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Critical Care Nursing (NURS90152)
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 provides the theoretical knowledge for specialty practice in critical 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 complex 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90076 | Applied Pathophysiology |
July (Online)
January (Online)
|
12.5 |
NURS90122 | Foundations of Critical Care Nursing |
April (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
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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Case Study Analysis
| First half of the teaching period | 30% |
Case Study Analysis
| From Week 10 to Week 12 | 30% |
Online test
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Online Test
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
Participation in at least 60% of online discussion activities. Evidence of 30 % participation at subject midpoint and 30 % at the end of the assessment period
| During the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Extended) - Online
Principal coordinator Rosemary Turner Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 June 2024 Pre teaching requirements Asynchronous learning and activities within the LMS of approximately 8-10 hours per week and synchronous online webinars and tutorials of 12-16 hours across the subject duration. 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
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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.
Last updated: 31 January 2024