HNN740 - Core Principles of Intraoperative Nursing Care
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Cloud (online)^ with significant campus requirements |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Tarryn Armour |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in H771 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | HNN755 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Theoretical component 3 hours per week - a combination of on campus classes, cloud (online) modules and seminars. Students will be expected to undertake an additional 7 hours per week of independent study |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Theoretical component 3 hours per week - a combination of on campus classes, cloud (online) modules and seminars. |
Note:This unit is part of the Perioperative Specialty stream of the Master of Advanced Nursing for students who are also employed in a suitable clinical area in partnership with Deakin University. ^Students enrol as Cloud (online) students; however there are significant campus requirements | |
Content
The unit introduces students to the core principles and concepts of intraoperative nursing and collaborative management with a specific focus on the global, national and local quality and safety standards. An inquiry-based learning framework and clinical experience in this unit will enable students to critically analyse and apply evidence-based practice in order to implement risk management strategies in the intraoperative context.
This unit covers the role of specialist intraoperative nurses in managing surgical and/or procedural patients in relation to concepts and principles of infection prevention, surgical safety and environmental planning and preparation; surgical wound assessment and management; and medico-legal requirements. The unit also aims to build teamwork and communication skills to establish and maintain collaborative professional respectful relationships with perioperative colleagues and to manage risk in order to optimise patient care.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Demonstrate core clinical skills and theoretical knowledge in intraoperative nursing to provide safe, competent nursing care, in a specialist setting. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Rationalise the relationship between evidence-based practice and high quality, safe patient care. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Display a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology relevant to intraoperative patients and relate this to focused, systematic, methodical patient assessment. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Anticipate potential perioperative complications and implement preventative clinical risk management strategies. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Critically analyse the roles and responsibilities of circulating and instrument nurses within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO6 | Integrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues that specifically impact on perioperative nursing practice. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Examination | 2 hours | 60% |
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| Assessment 3: Clinical assessments | Pass/Fail |
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Both the theoretical and clinical components of the assessment must be passed in order to gain an overall pass in this unit. Clinical assessments form part of the assessment of this unit. Recognition of the importance of clinical assessments is calculated in the overall student workload.
Note: Failure of a compulsory practicum component in a unit will normally lead to exclusion.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Clinical Assessment - Pass/Fail
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN740 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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