Course Title: Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2024
Course Code: NURS5430C
Course Title: Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting
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
Prem Kaur Program Coordinator, Nursing RMIT City Campus
Nominal Hours: 80
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 work in a primary health care environment including community-based, educational, occupational and informal settings, and in general practice.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTENN047 Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting |
Element: |
1. Work as part of a multidisciplinary health care team in a primary health care environment. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Apply principles of primary health care and work within the philosophical framework supporting the primary health care system. 1.2. Identify primary health care service model and roles and professional expertise of members of the multidisciplinary health care team. 1.3. Make decisions and initiate action based on results of clinical assessment in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary health care team. |
Element: |
2. Provide health education and health promotion for illness prevention. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Identify health literacy issues that potentially inhibit the person’s capacity to access, understand, evaluate and communicate information to ensure and improve their health. 2.2. Adopt strategies to support the person’s capacity to gain and understand information. 2.3. Support the person to engage in illness prevention through health promotion programs. 2.4. Participate in health education programs and community groups. |
Element: |
3. Identify health presentation in the primary health care environment. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Identify clinical manifestations of health conditions and their presentation on health status. 3.2. Apply requirements of primary health issues of communities and target groups to identify and prioritise the nursing plan of care. 3.3. Perform comprehensive primary health assessment to gather health records determining priorities and potential areas of risk during implementation of the primary health care plan. 3.4. Confirm information with members of the primary health care team. 3.5. Identify actual and potential environmental health issues and the impact on individuals and the community. |
Element: |
4. Perform nursing interventions that support health care needs. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Ensure nursing interventions reflect assessed care needs and individuality including cultural, religious, age, gender, physical, psychological and social needs. 4.2. Implement nursing interventions using respectful practices that support dignity and privacy. 4.3. Apply fundamentals to promote self-care. 4.4. Plan and adjust nursing interventions to meet optimal daily living activities. 4.5. Identify and prioritise nursing interventions according to the assessed care needs. 4.6. Initiate emergency treatment according to organisational policies and procedures. |
Element: |
5. Evaluate outcomes of planned primary health care and promote resources. |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1. Monitor, evaluate and document response to nursing interventions, progress towards achieving planned primary health goals and report findings to multidisciplinary health care team. 5.2. Identify community and other resources to match needs and provide information on available resources and how to access them. |
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 describes the nursing skills and knowledge required to work in a primary health care environment including community-based, educational, occupational and informal settings, and in general practice.
Primary health care involves a person-centered and holistic approach to health care. It is made accessible to people by being located as close as possible to where they live, and supporting their full participation in a spirit of self-reliance and self-determination.
This unit 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.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This unit is designed to be delivered in a blended face-to-face.
The learning approach for this unit includes:
- classroom teaching
- clinical experience.
In this course, you will be asked to complete learning activities in class, or at the end of the week. As part of this activity, you will be asked to either participate in a discussion forum or quiz relating to your unit which can be useful to gain a deeper understanding of this course.
Teaching Schedule
Date, Week, Session |
Topic, Activity, Assessment |
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Week 1, Session 1
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Lesson 1: Nursing in Primary Health care model & Multidisciplinary Team
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Week 2, session 2
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Lesson 2: Primary health role in Disaster management
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Week 3, session 3
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Lesson 3: Types of Primary health care services
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Week 4, session 4
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Lesson 4: Health illness continuum & social determination of health
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Week 5, session 5
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Lesson 5: First aid and medical emergencies management
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Week 6, session 6 |
Lesson 6: First aid and medical emergencies continued part 2
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Week 7, session 7 |
Lesson 7: Primary health care in Australia
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Week 8, session 8 |
AT1 - Personal Health Portfolio – In class Assessment Task |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Refer to individual CANVAS modules for details of recommended 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
Task |
Method and Type |
Ungraded |
Due Date |
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Knowledge |
Product Based |
Practical |
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Personal Health portfolio |
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S/NYS |
TBA |
Case study ATSI |
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S/NYS |
TBA |
Clinical Placement |
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S/NYS |
As per CP1 allocation |
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Student support
Your first point of contact for any support needs with your assessments should be your teacher and assessor. If you require further support, you should consider contacting the following support services at RMIT.
Assessment adjustments
Students requiring support or adjustments for their formal assessments task or exams should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS)Links to an external site., for more information on the types of adjustments provided, have a look at the adjustments to assessment websiteLinks to an external site..
Special consideration
If unexpected circumstances affect your ability to complete an assessment you can apply for special consideration. For more information have a look at RMIT's special considerationLinks to an external site. page.
Appeals
As an RMIT student you are entitled to seek a review of decisions that impact on your studies. For more information have a look at RMIT's appealsLinks to an external site.
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:
For more information go to:
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Special consideration
Use the special consideration process if your circumstances are such that you cannot fulfill assessment requirements. For example, if you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by a due date.
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