NS5500 - Nursing Assessment and Management of the Acutely Ill Adult

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

Recognition and management of a person whose clinical condition is deteriorating is a nursing priority. This subject provides a framework through which registered nurses working in acute care areas are able to identify and respond to the clinical deterioration of an individual. Topics within this subject enable registered nurses to prioritise their nursing assessment and management of an acutely ill adult. The learning experiences are directed towards the management of a person requiring complex care in an acute care setting via readings and case studies focusing on clinical reasoning and judgement development.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the physiological processes of the vital signs;
• discuss prioritisation of assessment;
• perform a holistic assessment of an acutely ill adult in an acute care environment;
• discuss the importance of working within an acute care multidisciplinary team.

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 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.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Elspeth Hillman
Method of Delivery:	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.