NURS2102
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides the clinical foundations to the care of adults and children across a range of contexts. The development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills related to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, safe medication practices and relevant ethical and legal principles are integral to this course. This course includes a professional experience placement of 4 weeks duration.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2022.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of fluid/electrolyte status and pain in a pre-operative and/or post-operative simulated setting.
2. Demonstrate safe and legal administration of intravenous fluids and medications: including insulin infusion administration and analgesia by IMI and using a PCA in a simulated setting
3. Demonstrate safe and professional nursing care when managing acute and chronic wounds in a simulated setting
4. Demonstrate safe and professional nursing care when managing a stoma and a enteral tube feeding in a simulated setting
5. Demonstrate safe and effective written and verbal communication skills when providing care.
6. Simulate effective communication when providing palliative and end-of-life person-centred care
7. Demonstrate a level of competence commensurate with a second year nursing student in the following core skills:a) intravenous therapy (IVT) (establishment & management)b) intramuscular medication administrationc) Comprehensive pain assessmentd) Mental Health assessment (depending on NURS2103 enrolment)
8. Plan and provide person centred, safe, ethical and legal professional nursing care to patients in a clinical setting (settings include but are not restricted to mental health, ageing, acute, rehabilitation, community, justice) with the involvement of other health professionals
9. Demonstrate appropriate nursing practice in accordance with the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice including the ability to communicate in English with patients and staff in the clinical environment
10. Demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with consumers, families, carers and the interdisciplinary team in the clinical environment
Content
Person-centred care; critical thinking in health assessment and care planning; clinical reasoning; care of 'the deteriorating patient', cultural competence; quality use of medicines; therapeutic communication; inter-professional communication and patient safety.
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
This course is only available to students who are active in the Bachelor of Nursing program [11725} and have successfully completed NURS1101, NURS1103 and HUBS1406 and successfully completed or are concurrently enrolled in HUBS1416, NURS1202 and NURS2101.
Assumed knowledge
Concurrent enrolment or previous successful completion of NURS2103. Successful completion of HUBS1406 and HUBS1416.
Assessment items
Quiz: Online Quiz
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Viva Voce: Oral Clinical Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Professional Task: Clinical Performance (Simulation Learning, Core Skills and ANSAT)
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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