INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
HEAL 5026
Semester 1
2016
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
ROOMS: WEDNESDAY 510 3009 13.00-15.00
THURSDAY 510 3011 8.30-10.30
nd
From the 22 Feb there will be two groups at the SIM lab Group (1) 08.00-12.20 Group (2) 11.30- 15.30
Week
LECTURE
LECTURE
SIM Lab MONDAY
WORKSHEET
beginning
Wednesday
Thursday
Note: Group times
NOTES
13.00-15.00
08.30-10.30
(1) 0800- 12.20
(2) 11.30-15.30
1
-Intro to Professional Note this week only
Orientation to the SIM
PLEASE BRINGWORKSHEET
Nursing
Practice
Lab
First aid certificate
15/2
Thurs room 510 3009
REFLECTION
-my course details
Safety:
-Immunisations
LOG
-Infection Control
Moving and handling
Beds , bugs and backs
verification
NC of NZ
Introduction to:
Body mechanics
-Hand washing
-name badge
competency
the Nursing Council
-Bed mechanics / bed
of New Zealand Hygiene and skin
making
Domains and
integrity.
-safe body mechanics
Competencies
The Chain of infection
-The Nursing Process
Assessment
WORKSHEET
Students to bring:
2
Holistic Assessment:
Frontier Medical
REFLECTION
Towel, soap, flannel,
Vital Signs
22/2
supplies at SIM Lab
LOG
tooth paste, tooth
Temperature / pulse / -Pain assessment
-moving and handling 1.
NC of NZ
brush, brush comb,
respiration
(Kate)
-bed bathing / showering
competency
wear tog or shorts
Blood pressure (Kate)
-documentation
Mosby skills
and a pair of socks
14.00 using Mosby
-Hygiene and skin
Cardio-vascular
Skills (Dipti)
integrity (Anna)
System (workshop)
WORKSHEET
3
Bowel Elimination
Temperature / pulse /
Please bring
REFLECTION
Oxygenation
respirations
NAMED vital signs
29/2
LOG
Respiratory System
Urinary Elimination
Blood pressure and other
equipment
NC of NZ COMP
(Tats)
(Anna)
vital signs
Renal System
(workshop)
4
7/3
Holistic assessment
Spirituality:
Ricky Waters
Social / cultural
Treaty of Waitangi :
Cultural safety
Holistic assessment
Physical assessment
review :head to toe /
systems
-Assessment / client
interview
Cognitive assessment
Emotional assessment
Vital signs review
Fluid balance charts
Elimination
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
Bed pans
Taking specimens
Gastro-intestinal
System (workshop)
5
14/3
Nutrition / hydration
Rest and sleep
Pharmacology
Drug calculations and
medications
21/3
Legislation
NC of NZ Domains
Complementary
medicine
7
EXAM
ONLINE
Risk assessment
-waterlow / morse falls
assessment & NCP
Transferring /Hoists
Moving in bed
Moving and handling 2.
Slide sheets
LITE PRINCIPLES
Feeding
Nervous system
(workshop)
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
Medication
administration
Completing an
Assessment: asking
questions
Moving and handling
Muscular-skeletal
(workshop)
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
6
28/3
8
4/4
Wound healing
& skin integrity
(Derek)
TBA
No SIM Easter
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
Integumentary system
(workshop)
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
HEAL 5027
presentations
9
Fluid and electrolyte
balance
11/4
18/4
25/4
10
2/5
11
9/5
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY
Assessments
NCNZ Competencies
Preparation for
clinical
Ethical concepts
TBA
Wound care demo
Assessment of pressure
areas and wounds
Endocrine system
(workshop)
Anzac day Monday 25th April
Ethical concepts
Dr Elizabeth Niven
Documentation and
SCENARIOS
SCENARIOS
Ethical concepts
Clinical prep
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NC of NZ
competency
WORKSHEET
REFLECTION
LOG
NCNZ
12
CLINICAL PRACTICE
REFER TO CLINICAL HANDBOOK
16/5
6.45 to 15.00 hours or 13.30 to 21.30 Monday to Friday
12
23/5
12
30/5
15
Study week
Formative feedback Wednesday and Own study
6/6
16
Exam Week
13/6
17
Exam Week
20/6
Required Texts:
Crisp & Taylor,C (eds) 2013 Potter and Perry fundamentals of nursing (4th ed.) Elsevier
Jarvis,C.(2012) Physical examination and health assessment – Pocket companion (Australian & NZ edition)