INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
Semester 2
2015
Course Coordinator:: Kate Barry
Course Aim: To facilitate the development of professional nursing identity and professional nursing practice. Students will be introduced to the fundamental
skills of nursing practice and the contexts in which these are applied
Lectures: x2 per week
Week
LECTURE
LECTURE
SIM Lab MONDAY
SIM Lab THURS
WORKSHEET
beginning Tuesday 10.30-12.30 Wednesday 14.00Note: Group times
NOTES
510 B007
16.00
Group 1 08.00 to 11.00
Group 4 08.00 to 11.00
510 B007
Group 2 11.00 to 14.00
Group 5 11.00 to 14.00
Group 3 14.00 to 17.00
1
-Intro to Professional
Orientation to the SIM
Orientation to the SIM
PLEASE BRINGWORKSHEET
20/7
Nursing Practice
Moving and handling
Lab
Lab
First aid certificate
REFLECTION
-my course details
Body mechanics
Safety:
Safety:
-Immunisations
LOG
-Infection Control
Beds , bugs and backs
Beds , bugs and backs
verification
NC of NZ
Hygiene and skin
-Hand washing
-Hand washing
-name badge
competency
Introduction to:
integrity.
-Bed mechanics / bed
-Bed mechanics / bed
the Nursing Council
making
making
of New Zealand Dipti Vora
-safe body mechanics
-safe body mechanics
Domains and
Librarian 15.00 -15.30
Competencies
Accessing Mosby skills The Chain of infection
The Chain of infection
-The Nursing Process
Assessment
Assessment
WORKSHEET
Students to bring:
2
Frontier Medical
Frontier Medical
REFLECTION
Towel, soap, flannel,
27/7
Holistic Assessment:
supplies at SIM Lab
supplies at SIM Lab
LOG
tooth paste, tooth
Vital Signs
-Pain assessment
-moving and handling 1.
-moving and handling 1. NC of NZ
brush, brush comb,
Temperature / pulse /
competency
wear tog or shorts
respiration
Hygiene and skin
-bed bathing / showering -bed bathing / showering Mosby skills
and a pair of socks
Blood pressure
integrity
-documentation
-documentation
3
3/8
Oxygenation
Jenny Huri
Elimination
Bowel Elimination
Urinary Elimination
4
Temperature / pulse /
respirations
Blood pressure and other
vital signs
Temperature / pulse /
respirations
Blood pressure and
other vital signs
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ COMP
Please bring
NAMED vital signs
equipment
10/8
Nutrition / hydration
Rest and sleep
Holistic assessment
Physical assessment
review :head to toe /
systems
-Assessment / client
interview
Cognitive assessment
Emotional assessment
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
Vital signs review
Vital signs review
Fluid balance charts
Elimination
Fluid balance charts
Elimination
Bed pans
Taking specimens
Bed pans
Taking specimens
Transferring /Hoists
Moving in bed
Moving and handling 2.
Slide sheets
LITE PRINCIPLES
Feeding
Transferring /Hoists
Moving in bed
Moving and handling 2.
Slide sheets
LITE PRINCIPLES
Feeding
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
Medication
administration
Completing an
Assessment: asking
questions
Moving and handling
Medication
administration
Completing an
Assessment: asking
questions
Moving and handling
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
5
17/8
Holistic assessment
Spirituality:
Ricky Waters
Pharmacology
Drug calculations and
medications
Social / cultural
Treaty of Waitangi :
Cultural safety
6
24/8
Legislation
NC of NZ Domains
7
EXAM
31/ 8
Groups 1, 2 & 3 10.30 to
11.40
Groups 4, 5 11.40 -12.50
8
7/9
Wound healing
& skin integrity
ONLINE
Complementary
medicine
ONLINE
Risk assessment
-waterlow / morse falls
assessment & NCP
TBA
9
14/9
Fluid and electrolyte
balance
TBA
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
Wound care demo
Assessment of pressure
areas and wounds
Wound care demo
Assessment of pressure
areas and wounds
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
HEAL 5027
presentations
21/9
28/9
10
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY
5/10
Preparation for
clinical
Ethical concepts
Dr Elizabeth Niven
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
SCENARIOS
11
12/10
Ethical concepts
Ethical concepts
Clinical prep
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NCNZ
12
CLINICAL PRACTICE
REFER TO CLINICAL HANDBOOK
19/10
6.45 to 15.00 hours Monday to Friday
12
CLINICAL PRACTICE
REFER TO CLINICAL HANDBOOK
26/10
6.45 to 15.00 hours Monday to Friday
12
CLINICAL PRACTICE
REFER TO CLINICAL HANDBOOK
2/11
6.45 to 15.00 hours Monday to Friday
15
Study week
Own Study
9/11
Revision: TUESDAY
16
Exam
16/11
17
Exam
23/11
Required Texts:
Jarvis,C.(2012) Physical examination and health assessment – Pocket companion (Australian & NZ edition)
Crisp & Taylor,C (eds) 2013 Potter and Perry fundermentals of nursing (4th ed.) Elsevier
Borbasi,S. & Jackson,D. ( 2012) Navigating the maze of research: Enhancing nursing and midwifery practice (3rd ed)
Gatford ,J.D., & Phillip,N. ( 2011) Nursing Calculations (8th ed)