Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing 1 (NURS90079)

Intended learning outcomes

• Students will be expected to be able to demonstrate their beginning specialty nursing practice through:
• An understanding of the theoretical content covered within the subject to develop new knowledge that supports safe practice as a beginning specialty nurse in Neonates;
• The ability to understand and evaluate specialised interventions as described in the subject content to provide a foundation for participating in the delivery of care at the beginning level of Neonatal nursing practice;
• The capacity to use skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, rational inquiry and self-directed learning to apply knowledge learnt in the theoretical component of the subject to beginning level neonatal nursing clinical practice;
• An understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area; and
• The ability to apply scientific knowledge to understand skills and techniques applicable to the specialist area

Generic skills

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and graduate coursework student:

• A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in written modes of communication;
• A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work.
• An ability to evaluate and synthesize the research and professional literature in this discipline.