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Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing (NURS90087)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2 (Extended)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 (Extended) - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject extends the theoretical knowledge of paediatric intensive care nursing students have gained by exploring acute and complex illness and injury in the critically ill and/or injured paediatric patient, particularly those requiring high technology care management. Students will apply knowledge and skills in problem solving, critical thinking and reflective practice to explore the evidence underpinning paediatric intensive care nursing to solve patient management problems encountered in specific intensive care environments. Students will extend their knowledge to assess, plan, manage and evaluate interventions, while developing a deeper understanding and appreciation of patient and family perspectives of illness and disease.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Integrate knowledge regarding paediatric anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, mechanism of injury and pharmacotherapeutics to explain assessment findings in paediatric intensive care patient presentations
- Apply scientific principles to further explore knowledge and evidence-based skills applicable to the specialty of paediatric intensive care
- Critically analyse patient assessment and diagnostic findings to recognise and prioritise age appropriate, specific, and family centred therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing complex paediatric disease or injury states
- Apply advanced specialist paediatric knowledge and evidence to clinical decision making when developing a plan of care and determining nursing interventions in critically ill and/or injured children and their families
- Apply scientific principles to evaluate paediatric intensive care nursing interventions and further explore the evolving knowledge applicable to complex paediatric intensive care nursing
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 or selection of one of the following:
- MC-ANP Master of Advanced Nursing Practice
- MC-ADVNPPH Master of Advanced Nursing Practice/Master of Public Health
- GC-PAEICN Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90085 | Foundations in Paediatric Critical Care | April (Online) |
12.5 |
This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
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
| Second half of the teaching period | 20% |
Written assignment
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Extended) - Online
Coordinators Kim Morris and Cathy Daniel Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours (online over 16 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 June 2024 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to familiarise themselves with the subject's Learning Management System (LMS), subject information, including assessment tasks. Teaching period 1 July 2024 to 17 November 2024 Last self-enrol date 5 July 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 24 November 2024 Semester 2 (Extended) 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
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- 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