Safety and Quality in Medication Management unit (CSA212)

Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Sydney

Introduction

Safety and Quality in Medication Management will allow you to focus on medication safety. You will examine pharmacotherapeutic and pharmaceutical principles and the Registered Nurse Practice Standards (2016) to consider safety and clinical suitability of medication whilst ensuring your practice meets the legal, professional and ethical standards expected of you. You will apply the clinical reasoning cycle and national evidence-based resources to safely administer medications, with a focus on non-oral medication administration. 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	CSA212
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Discipline	Nursing|Pharmacy
Coordinator	Doctor Corinne Mirkazemi
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Intermediate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	21/2/2027	15/3/2027	18/4/2027	12/6/2027

* 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 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Apply pharmacotherapeutic and pharmaceutical principles to the administration of medications across a life span.
• Apply relevant legal and ethical principles, professional standards and Quality Use of Medicines principles to medication management practices.
• Perform medication calculations.
• Administer medications safely in simulated scenarios.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

NUR135 Nursing Practice 1

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

NUR241

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	8 x 2hr workshops and 4 x 3-hour practicals,  Independent Learning 10-hours weekly and 2 x 1hr tests
Assessment	Competency requirements|Medication chart review (50%)|Pharmacology and pharmaceutics assessments (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Bauldoff, G., Gubrud, P., Carno, M-A., & Levett-Jones, T. (2020). LeMone and Burke’s medical-surgical nursing : Critical thinking for person-centred care. (4th ed.).  Pearson Australia. Berman, A., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burton, P., & Harvey, N.  (2021). Skills in clinical nursing.  ( 2nd ed.) Pearson Australia. Berman, A., Frandsen, G., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burston, A., Dwyer, T., Hales, M., Harvey, N., Moxham, L., Langtree, T., Reid-Searl, K., Rolf, F., & Stanley, D. (2021). Kozier and Erb’s fundamentals of nursing: Concepts, process and practice (5th ed.). Pearson Australia.

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