Course Title: Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5313 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)

Course Title: Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS5292C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2016

NURS5293C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2016

Course Contact: Leeanne Mond

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required in providing palliative care to clients with life-limiting illness and their family

The knowledge and skills described in this competency unit are to be applied within jurisdictional nursing and midwifery regulatory authority legislative requirements. Enrolled/Division 2 nursing work is to be carried out in consultation/collaboration with registered nurses
and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements in line with jurisdictional regulatory requirements

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

NIL PRE REQUISITES

This unit is delivered with HLTEN515B AND HLTEN502B



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTEN511B Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care

Elements:

1. Recognise the special needs of clients requiring a palliative approach to care
2. Contribute to the care plan for the client at end-of-life
3. Implement nursing interventions for clients with life-limiting illness
4. Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of planned interventions
5. Provide support and services to client and family at end-of-life and after death
 


Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit students should be able to:


• Describe the skills and knowledge required in providing palliative care to clients with life-limiting illness and their family
• Contribute to care planning and implement interventions for those with life limiting illness
 


Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:

 

  • Class group presentation / Debate
  • Written Assessment
  • Clinical Placement