Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Coffs Harbour | | |
| Gold Coast | | |
| Lismore | | |
Unit description
Students develop skills in physical, psycho-social and cognitive nursing assessment and beginning-level nursing interventions inclusive of medication administration and management. Practice in nursing laboratory sessions and simulated rehearsal prepares students to conduct holistic-focussed health assessment across the lifespan. As part of this unit students will complete 120 hours of professional placement.
Unit content
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Care planning and documentation
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Psychosocial assessment (including mental health component)
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Physical assessment (across all ages):
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Integumentary assessment and wound care
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Cardiac assessment and vital sign assessment (including Blood Glucose Levels)
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Respiratory assessment, oxygen therapy, peak flow and administration of inhaled medications
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Nervous system and sensory (ears, eyes and nose)
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Cognitive assessment
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Bowel care and elimination, specimen collection, managing urinary catheter
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Patient safety
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National inpatient medication record system
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Quality use of medicines - Principles of drug administration
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Numeracy and drug calculations
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Drug administration - non parenteral
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Drug administration - parenteral and insulin administration
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Preparation for PEP2
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: |
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| 1 | demonstrate a range of physical, psychosocial and cognitive assessment skills to inform nursing interventions to provide person-centred care and that are cognisant of cultural sensitivity and awareness |
| 2 | develop an understanding of the use of evidence-based nursing to inform nursing practices |
| 3 | demonstrate medication administration in a safe and competent manner |
| 4 | use a range of data management techniques to document holistic care |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a range of physical, psychosocial and cognitive assessment skills to inform nursing interventions to provide person-centred care and that are cognisant of cultural sensitivity and awareness
- develop an understanding of the use of evidence-based nursing to inform nursing practices
- demonstrate medication administration in a safe and competent manner
- use a range of data management techniques to document holistic care
Prescribed Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
- Crisp,J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., Waters, D, 2017, Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing, 5th, Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: 9780729542364, 072954236X.
- Hill, R, Hall, H & Glew, P , 2017, Fundamentals of Nursing and Midwifery. A person centred approach to care, 3rd Australian and New Zealand Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Sydney. ISBN: 978-1-4963-5099-2.
Prescribed Texts
- Crisp,J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., Waters, D, 2017, Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing, 5th, Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: 9780729542364, 072954236X.
- Hill, R, Hall, H & Glew, P , 2017, Fundamentals of Nursing and Midwifery. A person centred approach to care, 3rd Australian and New Zealand Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Sydney. ISBN: 978-1-4963-5099-2.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods