Rural nursing practice 2: Managing rural health crises (12 points)
(MED)
Leader:
Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2005 (Day)
MILDURA First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On completion of this subject students are expected to be able to: Educational Objectives 1. Discuss the implications of rural practice, law and ethics as it relates to nurses' initiation of emergency care in rural health crises 2. Institute appropriate decision making and problem solving skills pertinent to medical, traumatic, obstetric, environmental and psychological emergencies 3. Competently interpret life-threatening ECG changes 4. Accurately recognise and respond to simple fractures and overt cardio-respiratory problems 5. Synthesise practice knowledge as it relates to emergency situations 6. Apply sound clinical reasoning to managing clients with eye injuries, poisoning, burns and drug reactions 7. Identify the pharmacological interventions, reactions and interactions a rural nurse may be required to address in rural practice Clinical Objectives 8. Undertake advanced clinical assessment and first-line treatment of clients of all ages who experience health crises in a rural setting 9. Demonstrate competent resuscitative skills across the lifespan 10. Appropriately triage, manage, refer and transfer clients experiencing a health crisis 11. Practice safely with increasing independence
Assessment:
Prerequisites: NUR2104
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