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Course Coordinator: Paul McLiesh
Phone: +61 8 8313 6286
Email: paul.mcliesh@adelaide.edu.au
Location: School of Nursing, The 成人大片

School Office
Phone: +61 8 8313 3595
Email: nursing.studentliason@adelaide.edu.au

1	Debate the theoretical basis of the practice of orthopaedic nursing related to less specialised care needs
2	Discuss the contemporary issues that impact orthopaedic nursing and how they impact the broader needs of the orthopaedic patient.
3	Identify and apply evidence based practice and knowledge that advances nursing skills and encourages the critical examination of nursing practices in orthopaedics
4	Demonstrate the ability to deliver effective care to the orthopaedic patient
5	Critique existing practice and implement changes to improve service delivery that is provided in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
6	Demonstrate leadership within orthopaedic nursing and serve as a mentor for other orthopaedic nurses.
7	Identify and incorporate into practice the nursing care and knowledge needed to treat the less specialised needs of orthopaedic patients.

Kneale, J & Davis, P 2005, Orthopaedic and trauma nursing, 2nd edn, Churchill Livingston, Edinburgh.

Reader: The readings for this course are available electronically via MyUni.

This course will be delivered through the following means:
Weekly two hour tutorial via online classroom

The online classroom (OC) technology will be used for tutorial discussions on a weekly basis each Tuesday from 1000-1200 during this semester. Some information on the OC should have been provided to you, you need to familiarise yourself with this technology to become reasonably comfortable with using it prior to the start of the semester.

Hardware requirements
To connect to the OC you will require:
• a computer – either a PC-based or a Macintosh-based machine
• Internet access
• a multimedia headset – it must have both earphones and microphone. (These are available in computer variety stores for about $25).

If you are going to utilise a computer and Internet connection from your workplace, you need to discuss this with your employer. You will also need to establish with your workplace IT department if there are any firewalls that need to be negotiated to allow connection to the OC. If your IT department need further clarification on this they can contact your course coordinator.

While all students work at a different pace it is expected that study for this course will be approximately 24 hours per week of your time. This is a rough guide and may vary for students who have not studied recently

1. Care of the orthopaedic paediatric patient
2. Metabolic/chronic disease processes
3. Aging
4. Drug & alcohol
5. Delirium/dementia
6. Pharmacology
7. Nutrition/diabetes
8. Wound healing/infection
9. Tumour/palliation
10. Hyperbaric medicine
11. Pain management

Not applicable

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Online Quiz	Formative	0%
Case Study (2,500 words)	Summative	35%	2, 5
Portfolio (2,500 words)	Summative	35%	1-4
Online PowerPoint Presentation (2,000 words equivalent)	Summative	30%	1-5
Online Classroom participation (80% minimum)	Summative	Pass/Fail	1-3, 5-7

Plagiarism and referencing module
In order to avoid plagiarism, students need to understand the meaning of citation, paraphrasing, quotation, and referencing. The module is an online quiz designed to ensure that student work is not plagiarised and source material is properly acknowledged according to the guidelines in the School Academic Manual. Students are encouraged to work through this quiz as many times as they need to ensure that they have a thorough understanding of these guidelines.

The module is used as a formative assessment that has no percentage allocated to a final grade 
 
Online Quiz
Weighting: 0%
Complete online in MyUni
 
Case Study 
Weighting: 35%
Length: 2,500 words
Topic
Case studies allow clinical episodes and practices to be articulated and explored. Your case study should be about a patient you have cared for, relating actual events in which you were involved and critiquing the clinical events based on the literature. It is recommended that you select a patient whose condition or injury is aligned with one of the topics covered this semester. Consequently, the patient discussed in the case study will also be a patient who you have included in your clinical diary. Aspects of information required in the body of the text should have already been addressed in the clinical diary and can assist you in writing your case study.

The case study should be structured as per an academic paper with the following sections:
• introduction outlining the case study’s structure
• body of text that covers the following areas:
• the patient’s story – includes clinical presentation, diagnosis, any relevant history and pathophysiology of the patient’s condition
• nursing assessment (with a focus on musculoskeletal assessment) and discharge planning undertaken during the clinical admission to the relevant area
• outlines the clinical progress of the patient, including interdisciplinary interventions (with an emphasis on nursing)
• critiques the nursing management of the patient and interprets the outcomes of interventions, supported with relevant (and appropriate) literature
• conclusion that summarises the patient case study.

On-line PowerPoint presentation 
Weighting: 30%
Length: 2,000 words equivalent
Topic
Each student is required to present a 20 minutes presentation (15 min for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions) on one of the topics covered in this semester. It is suggested you choose a topic concerning contemporary issues and/or emerging techniques or treatments for the person requiring orthopaedic care.
You are encouraged to critically examine your topic, link theory to practice and suggest strategies for change (if required) supported by literature. This must be your own work. It is recommended that you discuss your topic with the course coordinator.
As the presentation will be presented to your colleagues via the virtual classroom, it will need to be in a power point format and forwarded to the coordinator via My Uni by the due date. Please feel free to discuss any concerns you have in regard to the presentation with the course coordinator.

Portfolio 
Weighting: 35%
Length: 2,500 words
Topic
During some of the topics there are Portfolio Activities to complete. Each activity will have a word length or a time frame attached to it. These are to be included in your marking. It is required that these activities are answered as per any academic paper following expectations outlined in the Student Handbook and Style Guide regarding layout and referencing.

Assessments, unless otherwise stated in your Study guide, are to be submitted electronically via Assignments in MyUni on the due date identified in this Study guide. Instructions for assignment submission are available for all students under Tutorials at www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/.

An assessment submitted via MyUni must be submitted as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file. If submitting a PowerPoint presentation for marking, the .ppt or .pptx must be submitted as .pdf file. It is also important to submit your file under your name, such as surname.firstname. MyUni stamps all the other details against your filename once you submit your assessment.

Turnitin is used to submit all assignments in this course. Turnitin is a plagiarism software tool that enables the student to identify any matching text before final submission.

An Assignment Coversheet must be submitted with each assessment. The coversheet should be the first page of your assessment. A word version of the Assignment Coversheet is available to download at www.health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/students/resources. The Plagiarism Statement must be signed and dated for your assessment to be marked (please note the details stated on the Assignment Coversheet).
More information on avoiding Plagiarism is available at www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/plagiarism/.
If you have difficulty submitting your assignment, you can call the MyUni helpdesk from 8am to 6pm 08 8303 3335.