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School: Medical and Health Sciences

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

    Individual Case Management Placement and Evaluation

  • Unit Code

    NUT6109

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students participate in a minimum ten weeks of full-time, supervised clinical dietetics work. The practicum may be undertaken at a hospital site according to the standards specified by the Australian Dietetics Council. Supervisory and assessment requirements, as defined by the Australian Dietetics Council apply.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from NUT5107, NUT6103 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT5206, NUT6104 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT5105, NUT6105 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT4445, NUT6106)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Advocate for nutrition issues within the individual case management domain.
  2. Demonstrate an organised, reflective, professional, collaborative and ethical approach to working within the individual case management domain.
  3. Demonstrate effective management of a (reduced) patient/client case load.
  4. Demonstrate evidence-based practice within the individual case management domain.
  5. Evaluate and accurately document all aspects of patient care.
  6. Implement relevant and appropriate educational resources.
  7. Negotiate goals with supervisors, colleagues and patients to achieve outcomes for the placement and the individual client.

Unit Content

  1. Application of clinical dietetic skills and knowledge to individual case management.
  2. Clinical codes of practice relevant tohospital/work sitespecialties.
  3. Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) documents: National Competency Standards for Entry Level Dietitians in Australia 2009; DAA Statement of Ethical Practice; DAA Code of Professional Conduct.
  4. Documentation styles and requirements of the hospital/work site.
  5. Government and non-government documents/policies/standards relevant to nutrition and food.
  6. Management, communication and negotiation skills.
  7. Occupational health and safety regulations relevant to hospital/work settings.
  8. Professional work skills in a diverse range of settings.
  9. Team building skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Site-based activities with adjunct tutorials on campus and/or at the worksite as well as e-learning.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Test ^Placement preparation
Portfolio ^Placement portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Cleak, H., & Wilson, J. (2007). Making the most of field placement (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Thomson Learning Australia.
  • Stewart, R. (Ed.). (2007). Handbook of nutrition and dietetics. Gold Coast, QLD: Griffith University.
  • Davis, C. (2006). Patient practitioner interaction: an experiential manual for developing the art of health care (4th ed.). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.
  • Thomas, B., & Bishop, J. (Eds.). (2007). Manual of dietetic practice (4th ed.). London, England: Blackwell Publishing.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

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: Medical and Health Sciences

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

    Individual Case Management Placement and Evaluation

  • Unit Code

    NUT6109

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students participate in a minimum ten weeks of full-time, supervised clinical dietetics work. The practicum may be undertaken at a hospital site according to the standards specified by the Australian Dietetics Council. Supervisory and assessment requirements, as defined by the Australian Dietetics Council apply.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from NUT5107, NUT6103 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT5206, NUT6104 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT5105, NUT6105 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT4445, NUT6106)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Advocate for nutrition issues within the individual case management domain.
  2. Demonstrate an organised, reflective, professional, collaborative and ethical approach to working within the individual case management domain.
  3. Demonstrate effective management of a (reduced) patient/client case load.
  4. Demonstrate evidence-based practice within the individual case management domain.
  5. Evaluate and accurately document all aspects of patient care.
  6. Implement relevant and appropriate educational resources.
  7. Negotiate goals with supervisors, colleagues and patients to achieve outcomes for the placement and the individual client.

Unit Content

  1. Application of clinical dietetic skills and knowledge to individual case management.
  2. Clinical codes of practice relevant tohospital/work sitespecialties.
  3. Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) documents: National Competency Standards for Entry Level Dietitians in Australia 2009; DAA Statement of Ethical Practice; DAA Code of Professional Conduct.
  4. Documentation styles and requirements of the hospital/work site.
  5. Government and non-government documents/policies/standards relevant to nutrition and food.
  6. Management, communication and negotiation skills.
  7. Occupational health and safety regulations relevant to hospital/work settings.
  8. Professional work skills in a diverse range of settings.
  9. Team building skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Site-based activities with adjunct tutorials on campus and/or at the worksite as well as e-learning.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Test ^Placement preparation
Portfolio ^Placement portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Cleak, H., & Wilson, J. (2007). Making the most of field placement (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Thomson Learning Australia.
  • Stewart, R. (Ed.). (2007). Handbook of nutrition and dietetics. Gold Coast, QLD: Griffith University.
  • Davis, C. (2006). Patient practitioner interaction: an experiential manual for developing the art of health care (4th ed.). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.
  • Thomas, B., & Bishop, J. (Eds.). (2007). Manual of dietetic practice (4th ed.). London, England: Blackwell Publishing.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

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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