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306932 (v.1) Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Rural and Remote Practice 561
Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Individual Study: | 2 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Nurse practitioner scope of practice, role, remote area context, cultural perspectives. Pharmacokentics, standing orders, possession, use, supply or ordering of medications from an approved formulary determined by Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nusing posts. Regulations, legislation, ethical principles, accountability and responsibility related to clients, medications, polypharmacy and prescribing. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Identified consequences of legislation governing the practice of remote area nurses and nurse practitioners in relation to pharmacology. Demonstrated competence in the management of clients, across the lifespan, in relation to the appropriate dose, actions, interactions and side effects of medications from an approved formulary determined by the Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nursing posts. Demonstrated competence in thepossession, use, supply or ordering of medications, from an approved formulary determined by the Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nursing posts, within the context of practice and client's cultural perspectives. Assessed clients and have identified factors that may influence the clinician's choice of drug therapy and the therapeutic effectiveness. Analysed the concepts of accountability, responsibility and ethics in relation to prescribing in remote area practice. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Baker H. and Napthine R., (1994), Nurses and Medication, A Literature Review - North Fitzroy, Australian Nursing Federation. Benet L.Z., Kroetz D.L. and Lewis B.S., (1996), Pharmacokinetics - The Dynamics of Drug Absorption, Distribution and Elimination.Hardman J.G. and Limbird L.E., (Eds.), Goodman and Gilman's - The Pharmocological Bases of Therapeutics, 9th ed., New York, McGraw Hill. Blue I. and Hegney D., (1994), Rural Nurse Drug Administration - Will Common Sense Prevail?, Collegian, 1(1), pp 36-39. Craig E.J., (1996), A Review of Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 10(1), pp 29-35. Cramer J., (1984), The Agony of the R.A.N Remote Area Nursing, Australian Nurses Journal, 14(1), pp 40-42. Faherty B., (1995), Advanced practice nursing - What's all the fuss?, Journal of Nursing Law, 2(3), 7-25. Griffiths D., Baker H. and St Hill M., (1998), An Analysis of the Australian State and Territory Drugs and Poisons Legislation in Relation to Nursing Practice, Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service. Mahoney D.F., (1995), Employer Resistance to State Authorized Prescriptive Authority for NPs - Results From A Pilot Study, Nurse Practitioner, 20(1), 58-61. |
Unit Texts: | Birkett D.J., (1998), Pharmacokinetics Made Easy, Sydney, The McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated. Health Department of Western Australia, (2000), Remote Area Nursing Emergency Guidelines, 3rd ed., Perth, Leader Press. Humphries J.L. and Green J., (Eds.),(1999), Nurse Prescribing, London, MacMillan Press Limited. Schull P.D., (Ed.), (1999), Australasia Nursing Drug Handbook, Pennsylvania, Springhouse. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Problem Based Case Studies 25%. Examination 50% . Field Audit or Concept Paper 25%. This is by pass/fail assessment. All three assessments must be passed. |
Field of Education: | 60399 Nursing not elsewhere classified | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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