HNN755 - Core Principles of Perianaesthesia 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: Chantelle Dowling
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: HNN740

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

This unit focuses on core principles of perianaesthesia nursing and collaborative care, and evidence-based practices in anaesthesia and post-anaesthesia care. Engagement with this unit material and clinical practice will enable students to deliver safe, high quality person-centred nursing care to patients presenting for procedures and surgery requiring anaesthesia. The unit also aims to build teamwork and communication skills to establish and maintain collaborative professional respectful relationships with the perioperative healthcare team and to manage risk in order to optimise patient care.

This unit covers the role of specialist nurse in managing patients across the life cycle undergoing anaesthesia in relation to: the concepts and principles of anaesthetic techniques and postoperative care; pharmacological therapies including anaesthetic agents, adjunct therapies and pain management therapies; patient assessment and monitoring of neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory and haemodynamic states; concepts and principles of homeostasis related to acid-base status, fluid and electrolyte balance and haematology.

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 perianaesthesia nursing when providing safe person-centred care.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Explain the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology relevant to patient care before, during and after anaesthesia.

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

ULO3

Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe person-centred perianaesthesia 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 perianaesthesia 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: Case Study Analysis 1500 words 40%
  • Week 11
Assessment 2: Clinical assessment

Clinical Performance

800 words

Pass/Fail

20%

  • Formative Week 7
  • Summative 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 successfully 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 clinical 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 assessments - Pass/Fail

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN755 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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