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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)
Must be enrolled in course D355, D381, D387, H326, H329
Burwood (Melbourne): Elyse Coffey Warrnambool: Sophie O'Keeffe
Nil
HNN120
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour seminar (weeks 1-9),1 x 2 hour simulation session per week and 40 hours of clinical placement
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
Department of Human Services policy - Police Record Check and Working With Children Check
In accordance with Department of Human Services policy, all students are required to undertake a National Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course.
In accordance with the Department of Justice 2007, Working with Children Act 2005, amended 2017, 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 may also be 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.
This unit is the first of two in the Clinical Studies Cluster: Year 1. Aligned with quality and safety principles opportunities are provided for students to explore and develop nursing knowledge and foundational skills for the provision of person-centred care. Key concepts to be addressed include assessment and management of patient functional status and potential for risk and injury. In addition promotion of patient comfort will be explored. During a one (1) week clinical placement students will have the opportunity to further develop and apply relevant knowledge and skills learned in this and other units.
Describe assessment and management strategies of common areas for risk including: infection, falls, and pressure injuries.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO2
Use focused assessment skills to determine functional status of patients.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO5: Problem solvingGLO7: Teamwork
ULO3
Select and evaluate evidence-based interventions to manage physical and psychological comfort for patients.
GLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO4
Explain the imperative of evidence-based practice, person-centred care, and quality approaches in the management of patient function and risk.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO5
Demonstrate integration of knowledge and skills by providing safe effective care for individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in health care settings.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-managementGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO6
Complete a one (1) week clinical placement by demonstrating successful completion of clinical activities outlined in the Professional Learning Portfolio and Clinical Assessment Tool.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO7: Teamwork
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN112 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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