Course Title: Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2025

Course Code: NURS5424C

Course Title: Implement and monitor care for a person with acute 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

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Nominal Hours: 150

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

Nil

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 acute health conditions.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTENN043 Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions
Element:	1. Identify acute health conditions.
Performance Criteria:	1.1. Undertake comprehensive nursing assessment to identify acute health condition. 1.2. Identify pathophysiology and psychosocial impact of the acute health condition and confirm nursing and health care needs. 1.3. Identify common aetiology of acute health conditions for common disorders of the human body.
Element:	2. Contribute to nursing care, education and planning for acute health conditions.
Performance Criteria:	2.1. Contribute to health education and planning care of acute health conditions in consultation with the multidisciplinary health care team. 2.2. Implement nursing care appropriate to the plan of care for acute health conditions. 2.3. Contribute to person-centred care discussions with the multidisciplinary health care team. 2.4. Contribute to discharge planning.
Element:	3. Perform and evaluate nursing interventions for acute health conditions.
Performance Criteria:	3.1. Analyse and problem solve to prioritise and implement nursing interventions to reflect changes with an acute health condition. 3.2. Gather, observe, evaluate, report and document responses to provided care including variations from expected outcomes and concern for the deteriorating person. 3.3. Develop and prioritise the plan of care. 3.4. Implement and evaluate nursing care for delegated elements of acute health conditions based on comprehensive nursing assessment.
Element:	4. Contribute to nursing care for planned interventional treatments and procedures.
Performance Criteria:	4.1. Contribute to the plan of care that considers the status of acute care presentations. 4.2. Implement nursing management for planned interventional treatments and procedures. 4.3. Identify and implement post treatment and procedural nursing care and associated documentation. 4.4. Implement post treatment and procedure observations and documentation and report unexpected outcomes and observations. 4.5. Recognise acute deterioration, prioritise and escalate care, implement the escalation process and report to the registered nurse. 4.6. Identify and implement pain management interventions to minimise immobility risks and promote optimal health status and recovery.
Element:	5. Contribute to emergency response in the acute care environment.
Performance Criteria:	5.1. Identify and implement enrolled nurse's role and responsibilities in an emergency response. 5.2. Use emergency equipment in an emergency situation. 5.3. Identify and implement the emergency response plan including preparing and using emergency equipment, medicine, documentation, after care required in an emergency response and resuscitation.

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 - prepares you for flipped class, provides you with formative feedback and facilitates your learning as you progress through your course. 

• Classroom teaching - introduces you to key concepts within the course using flipped learning 

• 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

Date, Week	Topic, Activity, Assessment
Week 1	Module 1 - Chest pain assessment PQRST Module 2 – Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Pacemakers/Defibrillators Module 3 – Venipuncture LAB 1 Chest pain/ ECG/Venipuncture
Week 2	Module 4 – Renal and IDC care LAB 2 IDC insertion and removal Module 5 – Peri-operative care
Week 3	LAB 3 IDC insertion and removal Module 6 – Post-operative complications AT2 PQRST/ECG/Venipuncture LAB 1st attempt Module 7 – Respiratory, thoracic, tracheostomy care
Week 4	AT3 CAGS scenario 1st attempt classroom Module 8 – Medical devices NGT/PEG management, ICC/UWSD/ CPAP, BIPAP/ Plastic surgery/Hand/DT care dressings LAB 4 NGT/suction/ICC lab Module 9– GIT and isolation nursing LAB 5 Emergency scenario
Week 6	AT3 CAGS resit Module 10– Stoma care Module 11- Medical terminology AT8 Bowel Resection critical thinking scenario Module 12- Reproductive and Endocrine
Week 7	Module 13- Orthopedic care Module 14 – Pediatrics surgery and vascular surgery Module 15- Head + oral surgery + oral care/suction, maxfac, Opthalmic AT4 IDC insertion/removal LAB 1st attempt
Week 8	Module 16 – Integumentary, burns and immune disorders Module 17 - CNS disorders, surgery, and neurological assessment LAB 6 Drain tube shortening and removal AT8 Bowel resection critical thinking scenario resit
Week 9	Module 18 – Deteriorating patient AT6 Emergency scenario lab with Medication assessment AT5 Surgical procedures and terminology quiz
Week 10	AT7 NGT, suctioning  AT1 ACUTE illness Quiz (online)
MID SEMESTER BREAK
Week 11	AT9 Drain tube shortening and removal
Week 12	Remediation AT6 with medication assessment Resit AT6 with medication assessment
Week 13	Remediation AT2, AT4, AT7, AT9 2nd attempts AT2 AT4, AT7 AT9
Week 14	CP4 WARD Day LAB

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

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.  

Special Consideration Policy 

Equitable Learning Services 

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 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:

• Knowledge 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
• Practical 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 Not satisfactory (NS). A student must achieve a satisfactory outcome for all assessment tasks prior to a final unit result outcome of Competency Achieved (CA) being recorded.

 

 

 

Task	Method and Type	Ungraded	Due Date
Knowledge	Product Based	Practical	Resit Date
Assessment Task 1 - Acute illness Quiz	MCQ			S/NS	Week 10	Week 12
Assessment Task 2 Chest pain ECG/Venipuncture LAB			Observational checklist	S/NS	Week 3	Week 13
Assessment Task 3 ATSI CAGS critical thinking scenario	Case Study			S/NS	Week 4	Week 6
Assessment Task 4 IDC LAB			Observational checklist	S/NS	Week 7	Week 13
Assessment Task 5 Surgical procedures and Terminology Quiz	MCQ			S/NS	Week 9	Week 11
Assessment Task 6 Emergency scenario LAB			Observational checklist	S/NS	Week 9	Week 12
Assessment Task 7 NGT feed and Suction LAB			Observational checklist	S/NS	Week 10	Week 13
Assessment Task 8 Bowel resection critical thinking scenario	Case study			S/NS	Week 6	Week 8
Assessment Task 9 Changing and removing drain LAB			Observational checklist	S/NS	Week 11	Week 13
Assessment Task 10 Clinical placement 4			Observational checklist	S/NS	Week 14

Assessment Matrix

Other Information

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 NS (Not Satisfactory) 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 not satisfactory must be resubmitted seven (7) 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 short answer theory-based assessment task, two (2) attempts at online quizzes and up to two (2) attempts for practical-based assessment tasks. 

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.

Full laboratory uniform is required for laboratory sessions. Students not appropriately attired will be asked to leave.

100% attendance at clinical laboratory classes is mandatory

80% attendance to classes is mandatory, Up to 80% attendance will be accepted with evidence in the form of a medical certificate or statutory declaration. It will be the student's responsibility to catch up and/ or seek assistance from their educator.

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