FOUNDATIONS FOR PERIANESTHETIC CARE NURSING PRACTICE A
NSM4FPA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this subject, students will advance their fundamental knowedge and skills required to care for complex, high acuity patients in the perianaesthetic nursing contexts of anaesthesia and recovery. This subject provides a theoretical and practical foundation that prepares students for ethically oriented advanced professional practice in perianaesthetic care nursing through a critical care approach to comprehensive patient assessment . This subject enables students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, specialised clinical proficiency, and effective communication skills. Students will be able to make independent judgements; plan, implement and evaluate practice in specialty contexts and function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team. The subject is delivered via a flexible online mode comprising learning modules via LMS and a limited number of on-campus workshops (and/or equivalent online virtual classrooms) and supported by appropriate clinical practicum.
School: School of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Jacqueline McGregor
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted in HMN (V1, V2, V3 or V4)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply specialty knowledge, skills &/or equipment/technology to well defined situations in perianaesthetic nursing practice.
- Activities:
- Online activity; Clinical practicum in specialty setting.
02. Make accurate assessments & develop reasonable and justifiable inferences.
- Activities:
- Online activity; Clinical practicum in specialty setting.
03. Make informed judgements and develop plans in response to well defined scenarios, based on your review and analysis of relevant & substantial information.
- Activities:
- Online activity; Clinical practicum in specialty setting.
04. Critically analyse current knowledge, data and processes in perianaesthetic care in order to inform your practice.
- Activities:
- Online learning activity; written exercise; clinical practicum in specialty practice.
05. Determine the communication approach required in a specific situation and tailor your professional communication, using listening, speaking, writing and ICT skills, to achieve effective and positive outcomes.
- Activities:
- Clinical practicum in specialty practice.
06. Perform independent work & work as an effective team member in a variety of situations within the operating suite.
- Activities:
- Clinical practicum in specialty practice.
07. Apply ethical standards to new contexts within perianaesthetic care.
- Activities:
- Clinical practicum in specialty practice.
08. Recognise your own learning needs & use learning strategies that are effective in your professional practice.
- Activities:
- Online learning activity; written exercise; clinical practicum in specialty practice.