Contribute to the Complex Nursing Care of Clients (HLTEN505A)
Designed for:
Enrolled/Division 2 Registered Nurses (with Medication Endorsement) wishing to improve their higher acuity patient assessment skills. Ideal for Registered Nurses Division 2 who are working in acute care.
Entry Criteria
To be eligible to undertake this course, applicants must be Division 2 Registered Nurses with Medication Endorsement. Proof must be provided with your application form.
Course Content
- Perform nursing interventions based on a predetermined care plan addressing identified client needs.
- Reflect the individuality of the client in nursing interventions and undertake nursing interventions with respect to clients dignity
- Accommodate cultural, spiritual and religious issues whilst working with a client.
- Consider physical, emotional and psychosocial issues in the performance of nursing interventions
- Document effective and non effective responses and report to most appropriate person in line with policy
- Perform nursing interventions according to legal, professional and health care environment requirements.
- Assess clients ability to advocate for themselves, including identifying issues that uphold the rights of the clients and support their reasonable expectations.
- Develop, initiate and implement strategies to address client needs in consultation with appropriate personnel
- Provide nursing care appropriate to the management of specific disorders
- Observe, report and document client reactions to medication provided
- Refer any variations to normal or expected outcomes to appropriate personnel
Delivery
3 classroom days and laboratory work
5 day clinical placement
Dates
Some intakes below may include half day sessions. Check days which will be suitable with your work schedule.
Commencing: 21 February 2012
21, 28 February; 6 March 2012
Commencing: 29 May 2012
29 May,; 5, 12, 19, 25, 26, 27 June; 3 July 2012
Commencing: 19 June 2012
19, 20, 26, 27 June; 3, 4, 10, 11 July 2012
Commencing: 6 September 2012
6, 13, 20 September; 4, 11, 18, 25 October; 1 November 2012
Assessment
Assessment will consist of an assignment plus one week of clinical placement.
Award
Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment
CNE Points
25 CNE Points
Fee
A Funded fee is available through Skills Victoria.
$389.70 plus materials fee $116
Full fee: $1,114 per person.
Materials Fee: $110
Closing Date
Three weeks prior to course commencement. Late applications may be considered.
Location
Caulfield campus
