NS3224 - Integrated Nursing 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:

Available only to level 3 nursing science students.

This subject extends the process and knowledge begun in the previous nursing practice subjects by continuing to foster the students ability to exercise clinical judgement. Emphasis is placed on advanced assessment and implementation skills and techniques as the students learn to deal with patients who have increasingly complex health problems.

Learning Outcomes

• apply ethical and legal principles to clinical situations where issues such as termination of life support, euthanasia, organ transplant arise;
• demonstrate clinical skills and techniques for caring for a patient with complex health problems;
• integrate principles of management and time management strategies into clinical situations;
• refine assessment and planning skills in order to provide optimum care for a patient in a complex situation.

Prerequisites:	NS2011 and NS2213 and PP2131 and PP2231
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NS3114

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc116784
Contact hours:	30 hours 10 hours 30 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc116784
Contact hours:	30 hours 10 hours 30 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc116784
Contact hours:	30 hours 10 hours 30 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching 09-Oct-2006 to 13-Oct-2006 (5-day residential in Townsville)
Coordinator:	jc116784
Contact hours:	30 hours 10 hours 30 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc116784
Contact hours:	10 hours 30 hours - 5-day residential at Townsville campus 30 hours - Students utilise printed study modules in lieu of lectures
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.