Unit Outline

This unit builds on the Bachelor of Nursing unit Medication Management for Nurses and draws on the workplace context in which registered nurses enrolled in this unit work. The legal, professional and ethical framework of medication management practice provides the structure for students to extend and synthesise their knowledge and skills of medication management in the context of their workplace. Online self-tests and exercises are incorporated to support learning and practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Demonstrate, in the context of medication management, autonomy, clinical and professional judgment, adaptability and responsibility consistent with the professional practice framework of the Registered Nurse in Australia
2.	Review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to contribute to safe medication practices in the clinical setting
3.	Critically analyse, apply evidence to, and evaluate medication management practices and the contexts in which these practices occur
4.	Communicate evidence based knowledge and skills related to medication management to others
5.	Plan and execute project work with a degree of independence.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No alterations have been made as a result of student feedback.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Medication Practice Improvement Episode (Med PIE)	Week 2	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Medication Safety: Clinical Project.	Week 13	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Medication Practice Improvement Episode (Med PIE)

Task Description:

The Med PIE enables you to demonstrate your ability to detect and act on situations that endanger the safety of people receiving medication.
Discussion post 1: Week 2
Discussion post 2: Week 4
Discussion post 3: Week 6
Final submission: Week 9

Task Length:

1800 words

Due Date:

Week 2

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	The extent to which the ‘good saves’ and the intrinsic and/or extrinsic contributing factors are cogently and accurately documented	LO2
2	The extent to which the RN communicates evidence based knowledge through the ability to support, explain and justify the content of the Med-PIE	LO3, LO4
3	The degree to which professional insight, judgement and practice improvement is demonstrated and supported.	LO1
4	The degree to which writing skills enhance communication of knowledge and understanding of medication management	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Medication Safety: Clinical Project.

Task Description:

The Medication Safety: Clinical Project provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your clinical development in the key areas of medication management in the context of your practice and current working environment.

Task Length:

1800 words plus appendices

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	The extent to which the purpose of the Med Safety: Clinical Project and process for completing the clinical project is cogently and accurately documented	LO1, LO2, LO5
2	The extent to which the RN communicates planning and evidence based knowledge underpinning the execution and product of the Med Safety: Clinical Project.	LO4, LO5
3	The degree to which professional insight, judgement and practice improvement is demonstrated and supported.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
4	The degree to which writing skills enhance communication of knowledge and understanding of medication management	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.