Experiential Learning Activity: Older Adults Practicum 2

Course aim

The aim of this course is to enable students to demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes in the provision of nursing care to the older adult population.

Course content

This content covers the national agreed skills areas for undergraduate nursing programs. Examples of skills areas in this Experiential Learning Activity course include: Clinical interventions (preparing, assisting during and after care),clinical monitoring and management, communication and documentation, community/primary care to include health education and promotion strategies, coordinating care, cultural competence, managing challenging behaviours, nurse as teacher for self and others, evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, management and leadership, supervisory skills, conflict management resolution, legal, judicious and safe administration, storage and disposal of medicines and IV products (including blood products), mental health nursing care: application of assessment tools, care strategies and interventions, personal care-provision and coordination of care across population groups (inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait island groups), professional nursing behaviours (collaborative approaches to care, advocacy, scope of practice), models of self care, respect for privacy and dignity of clients/patients, teamwork and interdisciplinary teams, technology and health informatics incorporating policies and standards related to patient information systems, therapeutic nursing relationships (establishes, maintains and appropriately concludes relationships), understanding the different roles of Registered Nurses in different contexts, uses opportunities for learning (use of narratives).

Textbook(s)

Brotto V and Rafferty K 2012, Clinical dosage calculations for Australia and New Zealand, 1st Edition, Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd, Victoria

Tollefson, J 2012, Clinical Psychomotor Skills: Assessment Tools for Nursing Students, 5th Ed, Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd, Victoria

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BIOL 1048	Human Body 2
BIOL 1047	Human Body 1
HLTH 1037	Mental Health
NURS 1033	Being a Health Professional

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 2024	Health of Older Adults

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	40 hours x 4 weeks
Workshop (Pre-clinical)	4 hours x 1 day
Workshop (Post-clinical)	4 hours x 1 day
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Clinical	40 hours x 4 weeks
Workshop (Pre-clinical - on campus)	4 hours x 1 day
Workshop (Post-clinical - on campus)	4 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Clinical	40 hours x 4 weeks
Workshop (Pre-clinical)	4 hours x 1 day
Workshop (Post-clinical)	4 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Clinical	40 hours x 4 weeks
Workshop (Pre-clinical)	4 hours x 1 day
Workshop (Post-clinical)	4 hours x 1 day

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Clinical Competency Assessment, Clinical Simulation Activity

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.