Cardiovascular Nursing 2

Course aim

This course will enable registered nurses to expand and extend their knowledge of current practices and principles underlying the prevention of cardiac disease and maintenance of cardiovascular health.

Course content

Pathophysiology and management of biomedical and lifestyle/behavioural risk factors that contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease; absolute risk and the assessment tools used to identify individual risk of cardiovascular disease; principles of primary health care, health promotion, prevention; health education and behaviour change models; cardiac rehabilitation; heart failure management;  principles of evaluating the effectiveness of cardiovascular health from the individual to the program.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Clinical Portfolio, Online activities, Online Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.