NURS3001
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
The course provides students with knowledge and principles of care for the deteriorating person. Students apply systematic health assessment frameworks and evidence-based practice to describe safe, effective and culturally appropriate care across the lifespan. Students will develop skills to recognise and analyse deteriorating patient situations, related to National Health Priority areas. A variety of case-studies will enable students to plan, implement and evaluate time critical care actions. By the end of this course students will understand the principles of acute care nursing across a variety of critical care contexts.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of pathophysiology, risk factors, multi morbidities and epidemiology of select diseases linked to the rapidly deteriorating person across the lifespan.
2. Implement clinical reasoning, comprehensive patient assessment to recognise, respond, communicate and advocate in time-critical situations involving the deteriorating person, as part of the multidisciplinary team approach.
3. Discuss the principles of cultural competence, therapeutic and inter professional communication skills when planning care for deteriorating people.
4. Apply the Quality Use of Medicines Framework to the care of deteriorating patients in a range of contexts.
5. Integrate and relate legal and ethical principles in the planning of care for the deteriorating person.
6. Evaluate and reflect on knowledge for coping with experiencing grief, loss and bereavement concerning the deteriorating person, families and staff.
Content
- The Deteriorating person in the Australian Context
- Caring for the deteriorating person across the lifespan
- Evidence-based care
- Therapeutic approaches across the lifespan
- Professional capabilities
- Reflecting on practice and clinical decision making
Requisite
This course is available to students who are active in the Bachelor of Nursing [40298] and have not previously successfully completed NURS3101.
Assessment items
Quiz: Quizzes
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Case study
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per term
- Face to Face On Campus: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERMOnline: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERM
Semester 1 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per term
- Face to Face On Campus: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERMOnline: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERM
Course outline
- NURS3001 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 227.2 KB)
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