Undergraduate - UnitNUR3106 - Introduction to high acuity nursing

Educational Objectives:

On completion of this unit students are expected to:

1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a range of complex health problems experienced by clients 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;
4. Review an appropriate disaster management plan, building upon existing knowledge of disaster management;
5. Apply a systematic approach to patient assessment and implementation of management strategies in team-based simulation environment;

Clinical Objectives:

1. Apply pathophysiological principles to the care of clients 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;