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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

313037 (v.3) Clinical Practice 264

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
Individual Study: 9 x 2 Hours Semester
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 4 x 2 Hours Semester
Clinical Practice: 2 x 40 Hours Semester
Prerequisite(s): 313030 (v.1) Applied Bioscience 263 or any previous version
AND
    313031 (v.1) Behavioural Health Science for Nursing 263 or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 310824 (v.2) Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) or any previous version
AND
    313032 (v.1) Inquiry for Nursing Practice 263 or any previous version
    OR
    314133 (v.1) Inquiry for Clinical Practice 365 or any previous version
AND
    313033 (v.4) Nursing Practice 263 or any previous version
    OR
    310828 (v.2) Supporting Women 223 or any previous version
Syllabus: Use a systems approach assess, diagnose, manage, document and evaluate care related to the unstable client in surgical or medical settings. Apply therapeutic communication and meet relevant competency standards in selected clinical contexts. Assess and manage care needs of people with depressive states. Inter-professional care planning. Medication (parenteral, paediatric) preparation, administration and recording, dosage calculations and medication infusion devices. Intravenous fluid replacement therapy across the lifespan, including blood product replacement. Advanced pain management across the lifespan. Emergency procedures, including paediatric (infant and child) resuscitation. Advanced wound and stoma care. Nutritional support, Pre/post operative care. Principles of isolation and barrier nursing.
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
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y    
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y    
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2013 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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