NUR3106

Nursing practice 6: Introduction to high dependency nursing (9 points)

(MED)

Leader: Leone Watson (Gippsland), Bernard Hornblower (Peninsula)

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2004 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2005 (Day)
MILDURA First semester 2005 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Educational Objectives On completion of this subject students are expected to: 1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a range of complex health problems experienced by patients throughout the lifespan 2. Explore and evaluate the clinical application of nursing research and theoretical literature to acute and high acuity care 3. Incorporate culturally relevant, age specific, nursing therapeutics to address problems experienced by seriously ill clients Clinical Objectives 1. Apply pathophysiological principles to the care of patients with serious and life threatening illness 2. Apply clinical reasoning to selected pathophysiological and psychosocial nursing phenomena 3. Demonstrate safe clinical practice based on current theoretical and pharmacological knowledge

Assessment: Written assignment:50% + Written examination: 50% + Clinical assessment: Pass/fail + 100% attendance mandatory

Contact Hours: 6 hours a week (lectures, tutorials, labs) plus 150 hours clinical

Prerequisites: NUR2103, NUR2113, NUR2104, NUR2105, NUR2303, NUR2304, NUR2201