NURS5411 – Enrolled Nursing Practice: Acute Care
Module code
NURS5411
Module title
Enrolled Nursing Practice: Acute Care
Prescription
To enable students to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes in an acute care (medical/surgical/peri-operative) setting to meet the requirements of the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for the enrolled nurse scope of practice.
Programmes
- HL7000
- HS1702
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
30
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 300
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Identify and describe causes, signs and symptoms, underpinning pathophysiology, treatment and nursing interventions for acute alterations in physical health status.
2. Describe the continuum of care for health consumers experiencing an acute alteration in physical health status.
3. Reflect on the implications of socio-economic and socio-cultural realities on consumers and their family/whanau due to acute physical health alterations.
4. Recognise and respond appropriately including assessing and initiating interventions to rapidly changing situations in acute care settings.
5. Maintain a safe environment for self, health consumers, families/whanau, and co-workers.
6. Apply the principles of safe medication storage and administration within the legal framework and institutional policy of the specific clinical setting.
7. Meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for the enrolled nurse scope of practice. - Content
- Acute alterations in physical health
Continuum of care
Cultural and psychosocial impact of acute alteration on health on clients and families/whanau.
Clinical risk assessment
Safe environment
Medication management
Clinical experience with an acute care focus - Learning and Teaching Resource
- A full set of resources will be issued for this course including course work and assessment materials, a list of required texts/library books, web-based resources, manuals/standards documents. Students will also be encouraged to use the library and other resources that can be accessed at Wintec.
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- ??Lectures, tutorials, simulation, group discussions, guest speakers, independent learning, e-learning, work integration.?
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course is mixed mode.
