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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

313045 (v.2) Nursing Practice 366

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 48.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 4 x 2 Hours Semester
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 4 x 2 Hours Once-only
Clinical Practice: 4 x 40 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s): 313041 (v.2) Nursing Practice 365 or any previous version
OR
313038 (v.1) Applied Bioscience 365 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Use a systems approach to assess, diagnose, manage, document and evaluate care related to specialised health care needs of patients/families. Apply therapeutic communication and meet nursing competency standards in selected clinical contexts. Medication dosage calculations. Wound and burns care. Stroke, potential lethal arrythmias. Integrated care of the unconscious, spinal and multi trauma patient. Management of invasive therapy and monitoring. End of life care and last offices.
Field of Education: 060309 Critical Care Nursing
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y    
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y    
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2014 Great Southern TAFE Albany Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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