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Intensive Care Nursing (NURS90151)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
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 1 (Extended) - Online Semester 2 (Extended) - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is designed to provide the theoretical knowledge for specialty practice in intensive care. Students will extend their knowledge from Applied Pathophysiology and Foundations in Critical Care Nursing to understand acute and complex illnesses and disease in patients who are critically ill requiring high-technology care management. Students will gain essential knowledge to assess, plan, manage and evaluate interventions. Patient and family perspectives of illness will be considered in the development and implementation of multi-disciplinary care planning.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should 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, 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
Generic skills
- Apply a high level of problem-solving skills
- Demonstrate a high level of critical thinking and analytical skills
- Feel confident when tackling unfamiliar problems
- Demonstrate a high level of oral and written communication skills
Last updated: 8 November 2024