| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credits: | 50.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 8.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 8 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Concepts, knowledge, skills and current research findings related to perioperative nursing care practice. Problem-solving approaches in the design and implementation of perioperative nursing care. Ethical and legal issues. Evidence-based plans of care incritical incident situations. Delivery of perioperative nursing interventions for patients requiring surgical intervention. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated application of knowledge of research findings relevant to the development of a perioperative nursing care project. Related legal and ethical principles to the analysis of critical incidents in perioperative nursing practice. Integrated evidence-based knowledge in the analysis of perioperative nursing care. Synthesised a conceptual framework for use in perioperative nursing practice. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Drain, C. (1994), The Post-Anesthesia Care Unit - A Critical Care Approach to Post-Anaesthesia Nursing. Sydney, S.B. Saunders Company. Meeker M. and Rothrock J., (1999), Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, (11th ed.). Mosby, Sydney. ACORN Standards, Guidelines and Policy Statements. (2002). |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Clinical Project. Continuous competency based clinical evaluation. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
