FOUNDATIONS FOR PERIANESTHETIC CARE NURSING PRACTICE A

NSM4FPA

Not currently offered

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

In this subject, students will advance their fundamental knowledge 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: Nursing and Midwifery (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Jacqueline McGregor

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

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