NS2218 - Clinical Nursing Practice 4 (Midwifery)
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition (pre 2015) |
In this subject students will build on knowledge gained in Clinical Nursing Practice 3. 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;
- identify various methods of managing nursing care (eg team, task and total patient care);
- utilise evidence based information for nursing practice.
| Prerequisites: | NS1003 AND NS1004 AND BM1011 AND BM1022 AND NS1222 AND NS1211 AND HS1111 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NS2213 NS2214 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Helen Wright |
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| Assessment: | indicative only. |
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.