NUR2113

Nursing practice 3B: Acute medical/surgical nursing B

(MED)

Leone Watson (Gippsland), Jill French (Peninsula)

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

Synopsis: A problem-solving approach to the provision of care to acutely ill persons across the lifespan. Concepts 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 patients in these categories.

Assessment: Written clinical based workbook: 20% + Written assignment: 30% + Examination: 50% + Clinical experience: Pass/Fail