Course outline Code: NUR705 Title: Responding in the Emergency Context Faculty of: Science, Health, Education and Engineering Teaching Session: Semester 1 Year: 2015 Course Coordinator: Dr Marc Broadbent Email: mbroadbent@usc.edu.au Course Moderator: Janice Layh 1. What is this course about? 1.1 Course description This course advances your knowledge in the principles of nursing practice in the Emergency context. This course covers triage, advanced health assessment and emergency care of the client with acute health alteration, trauma or environmental exposure is explored. You will be required to demonstrate competency in the clinical environment and will be expected to have access to workplace based clinical. Essential to emergency care and included in this course are advanced communication skills, and clinical problem solving skills. 1.2 Course content This course covers recent developments in triage, and advance health practice within the emergency department setting including: Principles of emergency care: - Implementing the Australasian Triage Score - Advanced Health Assessment - Scope of practice in the emergency environment Triage Pain assessment and management, nurse initiated analgesia Advanced Skills: venepuncture, cannulation, blood gases, airway management, non-invasive, CPAP and BiPAP, management of central and arterial lines, splinting and plastering, protocol initiated X-rays. Care of the patient with severe chest pain: cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology Care of the patient with severe respiratory distress: respiratory physiology, pharmacology Care of the patient with obstetric emergencies Care of the multi-trauma patient Care of the patient in diabetic ketoacidosis, endocrine physiology, pharmacology Care of the patient with simple trauma (fracture, blunt injury, wound management) Care of the patient with poisoning and environmental injury Care of the patient in shock Care of the patient with burns Version Semester 1 2015 Recfind File Number: F14125
2. Unit value 12 units Page 2 3. How does this course contribute to my learning? On successful completion of this course you should be able to: You will be assessed on the learning outcome in task/s: Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive emergency nursing care to complex clinical nursing presentations. Advocate for timely care using advanced communication skills Critically reflect on issues in need of improvement in emergency nursing practice 1,2, 3 Empowered. Creative and critical thinkers. 1,2, 3 Engaged. 3 Creative and critical thinkers. Engaged. 1, 3 Empowered. Ethical. Apply the relevant legal and ethical principles to complex emergency situations. Apply advanced reflective critical thinking 1,2, 3 Creative and critical thinkers. Demonstrate organisational and collaboration skills in 2, 3 Empowered triage 4. Am I eligible to enrol in this course? Refer to the Undergraduate Coursework Programs and Awards - Academic Policy for definitions of prerequisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites 4.1 Enrolment restrictions Students must be enrolled in SC741 or SC540 or SC742 or SC420 4.2 Pre-requisites Nil 4.3 Co-requisites Nil 4.4 Anti-requisites Nil 4.5 Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (optional) It is recommended that this course is only taken if you are working in an emergency department at least part time. Consult with the course coordinator regarding the suitability of your. 5. How am I going to be assessed? 5.1 Grading scale Standard High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL)
Page 3 5.2 Assessment tasks Task NUR705 No. Assessment Tasks 1 On line multiple choice quiz 2 Case history and clinical management 3 Common emergency department presentations and emerging care trends Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Individual 30% N/A End of week 6 On line Where should I submit it? Individual 30% 2500 Week 9 On-Line Blackboard via safe assign Individual 40% 1500 words Week 13 On-Line Blackboard each case, via safe assign total 3000 words 100% Assessment Task 1: Multiple choice quiz Goal: Product: Format: Criteria The goal of this task is to analyse and engage with the theoretical and specialist knowledge associated with responding to emergency care On-line quiz On-line 30 multiple choice questions Students will demonstrate the ability to: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive emergency nursing care to complex clinical nursing presentations. Apply the relevant legal and ethical principles to complex emergency situations Advocate for timely care using advanced communication skills Apply advanced reflective critical thinking Generic skill assessed Problem solving Communication Skill assessment level Assessment Task 2: Case Study Goal: Product: Format: Criteria This task is designed for you to demonstrate the authentic practice of clinical management for a client who progresses through the emergency department. You will research and further develop your expertise in nursing case management and demonstrate that knowledge in the production of a clinical case study and management plan. Students will be provided with a complex case study and are required to discuss the management of a patient that presents to the emergency department. 2500 word case study Students will demonstrate the following criteria: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive emergency nursing care to complex clinical nursing presentations. Demonstrate organisational and collaboration skills in triage Critical reflection on issues in need of improvement in emergency nursing practice drawing on relevant literature Advocate for timely care using advanced communication skills Apply the relevant legal and ethical principles to complex emergency situations
Page 4 Apply advanced reflective critical thinking Use of academic literacy conventions including the use of APA (6 th edn) referencing, structure and grammar. Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Problem solving Organisation Collaboration Assessment Task 3: Emergency cases and emergency care trends essay Goal: Product: Format: Criteria You will research the clinical management of common emergency presentations and develop expertise in the clinical management of emergency conditions. This task is designed to demonstrate the authentic practice of clinical management for a client who progresses through the emergency department. You will research and further develop your expertise in nursing case management and demonstrate that knowledge in the production of a clinical management plan. Students will select 2 of the 4 clinical cases and provide a comprehensive review of current treatments of these emergency conditions. Students will produce 2 x 1500 word essays outlining the evolving care trends of these emergency conditions Students will demonstrate the following criteria: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive emergency nursing care to complex clinical nursing presentations including the emerging trends for these conditions. Apply advanced reflective critical thinking Critical reflection on issues in need of improvement in emergency nursing practice drawing on relevant literature Advocate for timely care using advanced communication skills Apply the relevant legal and ethical principles to complex emergency situations. Use of academic literacy conventions including the use of APA (6 th edn) referencing, structure and grammar. Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Organisation Problem solving Collaboration 5.3 Additional assessment requirements Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale c) You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct Blackboard As a student enrolled in this course you will have access to course information on the Blackboard site. You are strongly recommended to log onto the course site on a regular basis. All course announcements, course changes, posting of course materials and grades (via My Interim Results) will be accessed through Blackboard. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate internet access (either off campus or oncampus) in order to access Blackboard regularly and to complete required assessment tasks.
