311299 (v.1) Nursing Practice 562

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice:	1 x 192 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s):	311297 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience 562 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Medical/surgical nursing care. Airway management, care of the unconscious patient. Medical/surgical asepsis. Fluid, wound, pressure care, pain, and continence management. Documentation and evaluation of care. Health mathematics. Administration of medications. Intramuscular, subcutaneous and intravenous. Introduction to perioperative nursing. Clinical skills relating to major alterations in health status - intercostal catheter, electrocardiogram, neurological conditions.
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Field of Education:	060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Pass/Fail

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