Course Title: Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2021

Course Code: NURS5391C

Course Title: Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problems

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

Lynette Smedley

Course Coordinator

lynette.smedley@rmit.edu.au 

Nominal Hours: 50

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 contribute to the care of a person with chronic health problems by performing nursing interventions that support the person’s needs and assist them in maintaining an optimal lifestyle.

 

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:

HLTENN012 Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problems

Element:

1. Identify impact of chronic health problems on a person, family or carer.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify the person’s chronic health problem and research possible impact of the condition on body systems and a person’s ability to perform daily living activities.

1.2 Seek information from the person, and as appropriate, with family or carer to confirm their understandings of the condition and its impact.

1.3 Identify current treatments and determine available resources and support services by seeking information from interdisciplinary health team or the person.

1.4 Identify community based care services that are available for the person with a need for restorative or rehabilitation care.

1.5 Actively involve the person in the development of strategies to self-manage their condition.

Element:

2. Contribute to a coordinated service approach.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify current contribution of other agencies and professionals in supporting the person.

2.2 Identify the level and type of contribution and support made by family or carer.

2.3 Identify and meet own role and responsibilities in communicating and reporting the person’s response to nursing interventions.

2.4 Respond to variations in the person’s needs in the context of a coordinated service approach.

2.5 Contribute to health education and evaluate the person’s understanding of their chronic health problems in consultation with interdisciplinary health team.


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

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

Students are instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and role-play. Skills development is supported by lectures on theory and underpinning knowledge, classroom discussions, research and reflective practice.

 


Teaching Schedule

Course Schedule: Semester 1: 2021

Semester 1 Weeks

Topic

Readings and Activities

Assessment

Week 1

Lesson 1

Introduction to course

Introduction to Chronic conditions 

Pre-reading:  Pain pdf

Reading: Course text, Chapter 1

Activity: Exploring course schedules and discussion.

Face to face learning, group-work including role plays

 

 Week 2

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 2

Tutorial Cancer

Louise Roberts taking  first hour of session.

After break continue session via Collaborate.

Pre reading:  pages 5-14 reg: The Cell

Reading: Course text, chapter 28

Activity: Tutorial written & conducted by Louise Roberts R.N., Bachelor of Nursing.,  Grad Cert Oncology & Palliative Care Nursing., Masters Health Service Management., Diploma of Management TAE.

Learning Activity (Compulsory)

Due: 

 

Week 4

Lesson 3

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions

 

 

See course resource lists for previous lessons from last years CPHS courses 

 

Week 8

Lesson 4

Neurological conditions

See course resource lists for previous lessons from last years CPHS courses 

 

Week 9

Lesson  5

Cancer Nursing

Pain Assessment and Management

 

See course resource lists for previous lessons from last years CPHS courses 

 

Week 10

 

Chronic Lab 1

Cancer Nursing

Pain Assessment and Management

PPE

Pain assessment charts

Pre Reading 

Assessment Task 1 - Knowledge Assessment Due: 

Week 11

 

 

 

Lesson 6

Muscular/skeletal Integumentary

 

Gastro intestinal and other chronic conditions

 

PPE

Pain assessment charts

Pre Reading 

 

 

 

Week 12

   

 

 

Week 13    

 

 

Week 14

 

 

   
Weeks 15 - 18 

Clinical Placement

 

Clinical Placement-

Practical Assessment (Online)

To be completed post placement

Date TBC

 

 

 

 

 

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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.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Assessment presented as a weekly quiz following each lesson
This assessment task supports all the knowledge evidence

Assessment Task 2: Practical Scenario - Case Studies
This assessment task supports Elements 1 & 2 and knowledge evidence

Assessment Task 3: Clinical Placement 
This assessment task supports Elements 1 & 2 and knowledge evidence

Students are provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task.

Feedback is provided on each assessment.

 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

As well as experiencing workplace learning, students will engage in a range of learning activities in fully equipped simulation laboratories at RMIT.

You will have access via Canvas to a range of resources and online learning activities.

Reading and reference lists will be provided and the text book:
Chang, Esther. & Johnson, Amanda. (Eds.). (2014) Chronic Illness & Disability. Principles for nursing practice (2nd ed). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevieravailable online within the course shell on canvas.

Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:

 You may be eligible to resubmit your assessments.

Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher.

All students will be contacted by their course coordinator in regards to  resubmission completion dates.

 

EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 5 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.


If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.), you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.

Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. 

If you require further information please contact your teacher or Program Coordinator.

 

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

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