FOUNDATIONS FOR CRITICAL CARE NURSING PRACTICE A

NSM4FCC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

In this subject, students will develop fundamental knowledge and skills required to care for patients in critical care nursing practice contexts. This subject provides a theoretical and practical foundation that prepares students for ethically oriented professional practice and undertake further studies at more advanced levels in critical care nursing. This subject enables students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, specialized 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: Nursing and Midwifery (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Katie Street

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply ethical standards to new contexts within your specialty area.
02. Apply specialty knowledge, skills &/ or equipment/technology to well defined situations in your specialty area.
03. Critically analyse current knowledge, data and processes in your specialty in order to inform your practice.
04. 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.
05. Make accurate assessments & develop reasonable and justifiable inferences.
06. Make informed judgements and develop plans in response to well defined scenarios, based on your review and analysis of relevant & substantial information.
07. Perform independent work & work as an effective team member in a variety of situations within your specialty setting.
08. Recognise your own learning needs & use learning strategies that are effective in your professional practice.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.