorating Person Case Study (in class)
  • Urinary system disorders and condition PPT
  • Homework: Urinary system disorders and conditions worksheet




Assessment Task 3: Part D - The Deteriorating Person Case Study (in class - lesson 2)

 

4

Lesson 3:

Cardiovascular disorders and conditions 1

  • Cardiovascular disorders and conditions 1 PPT
  • Homework: Cardiovascular disorders and conditions 1 worksheet

Lesson 4:

Cardiovascular disorders and conditions 2

  • Cardiovascular disorders and conditions 2 PPT
  • Homework: Cardiovascular disorders and conditions 2 worksheet

Lab 2 – ECG

  • teacher demonstration: ECG
  • student practise: ECG and r/o IDC 
 

5

Lesson 5:

Respiratory disorders and conditions 1

  • Respiratory disorders and conditions 1 PPT
  • Homework: Respiratory disorders and conditions 1 worksheet
   

6

Lesson 6:  

Respiratory disorders and conditions 2

  • Respiratory disorders and conditions 2 PPT
  • Homework: Respiratory disorders and conditions 2 worksheet

Lab 3 – Assessment 3: Task -  ECG AND removal of IDC

Assessment Task 3: Part C - ECG AND Part A - removal of IDC 

 

 


Assessment Task 1:
Cardiovascular disorders online quiz
Due by Sunday 18 August 2019

 

7

 

Lesson 7:

Venepuncture; and Gastrointestinal disorders and conditions

  • Venepuncture PPT
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and conditions PPT
  • Homework: Gastrointestinal disorders and conditions worksheet

 

 Assessment Task 1:
Respiratory disorders online quiz
Due by Sunday 25 August 2019



8


 

Lesson 8:

Reproductive system disorders and conditions; and Endocrine system disorders and conditions

  • Reproductive system disorders and conditions PPT
  • Endocrine system disorders and conditions PPT
  • Homework: Reproductive system disorders and conditions worksheet; and Endocrine system disorders and conditions worksheet

 

 Assessment Task 1:
Gastrointestinal disorders online quiz
Due by Sunday 1 September 2019

 

Mid-semester break

   

9


Lesson 9:

Eye and Ear disorders and conditions

  • Eye disorders and conditions PPT
  • Ear disorders and conditions PPT
  • Homework: Eye and Ear disorders and conditions worksheet 

Lab 4 – Venepuncture

  • teacher demonstration: venepuncture
  • student practice: venepuncture

Assessment Task 1:
Endocrine disorders online quiz
Due by Sunday 15 September 2019

 

 

Assessment Task 1:
Urinary and Reproductive disorders online quiz
Due by Sunday 15 September 2019

10


Lesson 10:

Musculoskeletal disorders and conditions; and Skin disorders and conditions

  • Musculoskeletal disorders and conditions PPT
  • Skin disorders and conditions PPT
  • Homework: Musculoskeletal disorders and conditions worksheet; and Skin disorders and conditions worksheet

Lab 5 – Final lab: Review Venepuncture

  • teacher demonstration: venepuncture
  • student practice: venepuncture 



 
 

 

 

11


 

Lesson 11: Revision Complex and practice written exam (short version)

  • Practice written exam (short version)
  • Revision and Exam tips
   Assessment Task 1: 
Eye and Ear disorders online quiz
Due by Sunday 29 September 2019

 

12

Complex Theory Exam (AT2)



 

 Assessment 3: Task  Venepunture 

Assessment Task 2: Written Theory Exam
1 October 2019

 

Assessment Task 3: Part B - Venepuncture
 

13

No Complex classes/lab/assessments    

14

   Assessment 3: Task  Venepuncture 

 Assessment Task 3: Part B - Venepuncture

15

Complex Practical Lab Resits (AT3)

 

Assessment Task 3 resists (Practical Lab Resits)


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.

Assessment tasks

 

Assessment

Assessment 1

Online Quizzes

Assessment 2

Theory Exam

Assessment 3

Practical Simulation Assessment

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

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

  • IDC removal
  • ECG electrodes placement and understanding
  • Venepuncture
  • monitoring of neurological observations to recognise a deteriorating person

 

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

National Program Code and Name

HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing

Code & Name of Unit of Competency

HLTENN005 Contribute to the nursing care of a person with complex needs

Instructions to complete this mapping document

Give all the content of the unit of competency and the assessment requirements a numerical code. Themarked up copy of the unit of competency & assessment requirements is part of your planning for assessment instruments and should be kept as evidence of your mapping.

No

Name of Assessment Task

Method of Assessment

Elements

Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

Performance Evidence

Knowledge Evidence

Assessment Conditions

1.

Assessment Task 1: MC Online Quizzes

  • Cardiac Quiz
  • Endocrine Quiz
  • Eye & Ear Quiz
  • Gastro Quiz
  • Respiratory Quiz
  • Urinary & Repro Quiz

Written Questions

N/A

Learning, reading, writing, numeracy

 

N/A

KE 1, 2

N/A

2.

Assessment Task 2:

Theory Examination

Written Questions

E2: PC 2.3

E3: PC 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Learning, reading, writing, numeracy

 

N/A

KE 1, 2, 4, 6, 7

N/A

3.

Assessment Task 3:

Clinical scenario high fidelity practical Assessment

  1. Removal of IDC.
  2. Venepuncture.
  3. ECG Understanding of leads placement and Basic ECG interpretation skills.
  4. Monitoring neurological observations to recognise deteriorating patient.

 

Practical Demonstration & Verbal questions & Nursing documentations

E1: PC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

E2: PC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

E3: PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

All

PE 1, 3

KE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

AC 1, 2

4.

Clinical Placement

Practical Demonstration & Verbal questions & Nursing documentations

E1: PC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

E2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

E3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5

All

PE 1, 2, 3, 4

KE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

AC 1, 2

 

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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