Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: NURS5326C
Course Title: Administer and monitor medications in the work environment
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)
Course Contact: Leeanne Mond
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Kate Hastings
kate.hastings@rmit.edu.au
+(61 3) 9925 7478
Nominal Hours: 180
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
This unit must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisites:
- HLTAP501C - Analyse Health Information
- HLTEN509B Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
- HLTEN502B - Apply effective communication skills in nursing practice
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required of Enrolled/Division 2 Nurses to administer a limited range of medications
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN507C Administer and monitor medications in the work environment |
Element: |
1. Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications |
Element: |
2. Prepare for medication administration within scope of Enrolled/Division 2 nurse |
Element: |
3. Administer medications within legal parameters |
Element: |
4. Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication |
Element: |
5. Monitor peripheral intravenous therapy |
Element: |
6. Develop strategies for pain management |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
• Minimise potential risk to safe administration of medications
• Prepare for medication administration within scope of enrolled nurse
• Administer medications within legal parameters
• Monitor and evaluate client response to administered medication
• Monitor peripheral intravenous therapy
• Develop strategies for pain management
Details of Learning Activities
1. Classroom lectures and teacher delivery
2. Calculation Practice
3. Group Work
4. Class Activities
5. Self-Directed Learning
6. Students own research and homework
Teaching Schedule
As outlined on Blackboard
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
1. Tollefson - Clinical Motor Skills 2. Gatford and Phillips - Nursing Calculations 3. Tiziani - Harvard's Nursing Guide to Drugs 4. McKenna and Lim - Pharmacology for Nursing and Health Professionals |
References
Other Resources
Library
Laboratory Access
Links within lecture material
Overview of Assessment
Required skills and knowledge will be applied to assess the competency through the following assessment tasks.
- Written Examination / Assessment
- Clinical Placement
- Practical Laboratory Assessment
- Clinical Calculations
Assessment Tasks
1. Drug Calculations Test (100% Pass Mark required)
2. Laboratory Practical Skills (100% Attandance required)
3. Portfolio-Medications
4. Clinical Placement (100% Attendance required)
** Students must receive ‘satisfactory’ result in each assessment to achieve overall competency for this unit **
Assessment Matrix
As outlined above
Other Information
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