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Unit of Study NRS00613 - Postoperative Nursing Care and Professional Issues (2014)

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Unit description

Explores the postoperative phase and enables students to expand their knowledge and skills in this area with the added support of a nurse mentor in a work setting. Students are also given the opportunity to apply these principles to a selected area of surgical specialty.

Unit content

  1. Introduction of the PNSA role in the postoperative phase
  2. The postoperative evaluation of the patient
  3. Application to the specialty area of your choice
  4. The evolving context of the PNSA role
  5. Professional perspective of the PNSA role
  6. Personal perspective of the PNSA role
  7. Conclusion

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Location Domestic International
Online Session 2 Session 2,  2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse the PNSA role and procedures in the postoperative phase
2 continue the development of advanced skills and knowledge in discharge planning, patient education, and evaluation of patient outcomes
3 analyse and discuss the evolving context of the role of the PNSA and the professional issues which arise from these
4 critically reflect on the PNSA role from your own perspective and from issues evident or arising within your place of employment.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse the PNSA role and procedures in the postoperative phase
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. continue the development of advanced skills and knowledge in discharge planning, patient education, and evaluation of patient outcomes
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. analyse and discuss the evolving context of the role of the PNSA and the professional issues which arise from these
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. critically reflect on the PNSA role from your own perspective and from issues evident or arising within your place of employment.
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

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