1. Demonstrate the achievement of nominated assessment skills related to:
a. stroke
b. cardiac and
c. respiratory systems.
2. Plan, implement and evaluate the care of clients experiencing health breakdown of the cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or respiratory systems.
3. Participate in the provision of appropriate education and health promotion for the client from the acute phase through to their rehabilitation
4. Discuss common terms, nursing interventions and procedures concerned with stroke, cardiovascular or respiratory health breakdown.
5. Apply an understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology to life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, respiratory failure and atherosclerosis resulting in stroke and myocardial infarction.
6. Apply an evidenced based approach to the assessment and nursing care of for clients experiencing illness.
7. Describe key factors that ensure continuity of care for clients who move between institutional and community health services for clients.
8. Discuss continuity of care and the relationships between institutional and community health services for clients.
9. Reflect on practice to identify learning goals for subsequent clinical experiences related to the care of clients with stroke, cardiovascular or respiratory disease processes.
10. Develop and demonstrate group work skills

Cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology and the pathophysiology underlying acute coronary syndrome, heart failure and congenital birth defects.
Cerebrovascular physiology, pharmacology and the pathophysiology underlying stroke.
Respiratory physiology, pharmacology and the pathophysiology underlying COPD, pneumonia, asthma, and respiratory failure.
Primary health issues concerning stroke, cardiovascular and respiratory health
Assessment of a person's cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and respiratory health
Therapeutic intervention for patients with stroke, cardiovascular and/ or respiratory disease
Rehabilitation programs

NURS2130

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Satisfactory completion of all 1000 level BN courses and NURS2194.

Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode

Clinical
Email Discussion Group
Problem Based Learning
Integrated Learning
Laboratory
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial
Workshop

Laboratory: for 14 hour(s) per Term for Full Term
Clinical: for 64 hour(s) per Term for Full Term
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 4 hour(s) per Week for 7 weeks