COMPLEX EMERGENCY NURSING PRACTICE
NSG4CEN
Not currently offered
Credit points: 20
Subject outline
In this subject students will build on the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills obtained in Comprehensive Health Assessment and Advanced Emergency Nursing Practice. The subject will require students to examine and develop a repertoire of clinical interventions aimed at managing a 'complex' patient. The subject uses a range of educational activities to help students understand the physiological, psychological and social needs of this patient cohort and explore the interventions aimed at meeting those needs. Students are encouraged to build a personal portfolio of skills that can be combined into an effective package that provides quality patient care while functioning as a member in an emergency department team.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 20
Subject Co-ordinator: Lisa Dennis
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: NSG4CHA, NSG4AEN
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: NSG4CEM
Equivalent subjects: N/A
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.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Critical care nursing: Diagnosis and management | Prescribed | Urden, L.D., Stacy, K.M. & Lough, M.E. (2010) | MOSBY, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Emergency and trauma nursing | Prescribed | Curtis, K, Ramsden, C, Friendship, J 2007 | MOSBY, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults & Children. | Prescribed | McCance, K.L. & Huether, S.E. (2009) | 6TH EDN, UTAH: ELSEVIER MOSBY. |
| Readings | ACCCN's critical care nursing | Recommended | Elliot, D, Aitken, L M, Chaboyer, W 2007 | MOSBY, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Management of the mechanically ventilated patient. | Recommended | Pierce, L.N.B. (2007). | 2ND EDN, ELSEVIER, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Textbook of adult emergency medicine | Recommended | Cameron, P, Jelinek, G, Kelly, A, Murray, L, Brown, A F T and Heyworth, J 2004 | 2ND EDN, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Understanding electrocardiography. | Recommended | Conover, M.B. (2003) | 8TH EDN, SYDNEY: MOSBY. |