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Critical Care Nursing 1 (NURS90081)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/cc
- Email:TL-nursing@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information:http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/cc
- Email:TL-nursing@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject is designed to provide the theoretical foundation for entry into specialty critical care nursing practice. Students will extend their understanding of general to systemic pathology of organ systems. This knowledge will be applied to the assessment and management of the critically ill patients. Patient and family perspectives of illness will be considered in the development and implementation of multidisciplinary care planning. Students will gain essential knowledge to plan, manage and monitor critical care interventions. They will apply scientific principles and research evidence underpinning the use of critical care therapies and identify signs and symptoms, clinical deterioration and life threatening.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should demonstrate theoretical knowledge in critical care nursing by:
- Integrating core principles covered in the subject and its pre-requisite, Applied Pathophysiology, to develop foundational knowledge in the principles of critical care assessment and management;
- Applying knowledge and skills learnt in the subject to plan and implement evidence based specialist critical care nursing interventions;
- Selecting and evaluating nursing interventions for critically ill patients.
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 synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline.
Last updated: 3 November 2022