NURSING 1011 - Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing II

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2018

The course will consider a range of acute care nursing skills with further integration of knowledge and attitudes required for practice. Introduction to more complex skills required for safe and therapeutic nursing care will be provided. Students have an opportunity to develop research skills in the form of a health numeracy project. Students will have the opportunity to begin to learn how to practice in accordance with the NMBA National Nursing Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse. Learning will be facilitated through lectures, tutorials, SLE (simulated learning environments) and clinical placements.

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Course Details

Course Code	NURSING 1011
Course	Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing II
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Nursing School
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	NURSING 1007
Restrictions	Available to B.Nurs Students only
Assessment	Clinical record, health numeracy RSD level 1, assessment of a person with pain, OSCE

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Ms Jan Alderman

Course Coordinator: Jan Alderman
Phone: +61 8 8313 1168
Fax: +61 8 8313 3594
Email: jan.alderman@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 4 AHMS Building

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

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Further develop nursing skills consistent with evidenced based practice
2	Consider clinical learning episodes and implement patient care
3	Identify clinical situations which require application of problem solving and the nursing process
4	Establish a learning environment with the clinical tutor and permanent health care staff
5	Identify contemporary health related equipment and demonstrate its safe use. Proficiently use online resources
6	Understand and adopt adult learning strategies
7	Recognise sound leadership skills within clinical placement
8	Interpret cultural differences, act in a culturally safe manner and interpret the ethical complexities of health care.
9	Demonstrate and recognise the importance of policies on plagiarism and collusion whilst adhering to the principles of ethical & professional behaviour.
10	Students will have an understanding of the impact of the nursing shortage and the ageing population.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	3,4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	2,4,7
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	7, 8, 10
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	8
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	5,6,9

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Crisp, J. & Taylor, C. 2016 Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing 5th edn, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood, Vic., NSW

Lewis, P & Foley, D 2014 Weber & Kelly's Health Assessment in Nursing 2nd Australian edn, Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Broadway.

Robeiro, G, Wilson, D. Scully, N. Jack, L. 2017 Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Skills Workbook, 3rd Edition, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood, Vic., NSW.

Intelli+Learn, 2017 Medication Management for Health Professionals. CD, An interactive course to develop and assess skills in medication management. Australia

Recommended Resources

Stein-Parbury, J 2013, Patient and Person: Interpersonal Skills in Nursing, 5th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.

Shihab, Hillman, Stolic, West. 2012. Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare. 1st edn.
Pearson, French’s Forrest, NSW.

http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/medication-safety/medication-chart/
http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/
http://teamstepps.ahrq.gov/

Online Learning

Some material will be presented online via MyUni. Details of this will be found in the link to this course on MyUni.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Face to face lectures – this course benefits from the real-time delivery of content. Face to face lectures offer synchronous learning opportunities and enable students to quickly clarify complex descriptions and terminology. Much of the content for this course is supported by textbooks with a web page and e-learning supports (e.g. flash cards for revision).

Tutorial sessions – tutorial sessions enable small group discussion and peer interaction around the content. Each tutorial session will focus on the lecture content for the week.

Simulated Learning Environments (SLE) – the simulated learning environment provides students with an opportunity to practice a range of communication and psychomotor skills prior to attending clinical placement. Importantly the SLE also enables clearly constructed, well considered clinical scenarios which nurture and challenge student development. The Robin Warren Skills Laboratory within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences provides a state of the art clinical training venue with dedicated nursing lecturers with expertise in low fidelity simulation. Students will learn to set up with intravenous fluids, apply and manage oxygen therapy and consolidate vital signs into a more comprehensive nursing assessment. The provision of an emergency scenario in a SLE will enable students to experience some of the challenges of responding to life threatening situations. Establishing effective communication exchanges using ISBAR and principles of Team Stepps will be very relevant for student’s clinical placement.

Clinical placement (aka professional experience) - This course provides skills and knowledge that enable students to participate at a level commensurate with their progression. Students work closely with university Lecturer A staff and clinicians to reinforce learning and ensure consistency of course objectives. The objective of the professional experience associated with this course is to extend students skills in the fundamentals of care to an understanding of fluid and electrolytes and oxygen therapy, recognise and respond to emergency situations, observe the nurses role in the administration of medications, perform a nursing assessment and consider a range of diagnostic tests.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The workload for this course requires attendance at:
• 1 x 2 hour lecture / week
• 1 x 2 hour tutorial / week
• 5 x 2 hour SLE / semester
Non-contact hours for assessment and tutorial preparation will be 4 hours per week.

Learning Activities Summary

The tables below indicate the lecture, tutorial and SLE workshop outlines for Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing 2. The order of lectures may change according to timetabling issues and guest lecturer availability. Other tutorials may be provided as required.

Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing II

Lecture series

1. Management of emergency episodes of bleeding, seizures and syncope

2. Alterations in metabolic state requiring intravenous therapy

3. Oxygen therapy

4. Asepsis – maintenance of a sterile field

5. Basic assessment of pain

6. Care of the patient with pain

7. Hospital procedures – admission, discharge, last offices, Coroner’s Act.

8. Blood Glucose levels and nursing management

9. Nursing assessment

10. Complex nursing care for patients with activity, exercise or hygiene status deficits.

11. Wound dressing and drain management

12. Medication Management. Oral and S/C

13. Normal findings of a physical and psychosocial health assessment

14. Documenting and describing normal findings

15. Cultural, gender and age related diversity in normal assessment

16. Normal findings of basic diagnostic tests

Tutorial series

1. Management of Syncope, Bleeding & Seizures

2. Intravenous therapy management and drug calculation

3. Blood Glucose Management

4. Application and management of oxygen therapy and respiratory management

5. Administration of medication – oral, S/C, PV, PR (NSQHS – Standard 4)

8. Asepsis and drain management

Interprofessional Learning in Health Simmulation

Interprofessional Learning in Health Simmulation is a separate course where you will learn to work with other health related disciplines in an interprofesional context.
This course will utilise a flipped classroom approach where you will be expected to access learning materials prior to attending. You will then be allocated to small groups where you will be guided in a simulatied activity by an expereinced Simulation Education Specialist.

Specific Course Requirements

Lectures and tutorials will be held From Monday – Wednesday. Clinical placement takes place on Thursday and Friday.

Small Group Discovery Experience

The Small Group Discovery (SGDE) is a compulsory component of the Undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing Program. The SGDE is an approach to learning based on goals that will assist students to discover learning as an intellectual challenge and to develop a scholarship of discovery which will inspire them towards learning and lifelong learning. To achieve these goal students will develop research skills and actively engage with discipline content.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Drug calculation test	Formative	NGP	2, 3, 5, 8
Employer Competency, NCAS, Clinical Summative Assessment.	Summative	NGP	2-4, 7-8
RSD Case Study Fundamentals of nursing care plan	Summative	20%	1, 2
Employer Competency Teaching a Colleague	Summative	30%	1-3, 7-10
SCA (Structured Clinical Assessment)	Summative	50% (hurdle)	1-8

Assessment Related Requirements

Marking guides will be provided with each assignment and available in the Study Guides.

Assessment Detail

ASSESSMENT 1: NCAS CLINICAL SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Students will have a range of skills records to complete during their clinical placement. The Clinical Skills Book provides evidence that the student has demonstrated the required level of competency standard. Consistent with competency type assessments a non – graded pass is awarded. Some remedial opportunities will be available to those students who fail or are not exposed to certain competencies in the clinical setting. Each student is to obtain a completed NCAS (National Competency Assessment Schedule) at the end of each placement. There are a total of 8 competencies to be completed over the 3-year program. A written Summative Assessment must also be obtained at the end of each placement which will be completed by the supervising Registered Nurse and Clinical Lecturer.

ASSESSMENT 2: Research Skill Development, Case Study/fundamentals nursing care plan.

This assessment is designed to develop your research skills and apply these to a case study. Each student will develop a nursing care plan to address the clinical presentation of an acute care patient. The student will be expected to identify the fundamentals of care required for this patient and to describe the nursing care that would meet those needs. In addition to this research will be conducted into the medication required for this patient identifying the action and the specific nursing responsibilities that relate to the administration. The final part of this assignment will be to develop a teaching strategy to assist this patient with his ongoing self-care.

ASSESSMENT 3: Employer Competency: Teaching a colleague

This assignment fulfils one of 8 of the Employer Competencies that you will complete over the course of 3 years. This assignment will require you to develop a teaching plan which you will then use to teach a colleague a clinical skill chosen from this semester. You will video this teaching and submit the video along with your plan and a reflection on your teaching strategy and implementation.

ASSESSMENT 4: Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Objective Structured Clinical Examination - students will attend a 30 min OSCE in which they will demonstrate a range of nursing interventions especially in relation to skills taken from the course objectives. Along with skills demonstrations, students will provide a rationale for the tasks. The oral and practical exam is of 30 minutes duration and uses a structured approach to the assessment of clinical skills using the online B-line system. The OSCE is a HURDLE this means that all 3 stations must be passed to enable you to progress into the next year of this course.

Submission

Unless otherwise indicated all assignments are to be submitted through MyUni. TurnItin will be used to check student assignments. TurnItin will be used to check student assignments. Students MUST keep an electronic copy of all assignments submitted.

Extensions are generally awarded for no more than 10 working days unless there are exceptional circumstances.
To apply for an Assessment Extension, a student must submit an application for extension form prior to the assessment deadline. You will find this on the School of Nursing Website or use the link provided here.

See the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/3303/

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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