NS2214 - Clinical Nursing Practice 4

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Subject chain:	NS2214
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

In this subject students will build on knowledge gained in Transitions into Nursing 1. They will continue to learn about pathophysiological processes which may affect patients throughout their lifespan. Related medical-surgical nursing skills and professional development will be addressed. Problem-solving skills are emphasised so that students can appropriately, systematically and expeditiously assess a client's functional health status and assist the client to meet his/her functional health care needs.

Learning Outcomes

• develop assessment skills and institute nursing management to provide safe and effective nursing care to patients with specific dysfunction;
• discuss the clinical aspects of treatment practices for the patient who is experiencing an alteration in functional health status;
• integrate theoretical and practical knowledge into clinical practice;
• utilise evidence-based information for nursing practice;
• identify various methods of managing nursing care (eg team, task and total patient care).

Graduate Qualities

• 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 read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• 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 HS1111 and (NS1012 OR NS1004) and NS1220 and (HS1005 OR NS1003)
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NS2213

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Miss Lori Delaney
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 15 days clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); objective structured clinical examination (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of clinical placement
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Non-standard start/end 18-Jul-2011 to 18-Nov-2011
Face to face teaching 18-Jul-2011 to 22-Jul-2011 (5 day residential in Townsville)
Coordinator:	Miss Lori Delaney
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 15 days clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); objective structured clinical examination (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of clinical placement
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Miss Lori Delaney
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 15 days clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); objective structured clinical examination (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of clinical placement
Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Miss Lori Delaney
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 15 days clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); objective structured clinical examination (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of clinical placement
Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Miss Lori Delaney
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 15 days clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); objective structured clinical examination (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of clinical placement

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.