Topic content outline

Topic code: NURS2105 Topic title: Nursing 4 - Semester 2 2008

Delivery methods & teaching and learning strategies:

Lecture (1 hour) – Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11, and 12

Tutorial (2 hours) – Weeks 1-13 (all tutorials allocate time for student RLL completion).
Workshops (2 hours) – Weeks 1-13 (includes OSCE assessment in late semester).

Practicum – DEU 16 days – 2 days per week for 8 weeks – commencing Week 8, or

BLOCK 16 days – 4 days per week for 4 weeks – commencing:

Group 1 –

Group 2 –

Materials:
 Printed Study plan (will automatically be put on WebCT as a PDF)

 Printed Workbook for nursing workshop attendance (will be put on WebCT as a PDF)
 Support material on WebCT e.g. PowerPoint presentations, additional web sites

Text - Brown, D & Edwards, H (eds) 2005, Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: assessment and
management of clinical problems, Elsevier Mosby, Sydney.
 Other - Workshop video and DVD inclusion where appropriate.

Content outline:

Weekly Lectures Weekly Curriculum Focus Assessment/ Learning

Weekly Work outcomes
Requirements

Week 1 Musculoskeletal Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Weekly tutorial OA, Post operative
Osteoarthritis and Total knee replacement discussion and THR
Workshop: Activities focussing on post- feedback to scenario
operative Total hip replacement. questions. Weekly
Lecture 1
workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.

Week 2 Musculoskeletal Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Weekly tutorial Osteomyelitis and

Osteomyelitis Workshop: Activities discussion and related
 focussing on Osteomyelitis and related feedback to scenario musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal fracture nursing care. questions. Weekly Fracture
workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 3 Neurological Tutorial: Scenario focussing on acute Weekly tutorial CVA, Comatose
CVA and rehabilitation needs. discussion and assessment, related
Workshop: Activities focussing on semi- feedback to scenario CVA.
comatose/concussed patient. questions. Weekly
Lecture 2
workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 4 Neurological Tutorial: Scenario focussing on raised Weekly tutorial ICP assessment
ICP. Workshop: Activities focussing on discussion and and care. Post
raised ICP and rehabilitation needs. feedback to scenario trauma patient
questions. Weekly care.
workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 5 Endocrine Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Diabetes Weekly tutorial Diabetes Type 1
Type 1 and hypoglycaemic sate. discussion and and hypoglycaemic
Workshop: Activities focussing on feedback to scenario management.
Diabetes Type 1 and hypoglycaemic sate questions. Weekly
Lecture 3
nursing management. workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 6 Endocrine Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Diabetes Weekly tutorial Diabetes Type 2
Type 2 and HHNS hyperglycaemic state. discussion and and HHNS
Workshop: Activities focussing on feedback to scenario Hyperglycaemic
Diabetes Type 2 and HHNS questions. Weekly management.
hyperglycaemic state. workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 7 Renal/urinary Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Chronic Weekly tutorial CRD and ESRF.
renal disease (CRD) leading to End stage discussion and Post operative AVF
renal failure (ESRF). Workshop: feedback to scenario management.
Activities focussing on post-operative questions. Weekly Renal Dialysis
Lecture 4
arterio-venous fistula due to ESRF workshop nursing
culminating in Renal Dialysis interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 8 Renal/urinary Tutorial: Scenario focussing on urinary Weekly tutorial Acute UTI
SPC and secondary UTI. Workshop: discussion and management
Activities focussed on acute UTI care feedback to scenario secondary to SPC.
and SPC management and related questions. Weekly Rehabilitation care
discharge planning. workshop nursing for SPC.
interventions
feedback and
 instruction.

Week 9 Gastrointestinal Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Large Weekly tutorial Bowel obstruction
bowel obstruction leading to colostomy discussion and leading to hemi-
formation. Workshop: Activities feedback to scenario colectomy and
focussing on post-operative hemi- questions. Weekly colostomy
Lecture 5
colectomy and colostomy care. workshop nursing formation. Post
interventions operative care.
feedback and
instruction.
Week 10 Hepatobiliary Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Weekly tutorial Pancreatitis,
pancreatitis secondary to cholelithiasis. discussion and cholelithiasis, open
Workshop: Activities focussing on post- feedback to scenario cholecystectomy.
operative open cholecystectomy. questions. Weekly Post operative care.
workshop nursing
interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 11 Haematology Tutorial: Scenario focussing on various Weekly tutorial Iron-deficiency
haematological problems - Iron- discussion and anaemia,
deficiency anaemia, Neutropenia, and feedback to scenario Neutropenia, and
Thrombocytopenia. Workshop: questions. Weekly Thrombocytopenia.
Lecture 6
Activities focussing on various activities workshop nursing OSCE practice
relating to OSCE examination interventions workshop session.
preparation. feedback and
instruction.
Week 12 Reproductive – Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Weekly tutorial Endometriosis and
endometriosis and its management discussion and Post -operative
Female focus
options. Workshop: Activities focussing feedback to scenario management of an
on post -operative management of an questions. Weekly abdominal
abdominal hysterectomy. workshop nursing hysterectomy.
Lecture 7 interventions
feedback and
instruction.
Week 13 Reproductive - Tutorial: Scenario focussing on Benign Weekly tutorial Benign Prostatic
Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and its discussion and Hyperplasia
Male focus
management options. Workshop: feedback to scenario (BPH). Post
Activities focussing on post-operative questions. Weekly operative
management of bladder irrigation workshop nursing management of
following a transurethral resection of the interventions TURP.
prostate (TURP). feedback and
instruction.
Week 14 No Classes Assignment 1
(RLL& CER) due.
Assignment 3
(OSCE) due
Week 15 No Classes Assignment 2
(Nursing case study)
due.
 Assignment 3
(OSCE) due
Week 16 No Classes