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Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing 1 (NURS90085)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
March
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | March - Off Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides the theoretical foundation for competent practice in paediatric critical care. Students will extend their knowledge from Applied Physiology to develop an understanding of acute and complex illnesses and diseases commonly seen in the critically ill paediatric patient. The biological basis for and evidence-based principles underpinning treatment and symptom management of common diseases and illnesses will be explored. The application of technology used in paediatric critical care will be examined. Students will gain essential knowledge to assess, plan, manage and evaluate interventions. Students will gain a deeper understanding of and integration of patient and family perspectives of illness and disease to their clinical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, it is expected that students will be able to do the following:
- Apply principles regarding paediatric anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, mechanism of injury and pharmacotherapeutics to explain assessment findings for common paediatric critical care patient presentations
- Apply scientific principles to further explore knowledge and evidence-based skills applicable to the specialty of paediatric critical care
- Critically analyse assessment and diagnostic findings to recognise and prioritise age appropriate, specific, and family centred therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing disease states common to paediatric critical care patients
- Apply specialist paediatric knowledge and evidence to clinical decision making when developing a plan of care and determining nursing interventions in critically ill children and their families
- Apply scientific principles to evaluate paediatric critical care nursing interventions and explore the evolving knowledge applicable to the specialty of paediatric critical care nursing
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and postgraduate 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 synthesize the research and professional literature in this discipline
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 |
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NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
January (Online)
July (Online)
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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 |
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Written assignment
| First half of the teaching period | 40% |
Quiz
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
Written assignment
| End of the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- March - Off Campus
Coordinators Kim Morris and Stephen Mckeever Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 6 March 2023 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to familiarise themselves with the subject's Learning Management System (LMS), subject information, including assessment tasks. Teaching period 13 March 2023 to 11 June 2023 Last self-enrol date 7 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 May 2023 Assessment period ends 3 July 2023 March contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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