Available in 2024
Course code

NURS3101

Units

20 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course focuses on the assessment and prioritisation of care in the management of injury in adults and children. Evidence-based research is used to explore topics including road accidents, burns, blast, drowning, sepsis, shock, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, fracture, and disaster management. It Includes principles and practices of triage, massive blood transfusion, and cultural competency in critical care. The legal principles and ethical concepts relating to end of life care are integral to this course.


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, epidemiology, mechanism of injury and quality use of medicines principles relating to selected critical care scenarios.

2. Apply clinical reasoning skills and evidence based practice to develop plans of nursing care in selected critical care scenarios

3. Recognise the increased risk of post - traumatic stress disorder for people experiencing catastrophic physical events, their carers, and identify effective strategies for responding to such stressors

4. Identify how person-centred-care principles, cultural competence and therapeutic relationships are used to support individuals at end-of-life or who are experiencing grief, loss and bereavement

5. Explain the management of Acute Behavioural Disturbance and how inter-professional communication enables patient advocacy

6. Demonstrate competency in required medication and intravenous fluid calculations

7. Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication in peer education related to selected clinical situations


Content

Mechanism of injury, burns, drowning, triage, sepsis, shock, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury,  fracture, disaster management, blood transfusion, research application, law, culture and ethics


Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

This course is only available to students active in the Bachelor of Nursing [11725] program.

Students must have successfully completed:

INDH2000

NURS2101

NURS2102

NURS2103

NURS2201

NURS2202


Assumed knowledge

Prior successful completion of all 1000 and 2000 level courses.


Assessment items

Demonstrated competency: Students must demonstrate competency in all below listed assessments
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Written Assignment: .
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.

Presentation: .
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.

Quiz: Medication Calculations Quiz
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 100% - Must obtain 100% in this assessment item to pass the course.

Formal Examination: Closed Book Examination - Accredited Program - use of Memory Aids are not permitted
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Lecture-1
  • Online 14 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
  • Self-Directed 10 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s)
  • Tutorials can be delivered either face to face or online.

Semester 1 - 2024 - Gosford

Lecture-1
  • Online 14 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
  • Self-Directed 10 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s)
  • Tutorials can be delivered either face to face or online.

Course outline