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<h1>NS5500 - Nursing Assessment and Management of the Acutely Ill Adult</h1>
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					[Offered in odd-numbered years]

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<td class="labelheading">Credit points:</td>
<td>03</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Year:</td>
<td>2015</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>College of Healthcare Sciences</td>
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<p>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.</p>
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<li>describe the physiological processes of the vital signs; </li>
<li>discuss prioritisation of assessment; </li>
<li>perform a holistic assessment of an acutely ill adult in an acute care environment; </li>
<li>discuss the importance of working within an acute care multidisciplinary team. </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 26-Mar-2015</td>
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<tr><td class="labelindent">Coord/Lect:</td>
<td>Ms Elspeth Hillman.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Method of Delivery:</td><td>WWW - LearnJCU</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Assessment:</td><td>essays (60%); assignments (20%); journal activities (20%). </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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