NS2022 - Clinical Nursing Practice 3

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
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 patient responses to pathophysiological processes and how these may affect patients throughout their lifespan. Related nursing skills and professional development will be addressed. Basic assessment skills introduced in Clinical Nursing Practice 1 and 2 are further developed. Problem-solving skills are emphasised so that students can appropriately, systematically and expeditiously assess a client's health status and assist the client to meet his/her functional health care needs. This is achieved through lectures, professional experience workshops and flexible modules and application of this knowledge in the clinical setting.

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;
• continue to develop an awareness of the health needs of diverse groups within Australian society and acquire knowledge to assist in making sound clinical decisions.

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 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 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 select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• 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 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
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Townsville, Limited, Study Period 3
Census Date 07-Feb-2013
Face to face teaching (5 day residential at Townsville)
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	40 hours - Residential teaching block 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	.
Mackay, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
Assessment:	.
Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
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Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Ylona Chun Tie
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 40 hours workshops/Seminars 80 hours professional experience
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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.