Paediatric Intensive Care Practice (NURS90096)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
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About this subject
Contact information
Year Long (Extended)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | Year Long (Extended) - Off Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the GC-NPPIC Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Paediatric Intensive Care)
AND
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
Summer Term (Online)
June (Online)
|
12.5 |
This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses. Please contact the School of Melbourne Custom Programs for more information.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Reflective essay
| 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. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 2 clinical performance appraisals. | One per semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long (Extended) - Off Campus
Coordinators Cathy Daniel and Kim Morris Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 31 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 25 November 2022 Year Long (Extended) 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
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Paediatric Intensive Care)
Last updated: 31 January 2024