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
NUR30005 High Acuity Nursing

Pre-requisite
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
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
15-July-2024
20-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
28-July-2024
Census date
09-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
06-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
15-July-2024
20-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
28-July-2024
Census date
09-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
06-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
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
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

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Lecture		 2.00 8 weeks  16
On-campus
Class		 2.00  8 weeks  16
On-campus
Practical		 2.00  6 weeks  12
Placement
Placement		 40.00  4 weeks  160
Specified Activities
Various		 2.00  12 weeks  24
Unspecified Activities
Various		 5.67 12 weeks  68
On-campus
Practical		 2.00 2 weeks 2
TOTAL     300

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.