Course Title: Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2024
Course Code: NURS5426C
Course Title: Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5417 - Diploma of Nursing
Course Contact: Suzie Cicero
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925-1812
Course Contact Email: suzie.cicero@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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
None
Course Description
In this course, you will gain knowledge of the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to meet the assessed health care needs of people with chronic health conditions.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTENN044 Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions |
Element: |
1. Identify impact of chronic health condition on a person. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Identify chronic health condition and seek information to confirm impact of health condition. 1.2. Develop plan of care based on application of evidence-based knowledge of condition on body systems. 1.3. Identify common chronic health conditions and health and lifestyle limitations. |
Element: |
2. Contribute to chronic health education and care planning. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Contribute to person-centred care and development of self-management strategies. 2.2. Evaluate and document response to nursing care including variations and unexpected outcomes. 2.3. Identify and contribute to health education and evaluation of impact of chronic health condition. 2.4. Identify community-based care services available for restorative and rehabilitation care. 2.5. Confirm health and lifestyle adjustments for chronic condition in planning care. 2.6. Contribute to and implement nursing care for chronic condition. |
Element: |
3. Implement and evaluate nursing interventions in chronic health conditions. |
Performance Criteria: |
interventions in chronic health conditions. 3.1. Apply nursing interventions considering physical, emotional and psychosocial needs. 3.2. Encourage and support informed independent decision making for optimal chronic condition health outcomes. 3.3. Perform nursing interventions based on the plan of care cultural diversity, dignity and respect. 3.4. Encourage and incorporate self-care into the plan of nursing care for interventions. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This unit is designed to be delivered in a Blended Learning mode. Blended Learning involves learning through various modes, for example, online learning and learning in a classroom and clinical labs.
The Blended Learning approach for this unit includes:
- Online learning - provide you with formative feedback and facilitate your learning as you progress through your course
- Classroom teaching - introducing you to key concepts within the course
- Labs - provide practice and simulation
- Clinical experience - provides you with practical experience in a nursing health care environment
- Self directed learning - such as reading to expand your knowledge and understanding of information delivered
All learning activities you will undertake within the course are designed to provide you with the practical skills, knowledge and attitudes required to perform to the standard expected in the health industry.
Teaching Schedule
Training Product Details | |||
Course Code |
HLT54121 |
Course Title |
Diploma of Nursing |
Unit Code |
HLTENN044 |
Unit Title |
Implement and monitor care for a person with Chronic health condition |
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B23M & C23M |
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July 2024 |
December 2024 |
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As per TimeTable |
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Finish Time |
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Name |
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Teacher |
Thanuja Sirikonda Nazish Bhalwany Jane McClure |
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Program Coordinator |
Eleisha Petdro Prem Kaur |
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Program Manager |
Suzie Cicero |
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Classroom |
Online |
Workplace |
Directed Unsupervised Activities |
Other |
Nominal Hours |
24 |
12 |
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24 |
60 |
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Core |
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Elective |
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Ungraded |
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Pre-Requisites |
None |
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Description |
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to meet the assessed health care needs of people with chronic health conditions. |
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Elements | ||||||||||
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Identify impact of chronic health condition on a person. |
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Contribute to chronic health education and care planning. |
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Implement and evaluate nursing interventions in chronic health conditions. |
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Assessment Details
A range of assessment methods will be used to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate competence to achieve the unit requirements. This can range from:
- Questioning – either written or verbal, this method is used to assess your knowledge
- Product based – can range from written reports, work samples, presentations, product displays, projects, case studies, portfolios
- Observation – can be in real time in the workplace, through practical simulated off the job for example role plays
Student are required to demonstrate and achieve all aspects and requirements of the assessment task. Students will be assessed as Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (US). A student must achieve a satisfactory outcome for all assessment tasks prior to a final unit result outcome of Competency Achieved (CA) being recorded.
The assessment methods being used for this unit are outlined below:
Task |
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Questioning |
Product Based |
Observation |
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Assessment Task -1 |
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S/NYC |
As per TT |
Assessment Task -2 |
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P |
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S/NYC |
As per TT |
Assessment Task - 3 |
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P |
S/NYC |
As per CP allocation |
Assessment task - 4 |
P |
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S/NYC |
As per TT |
Assessment Conditions
1. Assessment submissions, except tests and other in-class assessments, are due before midnight of the due date and can only be submitted through Canvas.
