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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

313033 (v.4) Nursing Practice 263

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: 1 x 2 Hours Once-only
Other: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 2 x 2 Hours Once-only
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice: 4 x 40 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s):     313029 (v.2) Nursing Practice 162 or any previous version
    OR
    300721 (v.3) Primary Health Care Practice 122 or any previous version
AND
    313399 (v.2) Integrated Systems Anatomy and Physiology 100 or any previous version
    OR
    1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
Syllabus: Use a systems approach to assess, diagnose, plan, manage, document and evaluate patient care. Therapeutic interventions relating to cardiovascular, respiratory, neurovascular and elimination support. Assess and manage care needs of people with confusional states. Apply therapeutic communication, critical reasoning and meet nursing competency standards in selected clinical contexts. Medication (oral, topical, inhalation) preparation, administration and recording, dosage calculations, legislative control. Introduction to pain assessment and management, including complementary therapy. Fluid balance maintenance, monitoring and documentation. Wound care and removal of sutures. Continence (bowel and bladder elimination) and emesis management. Apply chronic condition self-management support skills. Standard precautions. Adult resuscitation in clinical contexts.
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.
Field of Education: 060301 General Nursing
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y    
2012 Geraldton University Centre Semester 2 Y        
2012 Great Southern TAFE Albany Semester 2 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