Courses & Units

Safety and Quality in Medication Management NUR241

Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Rozelle - Sydney

Introduction

Safety and Quality in Medication Management will allow you to identify the clinical perspectives of therapeutic medication management. You will examine the Quality Use of Medications and the Registered Nurse Practice Standards (2016) to consider legal, professional standards, regulatory guidelines, and ethical practice. You will apply the clinical reasoning cycle and national evidence-based resources to safely administer medications and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team. Principles and socio-political and health economic implications of medication use for patients, across the lifespan, and from a range of cultural perspectives will be considered.

Summary

Unit name	Safety and Quality in Medication Management
Unit code	NUR241
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing
Discipline	Nursing
Coordinator	Mrs Ann Marie Brown
Available as an elective?
Delivered By	Delivered wholly by the provider

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options	Available to
Hobart	Nursing Study Period 3	On-Campus	International	Domestic
Launceston	Nursing Study Period 1	On-Campus	International	Domestic
Launceston	Nursing Study Period 3	On-Campus	International	Domestic
Cradle Coast	Nursing Study Period 3	On-Campus		Domestic
Rozelle - Sydney	Nursing Study Period 3	On-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Nursing Study Period 1	8/2/2021	24/2/2021	21/3/2021	30/4/2021
Nursing Study Period 3	20/9/2021	6/10/2021	31/10/2021	10/12/2021

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2021 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2021 will be available from the 1st October 2020. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Identify the roles of the registered nurse in relation to medication management across the lifespan.
Apply principles of clinical reasoning and pharmacology to safely administer medications through various routes correctly, including calculation of drug dose.
Distinguish between the major groups of medications.
Practice in alignment with safety and quality in medication management practices through the adherence to national standards and legislation.
Demonstrate communication skills using structured evidence-informed assessment tools and adhere to academic writing skills.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
060301	$493.00	$493.00	not applicable	$2,615.00

Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

If you have any questions in relation to the fees, please contact UConnect or more information is available on StudyAssist.

Please note: international students should refer to What is an indicative Fee? to get an indicative course cost.

Requisites

Prerequisites

NUR135 Nursing Practice 1

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	This unit is delivered in a blended delivery mode comprising of face-to-face intensives as well as content delivered online via MyLO (My Learning Online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and selfdirected learning. You can interact with the online content at any time, which will be in a modularised format. Online tutorials/webinars will provide further opportunity to engage with educators and peers and consolidate your knowledge of the online presentations and readings. The format and content of these sessions will be advertised through MyLO announcements. All Intensives in the Bachelor of Nursing Science are condensed face to face campus experiences. Intensives are usually scheduled between Monday and Friday (see individual unit calendars). Intensives provide an opportunity for -student engagement, networking with staff and peers, intraprofessional and interprofessional learning opportunities and engaging with guest speakers. Intensives are designed to provide you with an opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop your skills in the practice of nursing. The Intensives provide a key role in facilitating the development of your skills, knowledge and understanding. This is in preparation for both your upcoming Professional Experience Placements and your ongoing engagement in the Bachelor of Nursing Science. Attendance at PEP is mandatory. In the interests of both personal and public safety, as a registered nursing student with AHPRA you have a professional responsibility and duty as part of your regulatory obligations to ensure the provision of safe and effective nursing care to the public. Therefore, your attendance at Intensives is required and non-attendance will result in the cancellation of PEP and a delay in course completion. Whilst the unit provides a weekly guide, it is expected that you set your own goals to meet the unit learning outcomes. You are however, expected to have engaged with the relevant online learning activities before you attend the Intensives.
Assessment	Medications Calculations Examination\|Objective Structured Clinical Examination - Practical Medication Administration (40%)\|Final Written Examination (40%)\|Case Study Analysis (20%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Teaching Pattern

This unit is delivered in a blended delivery mode comprising of face-to-face intensives as well as content delivered online via MyLO (My Learning Online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and selfdirected
learning.

You can interact with the online content at any time, which will be in a modularised format. Online tutorials/webinars will provide further opportunity to engage with educators and peers and consolidate your knowledge of the online presentations and readings. The format and content of these sessions will be advertised through MyLO announcements.

All Intensives in the Bachelor of Nursing Science are condensed face to face campus experiences. Intensives are usually scheduled between Monday and Friday (see individual unit calendars). Intensives provide an opportunity for -student engagement,
networking with staff and peers, intraprofessional and interprofessional learning opportunities and engaging with guest speakers. Intensives are designed to provide you with an opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop your skills in the practice of nursing. The Intensives provide a key role in facilitating the development of your skills, knowledge and understanding. This is in preparation for both your upcoming Professional Experience Placements and your ongoing engagement in the Bachelor of Nursing Science. Attendance at PEP is mandatory.

In the interests of both personal and public safety, as a registered nursing student with AHPRA you have a professional responsibility and duty as part of your regulatory obligations to ensure the provision of safe and effective nursing care to the public. Therefore, your attendance at Intensives is required and non-attendance will result in the cancellation of PEP and a delay in course completion.

Whilst the unit provides a weekly guide, it is expected that you set your own goals to meet the unit learning outcomes. You are however, expected to have engaged with the relevant online learning activities before you attend the Intensives.

Assessment

Medications Calculations Examination|Objective Structured Clinical Examination - Practical Medication Administration (40%)|Final Written Examination (40%)|Case Study Analysis (20%)

Timetable

View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Tiziani, A 2017, Harvard’s guide to drugs, 10th edition, Mosby, Sydney, NSW - Berman, A, Snyder, S, Levett-Jones, T, Burton, P & Harvey, N (2021), Skills in Clinical Nursing, Pearson Australia (Health Assessments) ebook (1^st & 2^nd yr) and companion book available as ebook Bauldoff, G., Gubrud, P., Carno, A., Levett-Jones, T., Hales, M., Berry, K., Carville, T., Dwyer, T., Knox, N., Moxham, L., Reid-Searl, K. & Stanley, D. 2020. Lemone and Burke’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, Critical thinking for person-centred care. 4^th ed. Pearson, Melbourne.
Recommended	Berman, A, Snyder, S, Levett-Jones, T, Dwyer, T, Hales, M., Harvey, N., Langtree. Moxham, L, Parker, Reid-Searl, K, Stanley, D (2018). Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing; Concepts, Process and Practice. Pearson. Australia
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

Required

Tiziani, A 2017, Harvard’s guide to drugs, 10th edition, Mosby, Sydney, NSW -

Berman, A, Snyder, S, Levett-Jones, T, Burton, P & Harvey, N (2021), Skills in Clinical Nursing, Pearson Australia (Health Assessments) ebook (1^st & 2^nd yr) and companion book available as ebook

Bauldoff, G., Gubrud, P., Carno, A., Levett-Jones, T., Hales, M., Berry, K., Carville, T., Dwyer, T., Knox, N., Moxham, L., Reid-Searl, K. & Stanley, D. 2020. Lemone and Burke’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, Critical thinking for person-centred care. 4^th ed. Pearson, Melbourne.

Recommended

Berman, A, Snyder, S, Levett-Jones, T, Dwyer, T, Hales, M., Harvey, N., Langtree. Moxham, L, Parker, Reid-Searl, K, Stanley, D (2018). Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing; Concepts, Process and Practice. Pearson. Australia

Links

Booktopia textbook finder

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