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<h1>NS5001 - Applied Physiological Assessment</h1>
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<td class="labelheading">Credit points:</td>
<td>03</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Year:</td>
<td>2014</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Student Contribution Band:</td>
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								Band 1</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Administered by:</td>
<td>School of Nursing, Midwifery &amp; Nutrition (pre 2015)</td>
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<p>This subject will introduce the registered nurse to advanced physiological nursing knowledge and advanced physical nursing assessment. Content includes physiological and biological concepts which inform specialist nursing practice and this will be applied to patients with complex health care needs. The subject is relevant to nurses caring for patients in specialist clinical practice settings.</p>
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<li>identify patients who have altered health status as a result of bio/psycho/social factors; </li>
<li>describe the importance of pathophysiological processes in relation to the development of acute and chronic disease states; </li>
<li>discuss pharmacological concepts related to treating patients who are critically ill; </li>
<li>apply principles of microbiology when treating patients with complex health problems. </li>
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<h2>Availabilities</h2>
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<td class="labelheadingindent" colspan="2">External,
				Study Period 1</td>
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<td class="labelindent" colspan="2" align="right">Census Date 27-Mar-2014</td>
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<tr><td class="labelindent">Coord/Lect:</td>
<td>Ms Helen Wright.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Method of Delivery:</td><td>WWW - LearnJCU</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Assessment:</td><td>assignments (40%); case study: physical assessment (60%). </td></tr>
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<p><span style="color: #000;font-weight:bold;">Note: </span>
			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.</p>
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