Course overview
This course will enable registered nurses to develop the specialist knowledge and skills to manage and lead the provision of comprehensive, evidence based nursing care to critically ill clients across the lifespan. Evidenced based practice in critical care nursing, comprehensive nursing assessment including advanced data collection and interpretation, clinical reasoning, problem solving and decision making, comprehensive care planning and nursing management of the patient with complex critical illnesses, use of technology, paediatric and obstetric considerations (including resuscitation), retrieval of the critically ill patient, clinical leadership, nursing accountability, clinical governance, scope of practice, professional, legal and ethical aspects of nursing care.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate clinical competence in nursing management of clients with complex critical illness
- Integrate best available evidence in the nursing management of critically ill clients
- Effectively collaborate with members of the health care team to achieve optimal outcomes for clients with critical illness
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of ethical practice in the nursing management of critically ill clients
- Differentiate the professional standards, codes, guidelines, and legislation relevant to the specialist critical care nursing role
- Critically analyse the scope of practice and accountability of the specialist critical care nurse in the management of clients with critical illness.
- Critically analyse the leadership role of the specialist critical care nurse.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 61067
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 5
Notes:
Class number 61068
Section TU05
Size 34
Available 1
Notes:
Class number 61069
Section TU04
Size 34
Available 2
Notes:
Class number 61070
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 1
Notes:
Class number 61071
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 2
Notes:
Class number 61072
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 0
Notes:
Class number 59967
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 0
Class number 59968
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 0
Class number 60894
Section WS06
Size 30
Available 0
Class number 60895
Section WS05
Size 30
Available 0
Class number 60896
Section WS04
Size 30
Available 1
Class number 60897
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 6
Class number 61073
Section WS07
Size 30
Available 26
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