NURSING 3005 - Nursing in Complex Settings I

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2018

This course describes the professional and legal issues associated with the role of the Registered Nurse in the perioperative setting. Careful preoperative assessment and patient identification are essential skills within the course. The post operative care phase is examined in respect of pain management, wound and drain care and a focus on the clinical signs and symptoms that suggest a patient condition is deteriorating. Students will need to use contemporary best practice guidelines to support their descriptions of perioperative nursing care across all ages.

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Course Details

Course Code	NURSING 3005
Course	Nursing in Complex Settings I
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Nursing School
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 6 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Restrictions	Available to B.Nurs students only
Assessment	PBL attendance, assessment of clinical skills, drug calculation test, preoperative assessment of the surgical patient, case study

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Mrs Jo Perry

Jo Perry
jo.perry@adelaide.edu.au
+618 8313 2010
Adelaide Nursing School
Level 4, AHMS Building
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Email contact is best due to this lecturer being part time.

Course Timetable

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

Lectures, tutorials and skills sessions for this course occur on Fridays, and PBL sessions occur on Thursdays.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and describe NMBA competencies that relate to the perioperative environment

2.    Describe roles and functions of staff in the perioperative environment. Define medico-legal aspects of perioperative nursing practice

3.    Demonstrate understanding of patient identification and procedure matching

4.    Identify and practice physical assessment skills required for the perioperative setting.

5.    Develop comprehensive skills for postoperative assessment and epidural pain management

6.    Understand and relate anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology to care of patients in the perioperative setting.

7. Integrate perioperative considerations for special populations and across the lifespan

8. Discharge planning – general admission and postoperative discharge. Distinguish and manage post–operative and other complex wounds

9. Discuss general principles for interpreting x-rays and the intra hospital transfer of patients

10. Examine health informatics and systems involving electronic health records (EPAS)

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)	1,2,3,4
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	3,4,5,10
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	2,8,9,10
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1,2,3,6,10
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	1,2,3
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	1-10

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Hamlin, L, Davies, M, Richardson-Tench, M & Sutherland-Fraser, S, 2016, Perioperative Nursing – An Introduction, 2nd Ed
Elsevier, NSW, Australia.

Recommended Resources

Stannard, D & Krenzischek, DA 2012 Perianesthesia Nursing Care – A Bedside Guide for Safe Recovery,
Jones and Bartlett Learning, Sudbury, MA, USA.

Tollefson, J. 2015 Clinical Psychomotor Skills: Assessment tools for nursing students 6^th edition Cengage Learning South Melbourne.

Rothrock, J 2014, Alexander’s care of the patient in surgery, 15th edn, Elsevier Mosby, St. Louis.

Online Learning

Lectures and tutorials for this course are recorded and posted online in Canvas. Assessments and other course activities are also
online. Readings from journals and internet sources are also available online.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Each week there is a lecture and a tutorial session. Attendance is recommended at all sessions in order to optimise learning. There is also a small group session each week on Problem Based Learning (PBL). Attendance is compulsory at these sessions and forms part of the assessment for this course. Throughout the course are skills sessions which also form part of the assessment.

Workload

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

The student will be expected to spend between 4-6 hours engaging with the activities of this course each week during the semester on campus. Off campus work will include 3-4 hours of reading as well as viewing online lectures and viewing materials. Preparation of assignments is on top of this time commitment. Students are encouraged to plan well, since this course has a lot of content and requires extensive reading and preparation for sessions.

Learning Activities Summary

12 face to face lectures
12 face to face tutorials
12 online lectures

3 clinical skill activities

12 PBL sessions

1 drug calculation test

1 written assignment

1 examination

Specific Course Requirements

Clinical placement is complementary to this course, and it is expected that the students will be able to apply knowledge from the theory course to their clinical site.

Small Group Discovery Experience

Problem Based Learning (PBL) occurs in small groups (10) and is based around case scenarios. Attendance is compulsory. Each PBL case runs over 3 weeks, and students will be expected to use their knowledge to analyse and critically plan care for the patient in each scenario. At the end of each PBL case, an evaluation of nursing care will occur.

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 in this course will consist of:

Item No.    Item      Weighting
1                    Scrubbing, gowning, gloving                   Formative
2                    Drug Calculation Test (HURDLE) NGP/NGF
3                    Preoperative Assessment of Patient       30%
4                    Problem Based Learning     10%
5                    Clinical skills reflections                           30%
6                    Perioperative Nursing Examination         30%

Assessment Related Requirements

The drug calculation test is a hurdle. That means that this piece of assessment must be passed before the student can pass the course.

Students will be allocated to groups for skills sessions. Due to limited spacing it is very difficult to change people around between groups. Any switches must be approved by the course coordinator ahead of the session time.

Assessment Detail

Please refer to Study Guide for assessment detail and due dates.

Submission

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

To apply for an Assessment Extension, a student must submit an application for extension form prior to the assessment deadline.

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.

The final grade for this course will be a culmination of the 6 activities. Each activity must be assessed as a pass before a pass for the whole course will be given. Please note, just submitting written work and not performing other requirements such as PBL or skills will result in a fail grade for this course.

Grading of written work will be guided by a rubric which you will have access to prior to submitting your assignment. Review of the originality report prior to submission is also highly recommended.

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.

Moving to the new building brought about changes in timetabling and venue planning. Students fed back that they wished for some skills times to be altered, and for small group work to be conducted in separate rooms. Students also stated that they wished to have more practice questions for the examination. Positive feedback included the use of the Intellilearn software for the drug calculation test, and that the content was interesting and relevant.
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