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Safety and Quality in Medication Management unit (CSA212)

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Location: 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

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Cradle Coast Semester 1 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
Hobart Semester 1 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
Launceston Semester 1 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
Sydney Semester 1 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
  • Key:
  • This unit is available through on-campus delivery On-campus
  • This unit is available through off-campus delivery Off-Campus
  • Available to International Students International students
  • Available to Domestic Students Domestic students
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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 1 22/2/2026 16/3/2026 19/4/2026 13/6/2026

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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

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
019907 $1,192.00 $1,192.00 not applicable $2,862.00
  • 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

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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.

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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

 

AssessmentCompetency requirements|Medication chart review (50%)|Pharmacology and pharmaceutics assessments (50%)
TimetableView 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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