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Unit of Study NURS3003 - Complex Challenges in Nursing Care (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    The laboratory activities within this unit require students to fulfill certain vaccination compliance requirements prior to attending laboratory classes. As some vaccination protocols can take up to 5 months to complete, we encourage you to prepare now. Compliance requirements include SCU Vaccination requirements in accordance with state Health policies: NSW Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases; and QLD Health Vaccination Requirements. SCU has incorporated a combined NSW and QLD vaccination procedure as students may need to attend laboratory classes in both states. Full details of vaccination compliance requirements for this unit are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements

Unit description

Provides students with the opportunity to further develop and demonstrate integrated competence regarding complex nursing challenges. Students will be required to demonstrate high level assessment, planning and interventions skills in response to complex and challenging care situations.

Unit content

  • Triage assessment
  • Emergency procedures
    • Advanced life support
    • Paediatric resuscitation
  • Complex paediatric medication administration
  • Shock and system failure / advanced IV management 
  • Venepuncture
  • Medications and technologies in the care and management of acute trauma and shock disorders
  • Advanced airway management
    • Endotracheal tubes
  • Psychiatric emergencies
  • Drug-induced psychosis
  • Dealing with intoxication and withdrawal states
  • Pharmacological concepts in the management of psychiatric emergencies and intoxication and withdrawal states

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Session2
Session2
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2
Lismore
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes

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:

demonstrate comprehensive and timely assessment skills in acute and emergency situations

interpret and respond to patient presentations in simulated emergency situations

synthesise knowledge and skills to safely administer medications in complex settings

demonstrate leadership capabilities in managing teams

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Farrell, M & Dempsey, J, 2017, Smeltzer and Bare's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 4th edn, Wolter Kluwer, North Ryde, NSW. ISBN: 9781496349125.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.