NURS1292
Nursing Therapeutics & Medications
10 Units
Not available in 2013
Previously offered in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Develops the concepts of therapeutic care and prudence in the quality use of medications. Central to this is the development of ways of learning about pharmacology that inform nursing practice.
This course is a Compulsory Program Component and students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Nursing program
| Objectives | Completing the learning activities for this course should enable the student to: 1. Discuss the national, state and local contexts for the quality use of medications; 2. Describe the roles and role relationships for the people involved in using medications; 3. Apply legal and policy requirements for the safe use of medications; 4. Develop an understanding of medications that includes non prescribed, recreational, prescribed, alternative and complementary options; 5. Demonstrate behaviours that acknowledge the client as the central focus; 6. Assess, administer and evaluate the use of medications; 7. Demonstrate mastery in oral medication administration; 8. Apply a continuous quality improvement framework to the management of medication incidents; 9. Reflect on practice to identify learning goals for subsequent clinical experiences; 10. Apply an evidenced-based approach to the nursing care for clients using medications; and 11. Develop and demonstrate group work skills. |
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| Content | Introduction to course Module 1 - Quality use of medicines (QUM) by nurses (includes drug calculations) Module 2 - A consumer perspective Module 3 - Key QUM structures Module 4 - Achieving quality outcomes |
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| Replacing Course(s) | N/A | ||||||||||
| Transition | N/A | ||||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | NURS1181 | ||||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning |
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| Teaching Methods | Clinical
Lecture Laboratory Practicum Self Directed Learning Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Laboratory: for 14 hour(s) per Week for 1 weeks Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Practicum: for 32 hour(s) per Week for 1 weeks Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 9 weeks |
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