NRS223 Essential Nursing Care: Chronic and Complex Nursing (16)

This subject will examine the complexity of chronic conditions, rehabilitation, habilitation, disability and palliative care. Integrating student learning, it will focus on the development of an holistic approach in the provision of safe and compassionate care to children, adolescents, adults and families across the lifespan who are living with a range of chronic and complex conditions and disabilities (for distance education students this will involve a 4 day residential school). This subject builds on previous subjects to build a body of knowledge which informs critical thinking, skill development and an ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team. Students will undertake an 80 hour workplace learning experience in this subject, which may be undertaken overseas.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing course and Bachelor of Nursing - Graduate Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedic).

Prerequisites

( BMS291 and NRS122 ) or NRS293

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to plan nursing care for patients with complex co-mordities demonstrating rationale for how one affects the other (aligns with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse: 2.6, 4.1, 5.1, 9.4).
  • be able to conduct a comprehensive and systematic nursing assessment of a patient with a co-morbidity (NMBA 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 8.1).
  • be able to plan nursing care in consultation with individuals/groups, significant others and the interdisciplinary health care team in the clinical setting (NMBA 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 8.2, 9.4).
  • be able to use clinical data to provide comprehensive, safe and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve identified individual/group health outcomes (NMBA 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 7.1, 7.4, 7.7, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.3).
  • be able to evaluate effectiveness of care provided to individuals/groups and/or significant others (NMBA 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 4.1, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2).
  • be able to explain and describe common physiological, mental health and developmental chronic conditions (NMBA 2.3, 2.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.7, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5).
  • be able to collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide comprehensive nursing care in the clinical setting (NMBA 1.2, 2.2, 2.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.3).
  • be able to evaluate and reflect on their own ability to implement strategies to lead teams and care coordination (NMBA 2.5. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.4, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.3).

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Module 1: Background to chronic conditions and health promotion
  • Module 2: Common Symptoms
  • Module 3: Wound Management
  • Module 4: Legal, ethical and cultural issues
  • Module 5: Rehabilitation
  • Module 6: Disability
  • Module 7: Health education for self management
  • Module 8: Palliation

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of NRS223 in Session 2 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Clinical case study analysis
40
2
Interdisciplinary referral
20
3
On-line test
40
4
Australian nursing standards assessment tool
0

Workplace Learning

This subject contains a 10 days Compulsory Workplace Learning component.

Students will complete a workplace learning component in a setting focussing on chronic and complex nursing care to ensure that they have relevant skills and experience in this area.

Residential School

This subject contains a 4 day Compulsory Residential School.

Tutorials and assessment of students through Clinical Skills Labs/Simulation.

Special Resources

Distance Education students will be required to travel to a residential school.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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