NS5730 - Advanced Surgical Nursing

[Offered in even-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject focuses on the delivery of advanced nursing care to surgical clients within the current health context. Contemporary issues that will be discussed include the continuum of care, clinical pathways, diagnostic related groups and the role of the specialist surgical nurse. In conjunction with these contemporary issues the content will include pain management, wound management, discharge planning, pre and post operative care and the care of a high acuity client. The learning experience will be directed via readings, activities, critical thinking exercises, reflective journalling and case studies.

Learning Outcomes

• discuss contemporary issues and trends in clinical management;
• discuss how the continuum of care provides an holistic approach to health delivery for surgical clients;
• perform a comprehensive assessment on a surgical client within the clinical environment.

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;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of 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 manage future career and personal development;
• 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 generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• 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 select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Ms Elspeth Hillman
Method of Delivery:	CDROM and WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	assignments.

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.