Applied Pathophysiology (NURS90076)

Intended learning outcomes

• Discuss the influence of heredity, environment and age on core pathophysiological conceptsand consider implications for assessment and planning patient care.
• Identify deviations in normal physiological parameters and discuss the evidence regardingtheir effect on patient outcomes.
• Apply core pathophysiological concepts to understand assessment data and prioritise care.
• Interpret physiological data in the context of pathophysiology and identify implications formonitoring health status and delivering evidence-based nursing interventions.
• Consider how different pathophysiological.

Generic skills

At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
• the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation;
• critical thinking and analytical skills;
• an openness to new ideas;
• the ability to communicate knowledge through web based activities.
• the ability to apply scientific principles to case studies;