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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.

313041 (v.2) Nursing Practice 365

Area: School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 44.0
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
Other: 9 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 4 x 2 Hours Semester
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice: 4 x 40 Hours Semester
Prerequisite(s):     313034 (v.1) Applied Bioscience 264 or any previous version
    OR
    300731 (v.3) Nursing and Midwifery Bioscience 244 or any previous version
AND
    313037 (v.2) Nursing Practice 264 or any previous version
    OR
    300729 (v.2) Adult Nursing Practice 224 or any previous version
Syllabus: Use a systems approach to assess, diagnose, manage, document and evaluate care related to complex health needs of patients/families. Apply therapeutic communication and meet nursing competency standards in selected clinical contexts. Assess and manage care needs of people with psychological crisis. Neurological assessment. Integrated comprehensive physical and mental health assessment. Advanced pain management. Specialised medication preparation, dosage calculation, administration and recording. Advanced respiratory and cardiovascular support: ventilation, chest drains, underwater seal drainage, haemodynamics monitoring, recording electrocardiography. Advanced foot assessment and ulcer management. Manual handling update.
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: 060309 Critical Care 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 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