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Emergency Nursing 2 (NURS90144)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2020
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Overview
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This subject is designed to extend and build upon the theoretical foundation for specialty emergency nursing practice learned in Emergency Nursing 1.
The theoretical concepts and knowledge gained will enable you to apply principles of assessment, triage and resuscitation in the emergency nursing context. The content will relate to management of paediatric and adult presentations with reference to physiological changes throughout the lifespan. Patient and family perspectives of illness will be considered in the development and implementation of multi-disciplinary care planning. Students will extend their knowledge to plan, manage and evaluate emergency care interventions through the application of scientific principles and research evidence underpinning the care of patients at risk of high frequency common and sometimes life-threatening complications. Acknowledging the diversity of clinical presentations, in this unit of study we will specifically examine the more advanced assessment and nursing management strategies focussing on the evidence-base of interventions and their influence on patient outcomes.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Integrate theoretical knowledge (e.g. pathophysiology, mechanism of injury, pharmacotherapeutics) to explain assessment findings in complex patient presentations;
- Critically analyse patient assessment and diagnostic findings to prioritise appropriate, age specific and culturally relevant therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing complex disease or injury states;
- Apply specialist knowledge and evidence to clinical decision-making processes when developing a plan of care and determining nursing interventions based on identified complex clinical priorities; and
- Evaluate patient response to nursing and therapeutic interventions against predicted patient outcomes.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Integrate theoretical knowledge (e.g. pathophysiology, mechanism of injury, pharmacotherapeutics) to explain assessment findings in complex patient presentations
- Critically analyse patient assessment and diagnostic findings to prioritise appropriate, age specific and culturally relevant therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing complex disease or injury states.
- Apply specialist knowledge and evidence to clinical decision-making processes when developing a plan of care and determining nursing interventions based on identified complex clinical priorities
- Evaluate patient response to nursing and therapeutic interventions against predicted patient outcomes
- 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.
Last updated: 3 November 2022