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Intensive Care Nursing Practice (NURS90128)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
January
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
June
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | January - Online June - Online |
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In this subject, students will clinically apply the theoretical principles from this subject and subjects, Applied Pathophysiology, Foundations of Critical Care Nursing and Intensive Care Nursing 1. Students will also continue to develop the skills acquired this subject’s pre-requisite, Critical Care Nursing Practice to continue to support comprehensive patient assessment, monitoring and care planning for patients requiring intensive care. Students will also learn to incorporate knowledge and evidence of psycho-social factors influencing patients’ outcomes to inform their clinical decision making in practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will demonstrate more advanced understanding of the scientific advances and evidence-based research that underpins skill development specific to intensive care nursing practice by:
- Integration of core principles covered in the subject and its pre-requisites, Applied Pathophysiology, Foundation of Critical Care Nursing and Critical Care Nursing Practice to develop practice knowledge that supports comprehensive patient assessment and monitoring
- Application of knowledge and skills to recognise, prioritise and respond to patients experiencing acute alterations to health status
- Evaluation of the effect of intensive care nursing interventions in the delivery of safe and competent nursing
- Application of skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflective practice to the delivery of specialist intensive care nursing
Generic skills
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication
- A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work
- Advanced competencies in areas of professional expertise and/or scholarship
- Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach
- An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline
- An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90099 | Critical Care Nursing Practice |
March (Online)
September (Online)
|
6.25 |
AND
Note: the following subject/s can also be taken concurrently (at the same time)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90126 | Intensive Care Nursing 1 |
June (Online)
Summer Term (Online)
|
6.25 |
NURS90127 | Intensive Care Nursing 2 |
March (Online)
September (Online)
|
6.25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students are required to be working in an intensive care setting and have background foundational knowledge in critical care nursing.
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Clinical Skills Assessments x 4, equivalent 200 words in total
| During the assessment period | N/A |
Clinical Performance Appraisal
| At the end of the assessment period | N/A |
Patient Assessment and Care Plan Part 1: Audio‐visual presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1000 words)
| End of the assessment period | 20% |
Written assessment
| At the end of the assessment period | 80% |
Additional details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- January - Online
Coordinators Rebecca Jarden and Rosemary Turner Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 80 hours Pre teaching start date 28 December 2020 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 4 January 2021 to 23 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 29 December 2021 Census date 29 January 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 April 2021 Assessment period ends 30 May 2021 January contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- June - Online
Coordinators Rosemary Turner and Rebecca Jarden Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 80 hours Pre teaching start date 14 June 2021 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 21 June 2021 to 7 November 2021 Last self-enrol date 15 June 2021 Census date 16 July 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 September 2021 Assessment period ends 14 November 2021 June contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
Students are required to undertake 9 – 10 hours per week of online and self‐directed learning activities
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022