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NS5511:03
Intensive Care Nursing 1
40 hours flexible delivery plus a minimum employment of 0.6 FTE in an appropriate clinical facility is required for the duration of the subject, or as negotiated with the course coordinator. Semester 1.
Applicants are required to be eligible for registration as a nurse in Queensland or elsewhere in Australia; hold a recognised undergraduate degree in nursing or a related discipline or its equivalent as approved by the Head of the School of Nursing Sciences; have 12 months minimum postgraduate clinical experience.
This subject explores the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required by registered nurses when caring for patients in the intensive care unit. Content includes managing the physical and psychosocial needs for patients with complex health care problems, clinical problem-solving and introduction to technological interventions. Competency-based clinical assessment will occur during the clinical practice component of the subject.