HNN780 - Quality and Safety in Medication Management

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Deana Copley
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H568, H569, H575, H645, H665, H666, H667, H668, H669, H672, H675, H679, H771, H777, H779
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
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:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars (recordings provided)

Content

The aim of the unit is to educate and prepare students for the effective and safe prescribing of pharmacological interventions using principles of Quality Use of Medicines while maintaining relationships with people at the centre of care. The unit aims to provide students with the knowledge of resources required to prescribe or manage medicines using professional, legal and ethical principles taking into account economic, social, cultural, diversity and life span issues.

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 legal, ethical and quality use of medicine principles related to clinical decision making and responsibilities related to the prescribing and administration of medicines.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Interpret the responsibilities associated with prescribing and administration of medicines in consideration of current treatment, complementary and alternative medicines, polypharmacy, assessment of adverse reactions to medicines and medication reconciliation.

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

ULO3

Create strategies for the quality use of medicines including development of a therapeutic treatment plan.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Evaluate the specific needs of the patient/client including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other culturally diverse or socio-economic groups, in relation to the impact of medicines across the lifespan.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
 (% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written assignment 3000 words 50%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2: End-of-Unit Assessment 2 hours 50%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

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.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN780 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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