HNN780 - Quality and Safety in Medication Management
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Deana Copley |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: H568, H569, H575, H645, H665, H666, H667, H668, H669, H672, H675, H771, H777.
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| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars (recordings provided) |
Content
The aim of the unit is to educate and prepare students for the effective and safe prescribing of pharmacological interventions using principles of Quality Use of Medicines while maintaining relationships with people at the centre of care. The unit aims to provide students with the knowledge of resources required to prescribe or manage medicines using professional, legal and ethical principles taking into account economic, social, cultural, diversity and life span issues
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Apply legal, ethical and quality use of medicine principles related to clinical decision making and responsibilities related to the prescribing and administration of medicines. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Interpret the responsibilities associated with prescribing and administration of medicines in consideration of current treatment, complementary and alternative medicines, polypharmacy, assessment of adverse reactions to medicines and medication reconciliation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Create strategies for the quality use of medicines including development of a therapeutic treatment plan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Evaluate the specific needs of the patient/client including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other culturally diverse or socio-economic groups, in relation to the impact of medicines across the lifespan. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Written assignment | 3000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: End-of-unit assessment | 2 hours | 50% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN780 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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