Overview

Through the strengths-based framework, students will enhance their nursing management and care. From a concepts perspective, students will explore common high acuity patient presentations. Simulation will be used as an integral learning method to enable holistic management of high acuity patient presentations. The professional experience placement will provide an opportunity for students to consolidate their nursing practice.

Requisites

Prerequisites

200 Credit Points in BA-NUR Bachelor of Nursing

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Date Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Date Semester 1
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Utilise evidence-based clinical knowledge and skills to undertake a systematic approach to assessment of a person highly dependent on medical care
  • Explain the underlying pathophysiology of selected high acuity health problems to their clinical manifestations
  • Establish, implement and evaluate a care plan and other documentation specific to the needs of a person highly dependent on medical care
  • Communicate and work in collaboration with individuals/groups, significant others and the inter-professional health care team in the clinical setting

Teaching methods

All applicable locations

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week
Online Lecture 12 6 weeks 2
On-campus Class 24 6 weeks 4
On-campus Practical 24 6 weeks 4
Placement Placement 240 6 weeks 40
Total Hours: 300 Total Hours (per week): 50

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Professional experience placement, 2 Competency Assessments Individual Pass/Fail 1,2,3,4
Professional experience placement, Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT) Individual  50%  1,2,3,4
Presentation Individual/Group  30%  1,2,3,4 
Online Quiz Individual  20%  1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Collaborative, interprofessional and person centred care planning for a patient highly dependent on care in a variety of clinical settings
  • Pathophysiology, patient assessment and management of high acuity presentations related to trauma, surgery and to cardiovascular, respiratory, integumentary and neurological conditions
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.