Faculty Of Health Sciences
NSG4SCN, 2012
| Subject Code: | NSG4SCN |
| Subject Short Title: | SPECIAL CARE OF THE NEONATE |
| Credit Points: | 20 |
| Special Conditions: | Students must provide evidence of approved health facility access to a minimum of 140-hours of supervised clinical experience that is commensurate with being able to achieve the clinical competencies of this subject. |
| Subject Description: | In this subject students will develop beginning expertise as a neonatal nurse. The subject will introduce students to the common neonatal conditions that are encountered in the Special Care Nursery & Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Students will develop an understanding of the complex physiological processes of these common conditions while they extend their knowledge of skills, nursing therapies and current neonatal practices. Students will develop an ability to anticipate nursing specific problems and to plan, implement and evaluate the care of neonates in an individualised developmentally supportive framework. |
| Corequisites: | NSG4CHA |
| Class Requirements: | A flexible learning package equivalent to 50-hours of classroom learning plus 140-hours of competency-based clinical practice. |
| Work Experience Indicator: | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry |
| Available to 'Study Abroad' students: | N |
Assessment:
| Assessment Type | % | Comments |
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| One 2,500-word assignment | 40 | Hurdle Requirement: Students must pass all theory and clinical in order to obtain an overall pass grade in this subject. |
| One 3-hour examination | 60 | Hurdle Requirement: The clinical placement competency-based assessment and (PPP) is to be completed before a grade/mark is allocated the subject. |
Readings:
| Reading Type | Title | Author | Publisher |
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| Prescribed | Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care nursing | Verklan, M and Walden, M 2004 | 3rd edn, W.B. Saunders |
| Prescribed | Merenstein & Gardner's handbook of neonatal intensive care | Gardner, S, Carter B, Enzman-Hines, M & Hernandez, J 2011 | 7th edn, Mosby |
Subject Coordinator: Ms Melissah Burnett
| Subject Availability |
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| BUNDOORA |
| Semester 1, Day. Ms Melissah Burnett (m.burnett@latrobe.edu.au) |
| Semester 2, Day. Ms Melissah Burnett (m.burnett@latrobe.edu.au) |
| Week 17-30, Day. Ms Melissah Burnett (m.burnett@latrobe.edu.au) |
| Week 39-51, Day. Ms Melissah Burnett (m.burnett@latrobe.edu.au) |
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