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Unit of Study NURS2004 - Health Assessment (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning/laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements Please note: Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

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
Session2,3
Session2,3
Gold Coast
Session2,3
Session2,3
Lismore
Session2,3
Session2,3

Learning outcomes

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:

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

develop an understanding of the use of evidence-based nursing to inform nursing practices

demonstrate medication administration in a safe and competent manner

use a range of data management techniques to document holistic care

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Crisp,J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., Waters, D, 2017, Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing, 5th, Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: 9780729542364, 072954236X.
  • Hill, R, Hall, H & Glew, P , 2017, Fundamentals of Nursing and Midwifery. A person centred approach to care, 3rd Australian and New Zealand Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Sydney. ISBN: 978-1-4963-5099-2.

Prescribed Texts
  • Crisp,J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., Waters, D, 2017, Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing, 5th, Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: 9780729542364, 072954236X.
  • Hill, R, Hall, H & Glew, P , 2017, Fundamentals of Nursing and Midwifery. A person centred approach to care, 3rd Australian and New Zealand Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Sydney. ISBN: 978-1-4963-5099-2.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.