Postgraduate - UnitNUR5111 - Contemporary nursing practice 1

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

• describe the physical health assessment process;
• conduct and document a comprehensive health history;
• conduct a comprehensive physical health assessment in a clinical environment;
• describe the impact that health problems may have on the individual from the physical, psychological and social perspectives;
• describe the steps involved in the process of developing appropriate plans for nursing care intervention and the evaluation of that care using standard decision making frameworks;
• discuss the basic principles of pharmacology, therapeutic drug administration and monitoring as they relate to oral medication administration;
• implement appropriate evidenced based nursing interventions when caring for peri-operative clients, clients with compromised wound integrity, pain management and the dying client;
• analyse ethical issues relevant to the nursing care of clients with an alteration in health status;
• demonstrate safe evidence based clinical practice in an acute care setting with regard to the use of universal precautions for infection control purposes and asepsis;
• provide person-centred care according to relevant nursing care principles, to clients under the supervision of registered nursing staff and the clinical teacher:
• reflect upon, and evaluate self-performance in terms of the delivery of quality nursing care, and
• practice in accordance with ANMC Competencies for the Registered Nurse and other professional standards at a beginning level.