Postgraduate - UnitNUR5111 - Contemporary nursing practice 1

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

1. describe the physical health assessment process;
2. conduct and document a comprehensive health history;
3. conduct a comprehensive physical health assessment in a clinical environment;
4. describe the impact that health problems may have on the individual from the physical, psychological and social perspectives;
5. 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;
6. discuss the basic principles of pharmacology, therapeutic drug administration and monitoring as they relate to oral medication administration;
7. describe the legal and professional nursing requirements associated with quality use of medications including safe drug administration, storage and handling;
8. analyse problems associated with drug administration, including drug interactions and the use of drugs across the life-span;
9. implement appropriate evidenced based nursing interventions when caring for peri-operative clients, clients with compromised wound integrity, pain management and the dying client;
10. analyse ethical issues relevant to the nursing care of clients with an alteration in health status;
11. 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;
12. provide person-centred care according to relevant nursing care principles, to clients under the supervision of registered nursing staff and the clinical teacher:
13. reflect upon, and evaluate self-performance in terms of the delivery of quality nursing care, and
14. practice in accordance with ANMAC Competencies for the Registered Nurse and other professional standards at a beginning level.