NUR 2050 Medical Surgical Nursing 4

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RATIONALE:

Medical surgical nursing comprises a large proportion of nursing practice. Students need to develop the ability to integrate and apply their knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology to facilitate appropriate nursing interventions for patients experiencing medical surgical problems.

SYNOPSIS:

This course continues to apply the concepts of "vulnerability" and the maintenance of "integrity" to management of nursing care for individuals in various settings, across the lifespan. The broad causal factors of disease and pathophysiology underpinning the gastro-intestinal, renal and urogenital systems are examined. They are examined from the perspective of strategies nurses can use to minimise the vulnerability of clients experiencing medical and surgical problems. Concurrently, students are encouraged to develop strategies to increase the personal integrity of these patients. Sixty (60) hours of clinical experience is included in the course in order to integrate and contextualize the material covered and in order to partially fulfill the requirements for registration with the Queensland Nursing Council.

OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this course students will be able to:

1. demonstrate a sound knowledge of the pathophysiology, pharmacology and nursing care related to the course content areas;
2. identify and discuss the action, dosage, and adverse effects and patient teaching related to therapeutic drug regimes;
3. integrate and apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology and the collaborative role of nursing to the holistic managment of patients in the clinical setting;
4. demonstrate the ability to critically analyse events and intervene appropriately to plan, implement and evaluate safe and appropriate nursing care for vulnerable clients experiencing compromised health by using systematic data collection and effective clinical reasoning strategies, incorporating evidenced-based practice;
5. for laboratory classes and clinical practice, demonstrate the psychomotor and interpersonal skills necessary to safely undertake clinical experience;
6. demonstrate a satisfactory completion of 60 hours of clinical experience as partial fulfillment of QNC requirements;
7. demonstrate appropriate professional communication in written and verbal form;
8. interact effectively with other members of the health team in the clinical area; and
9. undertake an accurate and comprehensive assessment of clients experiencing physical disorders that have been covered at the time of placement.

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TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

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NOTES:

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Please refer to the Course Examiner for information about Clinical Experience.

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Examination dates will be available during the semester. Please refer to the examination timetable when published.

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Examination dates will be available during the semester. Please refer to the examination timetable when published.

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Students must complete 60 hours of clinical experience as partial fulfillment of Queensland Nursing Council requirements for registration. To ensure that students can satisfy the objectives of the clinical component of the course, they must attend, and actively participate in all of the tutorials and laboratory sessions in this course prior to undertaking Clinical Experience.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item. To complete the Clinical Experience satisfactorily, students must complete 60 hours of Clinical Experience as organized by the Nursing Department and obtain a satisfactory standard on the performance evaluation profile thus gaining the 1 mark for Clinical Experience. Clinical Experience will be provided on the basis that students: a) meet attendance requirements, b) hold a current CPR certificate, c) have a current confidentiality form on file, and d) have an immunization record on file.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval then a penalty of 10% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment will apply for each working day late.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of a passing grade, students must: a) obtain a mark of 1 for clinical experience; b) obtain a mark of 1 for the psychomotor skills; c) submit all of the summative assessment items, and d) achieve at least 50% in the examination and at least 50% of the available weighted marks for the combined summative assessment items. Students who obtain an overall passing mark, but who do not perform satisfactorily in an examination or other piece of assessment, may, at the discretion of the examiner, be granted a supplementary piece of assessment. Students will be granted a supplementary examination or other piece of assessment only if they perform satisfactorily in all other assessment items. It is expected that such students will have gained at least 45% of the total marks avaliable for all summative assessment items.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination). Students whose first language is not English, may, with the Examiner's approval, take an appropriate non-electronic translation dictionary (but not technical dictionary) into the examination. Students who wish to use a translation dictionary MUST request and receive written approval from the Examiner at least one week before the examination date. Translation dictionaries will be subject to perusal and may be removed from the candidate's possession until appropriate disciplinary action is completed if found to contain material that could give the candidate an unfair advantage.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held in the third week of the semester following this course offering and the examiner will advise students involved in writing of the date, time and location of any such examination.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1. Students of clinical courses need to be certain they have submitted the following documents to the Faculty Office to ensure they will be allowed to proceed to a clinical placement - Current CPR Certification, Completion of the Queensland Health Orientation and submission of the checklist, Hepatitis B titre declaration and Confidentiality Form.