Page 5 Safe Assign In order to minimise incidents of plagiarism and collusion, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks are submitted electronically via Safe Assign. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work that Safe Assign has access to. If required, details of how to submit via Safe Assign will be provided on the Blackboard site of the course. 5.4 Submission penalties Late submission of assessment tasks will be penalised at the following maximum rate: 5% (of the assessment task s identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 10% (of the assessment task s identified value) for the third day 20% (of the assessment task s identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome. 6. How is the course offered? 6.1 Directed study hours Equivalent of 3 hours per week online learning and intensive on campus workshops 6.2 Teaching semester/session(s) offered Semester 1 each year 6.3 Course activities Teaching What key concepts/content will I Week / learn? Module Presemester workshop Week 1 This 3-day workshop includes triage, pain assessment, paediatric emergency, burns, fracture care and obstetric emergencies. Introduction to the course Principles of assessment and emergency care What activities will I engage in to learn the concepts/content? Directed Study Activities Independent Study Activities Completion of pre reading Course text books listed material sent to students below should be read in via email prior to the reference to the identified workshop. workshop material. Readings, Ch. 1 online activities and discussion, clinical 2 Pain assessment and management, nurse initiated analgesia Readings, Ch. 19 online activities and discussion, clinical 3 Care of the patient with severe respiratory distress Readings, Ch. 21 online activities and discussion, clinical 4 Care of the patient with severe chest pain Readings, Ch. 22 online activities and discussion, clinical 5 Triage Readings, Ch. 13 online activities and discussion, clinical 6 Care of the patient with obstetric emergency Readings, Ch. 35 online activities and discussion, clinical 7 Care of the patient in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Readings, Ch. 26 online activities and discussion, clinical
Page 6 8 Care of the patient with simple trauma (fracture, blunt injury, wound management) 9 Care of the patient with poisoning and environmental injury Readings, Ch. 18, online activities and discussion, clinical Readings, Ch. 30 Ch. 31 online activities and discussion, clinical 10 Care of the patient in shock Readings, Ch. 20 online activities and discussion, clinical 11 Care of the patient receiving Non- Invasive Ventilation (CPAP and BiPAP) 12 Care of the patient with burns/ thermal injury 13 Review of skills: blood gases, airway management, management of central and arterial lines, protocol initiated X-rays. Please note that the course activities may be subject to variation. 7. What resources do I need to undertake this course? Readings, Ch. 21 online activities and discussion, clinical Readings, Ch. 52 online activities and discussion, clinical Readings, Ch.17 online activities and discussion, clinical 7.1 Prescribed text(s) Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below: Author Year Title Publisher Curtis, K & Ramsden, C 2011 Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics Elsevier 7.2 Required and recommended readings Lists of required and recommended readings may be found for this course on its Blackboard site. These materials/readings will assist you in preparing for tutorials and assignments, and will provide further information regarding particular aspects of your course. Elliott, D; Aitken, L and Chaboyer, W (2012), ACCN s Critical Care Nursing, Elsevier. 7.3 Specific requirements Enclosed shoes that comply with USC Health and Safety Policies will be required for on campus workshops in the nursing laboratory. 7.4 Risk management There is minimal health and safety risk in this course. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the Health and Safety policies and procedures applicable within campus areas. 8. How can I obtain help with my studies? In the first instance you should contact your tutor, then the Course Coordinator. Student Life and Learning provides additional assistance to all students through Peer Advisors and Academic Skills Advisors. You can drop in or book an appointment. To book: Tel: +61 7 5430 1226 or Email: studentlifeandlearning@usc.edu.au
Page 7 9. Links to relevant University policies and procedures For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including: Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs Review of Assessment and Final Grades Supplementary Assessment Administration of Central Examinations Deferred Examinations Student Academic Misconduct Students with a Disability http://www.usc.edu.au/university/governance-and-executive/policies-and-procedures#academic-learningand-teaching 10. Faculty specific information This course addresses: National Competency Standards for the Nurse Domains Competency Professional Practice 1, 2 Critical Thinking and Analysis 3,4 Provision and Coordination of Care 5,7,8 Collaborative and Therapeutic Practice 9,10 General enquiries and student support Faculty Student Support Office Tel: +61 7 5430 2869 Fax: +61 7 5456 5010 Email: SHEinfo@usc.edu.au Office Opening Hours 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm Tuesday Closed Saturday and Sunday