HNN227 - Acute Illness and Supportive Care

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)

Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jess Compton
Trimester 2: Jess Compton
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329
Previously:Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 3
Campus contact:

Trimester 1:
Burwood: Aleisha Walters
Waterfront (Geelong): Jess Compton

Trimester 2:
Waterfront (Geelong): Jess Compton
Burwood: Aleisha Walters
Warrnambool: TBC
CBD/NIKERI: Mardhie Coleman

Prerequisite:

HNN114 AND one of HNN122 or HNN124

Note: Enrolled and/or Internationally qualified nurses may have altered prerequisite requirements. If required, course advice can be sought from health-enquire@deakin.edu.au

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HNN205
Typical study commitment:

Students will spend on average 300 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit.

This will include 28 hours synchronous learning activities and a 160 hour professional experience placement. Students will spend 14 hours undertaking guided asynchronous learning activities.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 1 - 7
1 x 2 hour simulation in weeks 1 - 7
160 hours of Professional Experience Placement (PEP)

Note:

*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only.

Department of Health – Safety Screening Requirements - Police Record Check, Working With Children Check and Immunisation Status

In accordance with the Department of Health policy, all students are required to undertake a Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course.

In accordance with the Worker Screening Act 2020, all students are required to undertake a Working with Children Check at the commencement of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of clinical placement will not be able to undertake clinical placement and this will impede progress in the course.

Students are required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation.

Content

This unit is one of two units within the Clinical Studies Cluster: Year 2. The unit aims to provide opportunities for students to develop knowledge and skills related specifically to the assessment and management of patients experiencing acute episodic illness in acute care.

Students will apply an understanding of pathophysiology to select acute illnesses related to hospitalisation. Using the nursing process students will implement strategies to optimise outcomes and minimise the impact of hospitalisation on patients’ functional abilities.

During a four (4) week professional experience placement students will develop mindsets and apply knowledge and skills learned in this unit and previous units.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply the nursing process: assessment, problem identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation to manage individuals experiencing acute episodic illness.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Explain the pathophysiology of selected acute episodic illnesses to inform quality evidence-based nursing care.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Perform psychomotor skills and self-management skills to deliver safe and quality nursing care in the acute care setting.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Engage in professional and therapeutic person-centred communication to ensure safe and quality care.

GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Care Plan Individual written report (1500 word equivalent) 20%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2: Clinical Skills - Hurdle Individual practical skill demonstration
(1500 word equivalent)
10%
(Pass/Fail)
  • Week 6 and 7
Assessment 3: Examination 2 hours 50%
  • End-of-unit assessment period
Assessment 4: Professional Experience Placement (PEP) - Hurdle 160 hours 20%
(Pass/Fail)
  • Refer to unit site

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

  • Clinical skills - Pass/Fail
  • Professional Experience Placement (PEP) - Pass/Fail

Failure of the clinical component will lead to a Fail in this unit and may lead to exclusion.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN227 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

Unit Fee Information

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place.

For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.