NS5512 - Intensive Care Nursing 2

[Offered in even-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition (pre 2015)

Students must be employed minimum 0.6FTE in an Intensive Care Unit for the duration of this subject

<b>CONCURRENT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT EMPLOYMENT (MINIMUM 0.6FTE) REQUIRED.</b> This subject will build on students previous learning in the subject Intensive Care Nursing 1. Subject content increases in complexity and students will have the opportunity to apply theoretical and practical knowledge to patients with multifactorial complex health problems. Students will also be introduced to advanced practices such as: trauma management, advanced life support and advanced technological intervention.

Learning Outcomes

• conduct advanced, comprehensive nursing assessments of critically ill patients in unpredictable and complex situations;
• demonstrate the ability to synthesise and interpret client/patient physical findings and diagnostic data to identify normal and abnormal findings;
• apply an advanced problem-solving approach to plan and implement individualised nursing care for complex, critically ill patients with multifactorial conditions;
• actively participate in multidisciplinary team collaboration to facilitate safe and effective patient/client centred health outcomes within a complex technological environment.

Prerequisites:

NS5511

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator:	Mrs Karen Wynne
Contact hours:	160 hours professional experience
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); 160 hours icu clinical practice [sat/unsat] (%); assignments (40%); clinical supervisor agreement [sat/unsat] (%); intensive care clinical competencies [sat/unsat] (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of set competency tasks

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.