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Unit of study_

NURS3011: First Line Intervention

Semester 2 Early, 2020 [Normal day] - Mallett Street, Sydney

Overview

This unit of study explores, at a beginning level, the knowledge and clinical practices related to the delivery of pre-hospital health services. The roles and contexts within which nurses may act as first line responders will be discussed. Students will explore clinical practices within an integrated healthcare system and consider the issues and trends that influence scope of practice and service delivery. The principles of emergency management in primary healthcare settings, retrieval systems and planning for the management of multiple casualties from natural, chemical or infective disasters and conflict will be investigated.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	NURS3011
Academic unit	Nursing and Midwifery
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	48 Year 1 credit points and 36 Year 2 credit points and NURS3007
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Jane Currie, jane.currie@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Case study Written assignment	50%	Week 05 Due date: 06 Sep 2020 at 23:59	2000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Reflective activity Written reflection	20%	Week 09 Due date: 05 Oct 2020 at 23:59	500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Planning activity Short and long answer	30%	Week 09 Due date: 07 Oct 2020 at 11:00	2-hours
Outcomes assessed:
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Assessment summary

Case study: Students will be provided with a written summary of a pre-hospital case scenario involving multiple casualties. In relation to the scenario, students are to critically discuss their assessment and management of each of the casualties.
Mass casualty activity: During the immersive simulation activity on the 7th October 2020, students will undertake an online activity that requires them to apply the principles of mass casualty management to a scenario. The activity will involve working through a template to assess the scene of a major incident scenario using the principles of the major incident management system. Thereafter, students will be required to document the triage and the care they would provide to a series of casualty scenarios.
Reflective activity: Following participation in the immersive simulation experience in the Week 8 laboratory sessions, students will complete a self-reflective evaluation of their performance as a team member or team leader, reflecting on either a
technical or a non-technical skill. Students will identify areas of strength and areas requiring future development and outline a learning plan, including appropriate resources, to address their future learning needs.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	1. Introduction; 2. Principles of pre-hospital care and mechanism of injury	Lecture (2 hr)
	Triage	Tutorial (2 hr)
	1. Scene assessment; 2. Patient assessment; 3. Extraction	Science laboratory (3 hr)
Week 02	Good Samaritan and legal responsibilities of registered nurses	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	Patient assessment	Science laboratory (3 hr)
Week 03	First line mental health	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 04	Transportation: air and in-hospital	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 04	Packaging and handover	Science laboratory (3 hr)
Week 05	Mass casualty	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 06	1. Hospital response to mass casualty events; 2. Ministry of Health response to mass casualty event	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 07	Chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 07	Mass casualty response	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Notes from the field	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 08	Bringing it all together	Science laboratory (3 hr)
Week 09	Mass casualty in the field	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 09	Major incident exercise	Science laboratory (6 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: The Sydney Nursing School Resolutions specifically outline attendance requirements. Resolution 8.2 states that if students are absent without leave for more than 10% of classes in a particular unit of study in any one semester, the Dean may call upon them to show cause why they should not be deemed to have failed that unit of study. Students must also attend 100% of all clinical simulation laboratories (CSL) and off campus clinical, which are supplemented with online and group activities. Students are required to attend 100% of all clinical hours. These clinical hours must be reported to the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW as a requirement for registration on completion of the nursing program clinical requirements.
Referencing guide: The Sydney Nursing School has adopted the American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing style, 6th Edition, 2010 as its official referencing style. This is an author-date style of referencing.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. recognise, assess and apply an initial response to people who present with sudden illness or injury, and initiate appropriate measures
LO2. identify the various contexts and roles where nurses may act as the first line for healthcare intervention
LO3. demonstrate the use of advanced clinical problem solving processes and the integration of theory, practical skills and clinical competence in emergency situations
LO4. identify access to retrieval in city, country and remote Australian locations
LO5. describe the variety of responses to major incidents from both the emergency and healthcare sectors, and how these sectors collaborate to manage major events or disasters
LO6. work collaboratively within an integrated emergency health system at a beginning level
LO7. demonstrate an awareness of the responses of patients and families to acute, life-threatening illness/injury, in a diverse cultural community.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

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