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Paediatric Intensive Care Practice (NURS90096)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Year Long
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-nursing-practice-paediatric-intensive-care/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject is designed to promote the practical aspects of paediatric intensive care nursing to support safe practice in caring for infants and children acutely or critically ill. Students will become familiar with the unique environments of individual critical care practice settings and learn essential knowledge and skills to prepare, manage and 'trouble-shoot' equipment and technology practice as well as the technical skills necessary to complete an admission assessment, understand admission findings, and identify patients at risk of life threatening complications. In the context of their practice as specialty nurses, students will become familiar with immediate interventions required to establish and maintain patient stability, including, but not limited to life support techniques. Students engage in field practice in specific critical care environments to address learning objectives focusing on the application of theoretical knowledge to skill development and the practice of caring for patients who are acutely and/or critically ill.
Intended learning outcomes
Students should be expected to be able to demonstrate their specialty nursing practice through:
- Integration of the theoretical content covered in Paediatric Critical Care 1 & 2, to develop new knowledge that supports safe practice as a specialty nurse in the acute and critical care practice setting;
- The ability to integrate knowledge and skills learnt to recognise and plan a response to patients experiencing alterations to health and wellness that occur in the specific context of acute and critical care environments;
- The ability to understand and evaluate specialised interventions to provide a foundation for participating in the delivery of care of acute and critical care nursing practice;
- The capacity to use skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, rational inquiry and self-directed learning to apply knowledge learnt in Paediatric Critical Care 1 & 2 to acute and critical care nursing clinical practice;
- An understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
- The ability to apply scientific knowledge to understand skills and techniques applicable to the specialist area.
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 their clinical practice;
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in one of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Paediatric Intensive Care). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses. Please contact the School of Melbourne Custom Programs for more information.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
Summer Term (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 1,000 word reflective essay, due week 30, (20%)
- 2 x patient assessment and care plan - 2,000 words per plan, one per semester, (80%)
Hurdle Requirement:
- 6 x clinical skills assessments, distributed evenly across the year.
- A minimum of 2 clinical performance appraisals, one per semester.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Year Long - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Kim Morris Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Year Long contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-nursing-practice-paediatric-intensive-care/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Paediatric Intensive Care)
Last updated: 3 November 2022