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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

NURS2005 (v.1) Integrated Clinical Practice

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
Equivalent(s): 313037 (v.3) Clinical Practice 264 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     313033 (v.4) Nursing Practice 263 or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 314267 (v.1) Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 310824 (v.2) Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) or any previous version
    OR
    NURS2002 (v.1) Integrated Nursing Practice or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into B-MIDW (v.1) Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) or any previous version
AND
    313030 (v.1) Applied Bioscience 263 or any previous version
    OR
    GMED2000 (v.1) Applied Bioscience for Chronic Conditions 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 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.
Field of Education: 060301 General Nursing
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2         Y
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2015 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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