NURSING 7153 - Concepts of Perioperative Nursing Practice
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2021
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code NURSING 7153 Course Concepts of Perioperative Nursing Practice Coordinating Unit Adelaide Nursing School Term Semester 2 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 6 Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Prerequisites NURSING 7145 Restrictions Available to M.NurSc and G.DipNurSc students only Biennial Course Course offered in odd years Assessment Essay plan, Essay, Discussion Boards, Wiki, Presentation, Clinical Workbook Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Mrs Jo Perry
Course Coordinator: Jo Perry
Adelaide Nursing School,
The University of Adelaide,
Level 4, Adelaide Health &
Medical Sciences Building
Cnr North Terrace & George
Street
ADELAIDE SA 5005
Email: jo.perry@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 8313 2010
Directory: adelaide.edu.au/directory/jo.perry
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
The following topics will be covered in this course:
1. Design considerations of the periopertive environment
2. Safety and Risk Management
3. Environmental concerns
4. Legal issues
5. Communication and leadership
6. Professional concerns
7. Asepsis and infection control
8. Interventional and image guided procedures
9. Care across the continuum
10. Special patient populations
11. Integrative health and perioperative research
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Examine the core tenets of perioperative nursing practice
2. Compare and contrast perioperative practice across domestic and international regions
3. Investigate core issues of working in the perioperative environment
4. Appraise current practice within a collaborative dialogue with other students
5. Analyse a critical issue of perioperative nursing
6. Evaluate new innovations and practice strategies within perioperative nursing
7. Integrate new knowledge into daily clinical practice
8. Express and apply core tenets of perioperative practice to a wide range of stakeholders
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1,3,6,8 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
2,3,4,5,7 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
4,6,7,8 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
1-8 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
2,5,6,7,8 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Texts
Hamlin, L, Davies, M, Richardson-Tench, M & Sutherland-Fraser, S. 2016, Perioperative Nursing – an introduction,
Elsevier, NSW, Australia.
Electronic version (eBook) available
Reader
The readings for this course are available electronically via Canvas.
Clinical skills portfolio:
Elsevier Clinical Skills Portfolio: Perioperative
Link available from CANVASRecommended Resources
Australian College of Operating Room Nursing (ACORN), 2017-2018, ACORN standards for
perioperative nursing, ACORN, Adelaide.Online Learning
Online Lecture Content
The lecture content associated with this course is accessible from within the
lecture content section of this course available via the MyUni website.
Online Classroom
Weekly Online Classroom contact will be to discuss the content for the module
and to discuss how students would apply the knowledge into their clinical
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course is conducted online, with asynchronous lectures. Tutorial sessions are hosted weekly via a Zoom classroom.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Expected workload for a 6 credit course (24 hours/week):
Lectures: 2 hours/week
Tutorials: 2 hours/week
Assignments: 6 hours/week
Discussion Board: 4 hours/week
Reading: 8 hours/week
Tutorial preparation: 2 hours/week
Learning Activities Summary
Online Lecture Content
The lecture content associated with this course is accessible from within the
lecture content section of this course available via the MyUni website.
Online Classroom
Weekly Online Classroom contact will be to discuss the content for the module
and to discuss how students would apply the knowledge into their clinical
practice setting.
Specific Course Requirements
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Assessment Type Weighting Hurdle Learning Outcome Proposal for Essay Formative 0% 1, 3, 5 Essay Summative 50% 1, 3, 5 Discussion Board A Summative 15% 1 - 8 Discussion Board B Summative 15% 1 - 8 Presentation Summative 20% 1 - 8
Assessment Related Requirements
Students will need to access their Clinical Skills Portfolio: Perioperative Software for this course.
Purchase of the Rothrock text is also necessary for the completion of the clinical skills portfolio.Assessment Detail
Essay Plan (Length: 500 word maximum) Weighting: NGP/NGF
Each week of this course covers a different tenet of perioperative practice. This formative assessment encompasses the literature search strategy as well as the plan for argument formation.
Essay (3000 words) 50%
Students will complete an essay looking at one of the modules and discuss how the knowledge from the module is incorporated into their daily clinical practice.
Discussion Boards Part A & B (2400 words equivalence) 30%
Each week will present students with several clinical questions based upon the topic for the module. Students will need to respond to a question and suggest approaches to the situation using their own clinical practice and resources available to them. They are also required to interact with the responses of their peer classmates. The discussion boards are handed up in 2 parts during the course.
Assessment 5: Presentation (Length: 1600 word equivalence) 20%
This presentation will take place in Week 13. Students will have 15 minutes to give their presentation, including discussion.
Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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