NSN805 Specialist Intensive Care Nursing
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| Unit code: | NSN805 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $555 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,976 |
| International unit fee | $4,236 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Online
| Unit code: | NSN805 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
Overview
Registered nurses working in intensive care require specialised knowledge and skills to plan, provide and evaluate safe evidence-based nursing care. Working in a complex and dynamic healthcare environment, the specialist intensive care nurse is required to have the ability to respond, adapt, implement, evaluate and communicate decisions based on the scope and context of practice for a range of critically ill individuals and their families across the lifespan. Contemporary healthcare service delivery in the intensive care setting is constantly changing. You will be encouraged to critique and employ innovative technologies and therapies.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply advanced specialist, theoretical and technical knowledge of intensive care nursing to improve and transform person-centred and family care.
- Critically analyse and evaluate complex health related situations during critical illness in the intensive care setting to identify problems and develop evidence-based solutions.
- Collaborate and communicate to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based outcomes in a range of clinical encounters in the specialty of intensive care nursing.
- Employ leadership by drawing on evidence-based recommendations and peer feedback to evaluate a clinical case.
Content
This unit will cover the following topics:
- Cardiac care and cardiothoracic
- Advanced haemodynamic monitoring
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Intra aortic balloon pumps
- ECMO
- Ventricular assist devices
- Obstetric emergencies
- Haematology/oncological emergencies; and
- Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Lectures (online) to support knowledge development and academic literacy skills
- Online self-directed learning
- Peer review/feedback
- Individual research and readings; and
- Collaborative activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you through the following:
- Formative feedback in workshops and activities
- Comments and grading via rubrics on summative assessment
- Feedback from peers.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment for this unit is comprised of 3 summative items.
This unit will use online web-based text-matching software that assists students to develop the academic skills required to correctly use and cite reference material as well as check citations to determine and avoid possible instances of plagiarism.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Case Analysis
You will undertake a critique of your clinical decisions based on a presented deteriorating patient scenario. You will present a structured case analysis using a recognised framework to complete this activity.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extension.
Assessment: Case presentation
You will present a case study and critique the care provided to the patient in line with the current best available evidence. This presentation will be undertaken within a clinical environment to an audience of your peers. You will submit a PowerPoint presentation that contains references to your work.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Exam
You will be required to complete a written examination which will include multichoice questions, clinical case/s and short answer items in which you will apply critical analysis skills and the integration of specialised theoretical knowledge to a range of clinical situations.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
In undertaking this unit, students must meet the inherent employment requirements.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of ordinary risks associated with undertaking this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.NS32 Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Demonstrate and apply advanced health care knowledge and skills in a specialist nursing area.
Relates to: Case Analysis, Exam - Critically analyse, evaluate, and reflect on specialist nursing knowledge, evidence and practice to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Relates to: Case Analysis, Case presentation, Exam - Use evidence-based theories and frameworks to inform emerging leadership practice in nursing and interprofessional collaborations.
Relates to: Case presentation - Communicate complex evidence-based knowledge through education, professional communication, and a range of digital technologies.
Relates to: Case presentation
NS95 Master of Nursing
- Apply advanced knowledge and skills to manage and improve nursing practices across diverse and complex contexts to improve health outcomes and service provision.
Relates to: Case Analysis, Exam - Critically analyse evidence to inform decision-making in advanced nursing and interprofessional care contexts.
Relates to: Case Analysis, Case presentation, Exam - Communicate complex evidence-based findings through professional dissemination using a range of digital technologies.
Relates to: Case presentation