| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | The Patient Experience |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Student contribution band : | National Priority - Nursing |
| ASCED code : | 060301 - General Nursing |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: BNSG
Rationale
Standards of practice for registered nurses in Australia acknowledge the role of the individual and their family or significant others in developing collaborative care strategies. Patient experience has emerged in recent years as an important contributing quality indicator in measuring performance and quality of health care organisations. Many health organisations are valuing the individual and their patient experience as a driver of quality improvement. Embedded within the experience of the individual patient are three important strands: personalising care, tailoring services to meet individual needs and expectations, and engaging individual as partners in care. This experience is based on the principles and practice of patient centred care.
Synopsis
In this course the emphasis is on optimising the patient experience by partnering with individuals and families. It is important that beginning nursing students have a clear understanding of patient centred care and the need to develop collaborative practice strategies. Dignity, respect, information sharing, and collaborative decision-making are core concepts. Associated knowledge and skills will include emphasis on professional nursing qualities and attributes.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe the nature, context and importance of the patient care experience and partnering in care within the contemporary health organisational climate.
- Examine the patient experience, patient centred care and partnering in care definitions and reflect on the importance of these definitions in health care delivery.
- Examine patient experience through the concepts of dignity, respect, confidentiality and collaborative decision making.
- Examine themes that facilitate or act as barriers to the patient experience and partnering in care within health organisations.
- Identify and apply key Australian governances that promote and uphold professional and ethical care of patients that enable them control over their environment, manner of living and health care.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | History of health consumers and health activism, and their influence on health policy and health organisations | 15.00 |
| 2. | Patient care experience (personalising care, tailoring services to meet patient needs and expectations and engaging patients as partners in their care); Patient-family centred care principles (dignity & respect; information sharing; participation and collaboration) | 20.00 |
| 3. | Communication in complex situations and the impact of information technology. | 20.00 |
| 4. | Health care quality outcomes and indications. | 30.00 |
| 5. | Legal, professional and ethical issues of dignity, respect, confidentiality and collaborative decision making related to patient experience and partnering in care. | 15.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=NUR1201)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 45.00 |
| Directed 精东传媒app | 94.00 |
| Online Lectures | 13.00 |
| Online Tutorials | 13.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
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| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 100 | 50 | 24 Aug 2020 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 100 | 50 | 06 Oct 2020 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Engagement in online discussion forums forms part of the directed study component of this course. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete all assessment items students must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for each item. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
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American Psychological Association (APA) is the referencing system required in this course. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA referencing style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. These policies can be found at
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
- conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
- forms part of the Bachelor of Nursing and is benchmarked against the internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
- forms part of the professional accreditation standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through an external accreditation process.
Other requirements
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Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .