NURS2004 Dynamics of Practice 1

Guy Peacock

2016

4.5

8 x 3-hour tutorials per semester
8 x 13-hour independent studies per semester

1 Admission into BNGU-Bachelor of Nursing (Preregistration)
2 NURS2002 - Professionalism in Action (PEP)
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2)

NURS2024 has been successfully completed

Assignments; Oral.

This topic explores the care required for patients with a compromised health pattern, and includes:

theory underpinning practice
activities of daily living (ADLs)
rationales for clinical skills
practice and development of clinical skills
therapeutic communication within the healthcare team
the concept of empowerment
application of ethical and legal standards
patient discharge / hospital avoidance strategies / packages of care / ACAT assessments.

The aims of this topic are to:

assess and document a patient's need for assistance with ADLs
assist a patient with their ADLs in a supportive and restorative manner
apply ethical and legal standards to their practice.

On successful completion of this topic students will be able to:

assess a patient for a healthcare plan and document the assessment
using the best available evidence, develop an individualised plan of care (with associated rationales) for a child and for an adult which addresses their:
- eating
- drinking
- breathing
- elimination
- mobility
- safety
- skin integument
- pain management
- behaviours
- cognition
- emotional needs
- social needs
- sexuality
- spirituality
identify relevant assistive resources for implementing the client/patient’s plan of care, including discharge planning
identify their own scope of practice and work within it
work collaboratively with other health professionals to plan and implement care
critically appraise patient information and its meaning for the planning, implementation and evaluation of care (nursing process)
prepare shift reports, including electronic healthcare records and other documentation where relevant.

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