2. All written assessments must be submitted through Canvas.
3. Students are assessed as either S (satisfactory) or US (unsatisfactory) for each task. Each task explains how students are assessed.
4. Every task must be completed satisfactorily to be assessed as competent in the unit.
5. Submissions graded unsatisfactory must be resubmitted fourteen (14) days post feedback been given. IT IS THE STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK CANVAS FOR ASSESSMENT RESULTS AND FEEDBACK AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
6. There are two (2) attempts only for each theory-based assessment task and up to three (3) attempts for practical-based assessment tasks.
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Delivery Schedule |
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Date, Week, Session |
Topic, Activity, Assessment |
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Week 5 |
Introduction to Chronic care |
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Week 6 |
Integumentary & Musculoskeletal chronic conditions |
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Week 7 |
Cancer |
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Week 8 |
Respiratory & Cardiac Chronic conditions |
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Week 9 |
Neurological Chronic conditions Other Chronic Conditions |
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Week 10 |
Assessment Task -1 |
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Week - 11 |
Assessment Task - 4 |
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Week 12 |
Assessment Task - 2 |
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TBA |
AT3- Clinical Placement |
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Theory and Practical Classroom Requirements | ||
On occasions timetable and assessment dates may need to change. If this occurs, you will be notified. | ||
Please check your student emails and Canvas announcements daily. | ||
A full laboratory uniform is required for laboratory sessions. Students who are not appropriately attired will be asked to leave. | ||
100% attendance at clinical laboratory classes is mandatory | ||
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Clinical Placement |
All HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing Students must attend clinical placement. This unit requires satisfactory completion of a relevant clinical placement. Clinical placements are arranged at a variety of locations across the State. Although every effort is made to allocate each student a placement close to their home this is not always possible. Students must attend the placement allocated to them. |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.
During the Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121), you will complete 400 hours of compulsory unpaid clinical placements, across four phases (semesters). Aged Care 120 hours, Mental Health and Primary Health 80 hours each and Acute Care 120 hours.
You must meet all the unit/course requirements before you are eligible for clinical placement, this includes immunisations, NDIS check, Working with Childrens and Police check. If you do not meet these requirements, you may incur a penalty in the form of a fine.
Assessment Tasks
- Assessment Task-1 Knowledge Assessment
This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your 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.
- Assessment Task-2 Simulation Assessment
This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your:
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- Knowledge of certain chronic health conditions in relation to the case scenario
- Ability to develop a nursing care plan
- Ability to analyse health information and the clinical presentation of a person to reach an accurate conclusion on possible nursing interventions related to their chronic health problems.
- Assessment Task-3: Clinical Placement
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Student Attendance
All students are required to:
- Attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled.
- Complete pre-class preparation – e.g., recommended reading and learning activities on Canvas.
- Study all material provided to maximise chances of meeting the Unit's objectives.
- Meet the 80% attendance requirement for lectures. Evidence in the form of a medical certificate or statutory declaration must be provided if one cannot attend. It will be the student's responsibility to 'catch up'. It is the student's responsibility to seek assistance from their educator.
- All students must demonstrate 80% engagement with the learning resources provided. This includes but is not limited to the Canvas practice knowledge quizzes, which must be completed on time. Canvas analytics will be used to identify student engagement. This can affect student progression.
- All students must meet the 100% attendance requirement for practical sessions. Evidence in the form of a medical certificate or statutory declaration must be provided if one cannot attend to qualify for a make-up session. The 'make-up' session time and date will be at the discretion of the RMIT Nursing Program Coordinator. Non-attendance to the make-up session without evidence to support the non-attendance can result in no further opportunity.
- Failure to meet the 100% practical sessions attendance requirement can result in exclusion from the clinical skills assessments, leading to a Not Yet Satisfactory result and ultimately Not Yet Competent.
- Four hundred (400) clinical placement hours must be completed by the end of the program to meet the program requirements.
Clinical Placement
Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Program Manager. The above requirements will be considered in the decision making.
Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:
Refer to individual assessment task instructions for information on when and how to submit and specific assessment conditions.
Assessment Attempts:
- Self-marking quizzes.
Student will be permitted 3 attempts to complete self-marking assessments. if a student requires guidance, it is their responsibility to reach out to the Lead Campus Educator Guidance can be requested from your educator.
- All other assessments:
You are permitted 2 attempts on written and practical assessments.
Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher. Attendance and course engagement will be taken into consideration when deciding.
All resubmissions must be completed and submitted no more than 7 days after your work has been assessed.
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:
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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.
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