Course Title: Principles and Practice of Nursing A
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Principles and Practice of Nursing A
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS2204 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Karen Latten
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925
Course Coordinator Email: karen.latten@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This course will introduce you to foundational practical skills of nursing and the theoretical knowledge and principles that support those skills. The content in this course forms the basis for future clinical practice and quality patient care. You will review the frameworks of contemporary nursing care in Australia. Concepts of health and wellness will be used to enable you to consider the needs of the patient and their support network in a variety of clinical situations. A range of foundational nursing skills will be developed including, communication, health history taking, problem identification, the different types, meanings, and documentation of healthcare data, understanding and application of the clinical reasoning cycle and promotion of comfort and safety and safe movement and positioning of patients. Upon completion of this course, you will have introductory assessment skills, be able to recognise atypical vital signs and initiate a response that is appropriate to the level of a novice student nurse. Additionally, you will understand the policy, codes of conduct and protocols that guide safe and effective patient care.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course will contribute to Program Learning Outcomes for BP032P24 Bachelor of Nursing through the following learning outcomes:
PLO1. Demonstrate a breadth and depth of nursing knowledge and concepts in a variety of real-world settings using an evidence-based approach
PLO4. Communicate to diverse audiences employing integrity, inclusivity, and culturally safe practices to deliver quality patient care.
PLO6. Evaluate and critically reflect on the concepts of reconciliation and cultural intelligence considering the experience and perspectives of health and wellbeing for First Nations people
PLO7. Demonstrate professionalism through lifelong learning to deliver safe, quality, holistic, and person-centred nursing care
On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Recognise the role of nursing practice in the applied clinical setting and identify the frameworks for nursing care and clinical decision making.
- Describe key concepts related to foundational nursing knowledge and skills including basic numeracy.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills of applied health, health assessment and health history taking.
- Identify and use appropriate verbal and written communication strategies with patients their families and other members of the health care team.
- Determine the features of comprehensive, safe, culturally intelligent, patient and family centred evidence-based nursing care. This includes understanding the principles of inclusive care and considerations for First Nations Peoples.
- Examine and employ the principles of Occupational Health and Safety for patients and staff in the clinical practice setting including risk identification.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course will use a range of learning activities including lectures, lectorials, Simulation Based Education (SBE), discussions and self-directed learning. Throughout the course you will be able to work both independently and in groups to aid development of your theoretical knowledge and its application to clinical practice whilst developing collaboration and communication skills in peer-based learning. Assessment of your nursing skill acquisition will be undertaken in the SHE setting using skill demonstration, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and hurdle assessment.
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1: Hand Hygiene Competency Certificate
Weighting: 5%
This assessment measures CLO 6
Assessment 2: Numeracy and principles of nursing quiz
Weighting: 20%
This assessment measures CLO 1, 2 & 3
Assessment 3: History and clinical reasoning
Weighting: 40%
This assessment measures CLO 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Assessment 4: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Simulated Health Environments learning attendance – (HURDLE)
Weighting: 35%
This assessment measures CLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.