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School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Nursing Practice 5

  • Unit Code

    NPU3505

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Darren Paul FALCONER

Description

This unit consolidates nursing knowledge and skills for caring for patients with complex problems. The focus of the unit is on preparing the student to manage the care of the deteriorating patient. Emphasis is placed on the importance of inter professional collaboration within the broader health care team. Students will incorporate critical thinking to assist decision-making and delivery of care to patients with multiple co-morbidities. Students will work in various health facilities to gain a greater appreciation of the role of the registered nurse, and demonstrate professionalism and competency of a stage five student in the workplace setting. This is a designated unit, which means only one attempt is allowed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from NCS2201 or NUR2402 and NPP2201 or NPU2404 and NSC2203 or NUM2409

Only students studying courses C33, Y61 or Y76 can enrol in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NPP3101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discuss issues involved in the nursing management of patients with co-morbidities from a range of cultures and backgrounds in a culturally and developmentally appropriate manner.
  2. Demonstrate competency in identification and management of a deteriorating patient in a simulated environment.
  3. Explain the basic principles of management of patients with life threatening conditions.
  4. Perform complex medication calculations in a simulated environment.
  5. Demonstrate professional competency in the workplace setting in accordance with the NMBA RN standards for practice relevant to the stage five scope of practice.

Unit Content

  1. Patients with complex conditions.
  2. The physiology and clinical manifestations of the deteriorating patient (NSQHS St 9).
  3. The principles of ventilation – including non-invasive ventilation and upper airway management.
  4. Arterial lines and Central venous access devices.
  5. Total parenteral nutrition.
  6. Intercostal catheter, pleural drains, pneumothorax.
  7. Escalation processes including medical emergency teams and advanced life support.
  8. Applying advanced critical thinking and clinical reasoning.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Practicum75 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered5 x 2 hour lecture
Practicum75 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered5 x 3 hour workshop
Practicum813 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Practicum813 x 3 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), simulation workshops (18 hours) and clinical practicum (160 hours).

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Portfolio (Clinical placement requirements, simulation activity participation, medication calculation test)
Practicum ^National Competency Assessment Schedule (NCAS)
Reflective Practice ^Professional reflection
Performance ^Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Brotto, K., & Rafferty, K. (2016). Clinical dosage calculations. Clinical dosage calculations for Australia & New Zealand (2nd ed.). Melbourne, VIC: Cengage. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/961042044?databaseList=638
  • Tollefson, J., & Hillman, E. (2015). Clinical psychomotor skills : assessment tools for nurses (6th ed.). Victoria: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/911249260?databaseList=638
  • n.d. (2020). D. Brown (Ed.), Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems (5e, Australia and New Zealand edition / ed.). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia ACN (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd). Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1107364401
  • CRAFT, JUDY. (2019). UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ANZ. [S.l.]: ELSEVIER. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1055597572

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Nursing Practice 5

  • Unit Code

    NPU3505

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Jacqueline Suzanne SAWLE

Description

This unit consolidates nursing knowledge and skills for caring for patients with complex problems. The focus of the unit is on preparing the student to manage the care of the deteriorating patient. Emphasis is placed on the importance of inter professional collaboration within the broader health care team. Students will incorporate critical thinking to assist decision-making and delivery of care to patients with multiple co-morbidities. Students will work in various health facilities to gain a greater appreciation of the role of the registered nurse, and demonstrate professionalism and competency of a stage five student in the workplace setting. This is a designated unit, which means only one attempt is allowed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from NCS2201 or NUR2402 and NPP2201 or NPU2404 and NSC2203 or NUM2409

Only students studying courses C33, Y61 or Y76 can enrol in this unit.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must study NUR3503 concurrently with NPU3505

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NPP3101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discuss issues involved in the nursing management of patients with co-morbidities from a range of cultures and backgrounds in a culturally and developmentally appropriate manner.
  2. Demonstrate competency in identification and management of a deteriorating patient in a simulated environment.
  3. Explain the basic principles of management of patients with life threatening conditions.
  4. Perform complex medication calculations in a simulated environment.
  5. Demonstrate professional competency in the workplace setting in accordance with the NMBA RN standards for practice relevant to the stage five scope of practice.

Unit Content

  1. Patients with complex conditions.
  2. The physiology and clinical manifestations of the deteriorating patient (NSQHS St 9).
  3. The principles of ventilation – including non-invasive ventilation and upper airway management.
  4. Arterial lines and Central venous access devices.
  5. Total parenteral nutrition.
  6. Intercostal catheter, pleural drains, pneumothorax.
  7. Escalation processes including medical emergency teams and advanced life support.
  8. Applying advanced critical thinking and clinical reasoning.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Practicum75 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered5 x 2 hour lecture
Practicum75 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered5 x 3 hour workshop
Practicum813 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Practicum813 x 3 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Interactive learning activities (18 hours), simulation workshops (18 hours) and clinical practicum (160 hours).

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Portfolio (Clinical placement requirements, simulation activity participation, medication calculation test)
Practicum ^National Competency Assessment Schedule (NCAS)
Reflective Practice ^Professional reflection
Performance ^Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Brotto, K., & Rafferty, K. (2016). Clinical dosage calculations. Clinical dosage calculations for Australia & New Zealand (2nd ed.). Melbourne, VIC: Cengage. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/961042044?databaseList=638
  • Tollefson, J., & Hillman, E. (2015). Clinical psychomotor skills : assessment tools for nurses (6th ed.). Victoria: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/911249260?databaseList=638
  • n.d. (2020). D. Brown (Ed.), Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems (5e, Australia and New Zealand edition / ed.). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia ACN (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd). Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1107364401
  • CRAFT, JUDY. (2019). UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ANZ. [S.l.]: ELSEVIER. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1055597572

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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