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Unit of Study NRS71003 - Health Assessment (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

    Please be advised that this unit includes professional experience learning which has pre-placement provisions and associated placement expenses as detailed on the School of Health and Human Sciences Professional Experience page. Failure to comply with these pre-placement requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Professional Experience Learning. The laboratory activities within this unit require students to fulfill certain vaccination compliance requirements prior to attending laboratory classes. As some vaccination protocols can take up to 5 months to complete, we encourage you to prepare now. SCU has incorporated a combined NSW and QLD vaccination procedure as students may need to attend laboratory classes in both states. Full details of vaccination compliance requirements for this unit are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/school-of-health-and-human-sciences/course-options/professional-experience/

Unit description

Students develop skills in physical, psycho-social and cognitive nursing assessment and beginning-level nursing interventions inclusive of medication administration and management. Practice in nursing laboratory sessions and simulated rehearsal prepares students to conduct holistic-focussed health assessment across the lifespan.  As part of this unit students will complete 120 hours of professional placement.

Unit content

  • Care planning and documentation
  • Psychosocial assessment (including mental health component)
  • Physical assessment (across all ages):
    • Integumentary assessment and wound care
    • Cardiac assessment and vital sign assessment (including Blood Glucose Levels)
    • Respiratory assessment, oxygen therapy, peak flow and administration of inhaled medications
    • Nervous system and sensory (ears, eyes and nose)
    • Cognitive assessment
  • Bowel care and elimination, specimen collection, managing urinary catheter
  • Patient safety
  • National inpatient medication record system
  • Quality use of medicines - Principles of drug administration
  • Numeracy and drug calculations
  • Drug administration - non parenteral
  • Drug administration - parenteral and insulin administration
  • Preparation for PEP2

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Lismore Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate a range of physical, psychosocial and cognitive assessment skills to inform nursing interventions to provide person-centred care and that are cognisant of cultural sensitivity and awareness
2 develop an understanding of the use of evidence-based nursing to inform nursing practices
3 demonstrate medication administration in a safe and competent manner
4 use a range of data management techniques to document holistic care

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate a range of physical, psychosocial and cognitive assessment skills to inform nursing interventions to provide person-centred care and that are cognisant of cultural sensitivity and awareness
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. develop an understanding of the use of evidence-based nursing to inform nursing practices
    • GA1:
  3. demonstrate medication administration in a safe and competent manner
    • GA4:
  4. use a range of data management techniques to document holistic care
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

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