NS2022 - Clinical Nursing Practice 3

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

Available only to level 2 nursing students.

In this subject students learn about pathophysiological processes and patient responses to these which may affect a client throughout his/her lifespan. Related nursing skills and professional development will be addressed. Basic assessment skills introduced in the Foundations of Nursing subjects will be further developed. Problem-solving skills are emphasised so that students can appropriately, systematically and expeditiously assess a clients health status and assist the client to meet his/her functional health care needs. This will be achieved through lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and flexible modules and application of this knowledge in the clinical setting.

Learning Outcomes

• develop an awareness of the health needs of diverse groups within Australian society;
• develop and institute nursing care for clients with altered health status;
• discuss the clinical aspects of treatment practices and holistic patient care for the client who is experiencing an alteration in functional health status;
• integrate knowledge from other subjects in applying the skills of clinical decision making and reflective practice;
• integrate the professional knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for clinical application.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

BM1011 and BM1022 and NS1222 and NS1211 and (HS1005 OR NS1003) and HS1111 and (NS1012 OR NS1004) and NS1220

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 105 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); observed structured clinical examination (osce) (10%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Medication Caculation Mastery. Basic life support mastery. Clinical placement - pass/fail.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 3
Census Date 03-Feb-2011
Face to face teaching 14-Feb-2011 to 18-Feb-2011 (5 day residential at Townsville)
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	105 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); observed structured clinical examination (osce) (10%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Medication Calculation Mastery. Basic life support mastery. Clinical placement - pass/fail.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 105 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); observed structured clinical examination (osce) (10%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Medication Calculation Mastery. Basic life support mastery. Clinical placement - pass/fail.
Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 105 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); observed structured clinical examination (osce) (10%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Medication Calculation Mastery. Basic life support mastery. Clinical placement - pass/fail.
Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 105 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); observed structured clinical examination (osce) (10%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Medication Calculation Mastery. Basic life support mastery. Clinical placement - pass/fail.

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