NUR2113

Nursing practice 3B: Acute medical/surgical nursing B

6 points · 5 hours per week (lectures, tutorials, labs) plus 75 hours clinical · First or second semester· Gippsland and Peninsula · Prerequisites: NUR1101, NUR1102, NUR1301, NUR1302

Objectives On completion of this subject students are expected to demonstrate a knowledge of the concepts of regulation, perfusion and locomotion; apply the knowledge of these concepts to the care of patients in acute nursing settings; apply the clinical reasoning process to selected acute illness states for nominated patients; develop an ability to plan and implement appropriate and culturally relevant nursing interventions for acutely ill patients; identify and apply appropriate nursing therapeutics for patients with illness processes due to alterations in regulation, perfusion and locomotion; identify ethical and legal issues relevant to the nursing care of persons with an alteration in health status; utilise an integrated team approach to the care of patients; demonstrate a knowledge of therapeutic interventions in terms of relevant legislation and safe nursing practice; begin to evaluate self performance in terms of delivery of quality nursing care; provide total, holistic and individualised care, according to relevant nursing care principles, to patients under the supervision of registered nursing staff and clinical teacher; conduct and document comprehensive assessments of the needs of patients utilising a patient profile tool (nursing care plan); demonstrate safe clinical practice in an acute care setting based on sound theoretical understanding of the concepts of regulation, perfusion and locomotion.

Synopsis This subject is intended to prepare the nursing student to utilise a problem solving approach in provision of care to acutely ill persons across the life span. Concepts to be utilised in this unit include regulation, perfusion and locomotion. Each concept will be applied to a variety of illness states and utilised in decision making regarding appropriate nursing care of clients within these categories.

Assessment Assignment: 30% · Examination: 70% · Clinical assessment: pass/fail · 100% attendance at clinical placement is compulsory; students must pass both the theoretical and the clinical components in order to pass this subject.

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