This unit (HNB3001) will consolidate and build upon knowledge introduced in other units by reviewing the principles of person-centred care for specialty areas including paediatrics, aged care and high dependency/critical care. The areas of gynaecology, dual diagnosis and disability will be introduced and examined in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. For the specialty areas, the unit will explain a range of common healthcare issues, critically review the principles of evidence-based nursing care and appraise the medication management of common conditions. Students will utilise critical thinking and clinical reasoning, including legal and ethical considerations in applying and consolidating contemporary nursing practice by applying therapeutic and team communication using case scenarios in nursing simulation. To achieve this outcome, students will use digital health and comprehensive health assessment and care planning approaches. Students will integrate patient scenarios in the clinical nursing labs and simulations to demonstrate professionalism and their ability to link theory to evidence-based practice in the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, other cultures and people of diversity.

Unit details

Location:
VU Sunshine Clinical School
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
HNB3001

Prerequisites

HNB2008 - Contemporary Nursing C (applicable for HBNB students ONLY)

HMB3004 - Supporting Newborn and Maternal Wellbeing (applicable for HBMA students ONLY)

HNB3141 - Nursing and Complex Care (applicable for HBMA students ONLY)

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Articulate person-centred care for a range of common conditions across primary, secondary and tertiary specialty areas, including the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis and management of these conditions across the lifespan;  
  2. Critique the evidence and models of nursing practice for specialty areas informing nursing care and intraprofessional and interprofessional collaboration for individuals, family and communities;  
  3. Integrate evidence-based knowledge and legal and ethical considerations when making clinical decisions in relation to person-centred care scenarios;  
  4. Exemplify mastery of drug calculation and principles of pharmacotherapeutics and quality use of medicines of selected medications in management of speciality areas and justify decision-making and nursing management in the quality and safe use of these medications; and  
  5. Exhibit a broad range of therapeutic and professional communication skills and the role of digital health to build and foster collaborative, inclusive and respectful relationships with a diverse range of individuals, groups, colleagues and communities.  

Assessment

The assessment tasks link the learning outcomes and graduate capabilities. The first assessment task is a medication calculation that students must achieve 100% to pass the unit. Students will be doing a literature review on the given specialty area in assessment 2 to achieve learning outcomes 1, 2 &3. The third summative assessment is an OSCA. The final assessment task is a group presentation specific to a specialty area.
Assessment type Description Grade
Other Medication calculation test (hurdle) 0%
Assignment Individual literature review assignment (1500 words) based on a scenario 50%
Other OSCA Team Practical Skills 20%
Presentation Group presentation specific to a speciality area (15 minutes) 30%
To gain an overall pass in this unit, students must attend at least 7 practical laboratories and clinical simulations for essential skill development, and submit all assessments as per ANMAC expectations. Any absences must be supported with documentation to the unit convenor. Medication Calculation Test: Students will be eligible for a maximum of two (2) attempts by Friday week 2 of the block for the medication calculation assessment. A third attempt may be granted with consideration to student progress within the unit and the cumulative mark awarded through assessment submissions Attendance requirements for nursing labs and simulations and the medication calculation hurdle are integral to safe nursing practice and prepare students for PEP.

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