Units : | 1 |
School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Requisites
Pre-requisite: NUR2203 and NUR2204 and NUR2299
Enrolment is not permitted in NUR3398 if NUR2000 and NUR3101 has been previously completed
Overview
Increasing patient acuity and escalating complexity of patient care means that Registered Nurses need to be accurately and efficiently skilled to undertake a comprehensive clinical assessment of deteriorating patients and respond safely and effectively to promote positive patient outcomes. In order to achieve this, Registered Nurses require knowledge of the theoretical and clinical concepts that inform reasoned, evidence-based decision making in practice and promote, safe, ethical, quality nursing care. This course builds on evidence-based practice approaches and develops critical thinking and decision-making skills to ensure optimal outcomes across the lifespan for patients with acute health care needs.
This course aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to confidently and competently perform a comprehensive assessment of patient and safely perform increasingly complex nursing interventions. This course will enable students to make safe and effective clinical decisions and to understand and apply theories of clinical decision-making including the clinical reasoning model in clinical practice.
This course contains a mandatory residential school.
Residential School attendance is mandatory to pass the course.
As per the BNSG Program Rules, students are required to meet all mandatory course requirements including - mandatory residential school or clinical laboratory requirements where this is present in courses.
This course contains an Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council mandated medication calculations quiz. 100% in medication calculations is required to pass the course.
As per the BNSG Program Rules, students are required to attempt and submit all assessment items in a course. This program rule forms part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council [ANMAC].
These program rules form part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMAC).
Course offers
Study period | Mode | Campus |
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Semester 1, 2023 | External | |
Semester 2, 2023 | External |