HNN740 - Core Principles of Intraoperative Nursing Care

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Semester 1: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Semester 1: Tarryn Armour
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in H568, H569, H572, H668, H669, H672, H771

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

For courses H572, H672:
 
HNN755

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

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

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Theoretical component 10-13 hours per week - a combination online seminars (3 hours) and self-guided modules (7-10 hours). Students are also required to complete a minimum of 24 hours a week in specialty clinical practice in their employing hospital.

In-person attendance requirements:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including up to 10 synchronous online seminar days that are recorded and made available to students on demand.

Content

The unit introduces students to the core principles and concepts of intraoperative nursing and collaborative management with a specific focus on the global, national and local quality and safety standards. An inquiry-based learning framework and clinical experience in this unit will enable students to critically analyse and apply evidence-based practice in order to implement risk management strategies in the intraoperative context.

This unit covers the role of specialist intraoperative nurses in managing surgical and/or procedural patients in relation to concepts and principles of infection prevention, surgical safety and environmental planning and preparation; surgical wound assessment and management; and medico-legal requirements. The unit also aims to build teamwork and communication skills to establish and maintain collaborative professional respectful relationships with perioperative colleagues and to manage risk in order to optimise patient care.

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

ULO1

Demonstrate the principles and practices of intraoperative nursing to provide safe person-centred care.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Explain surgical anatomy relevant to surgical procedures and the role of the intraoperative nurse.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe person-centred intraoperative nursing care according to professional standards.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Demonstrate clinical judgment, planning, and problem-solving skills to provide safe person-centred intraoperative nursing care.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Semester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Critical Analysis 1500 words 40%
  • Week 6
Assessment 2: Clinical assessments

Clinical performance
800 words

Pass/Fail
20%

  • Formative assessment Week 7
  • Summative assessment Week 14
Assessment 3: End-of-Unit Assessment 2 hours 40%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

Both the theoretical and clinical components of the assessment must be passed in order to gain an overall pass in this unit. Clinical assessments form part of the assessment of this unit. Recognition of the importance of clinical assessments is calculated in the overall student workload.

Note: Failure of a compulsory practicum component in a unit will normally lead to exclusion.

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 Assessment - Pass/Fail

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN740 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.

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