Critical Care Nursing 1
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
NURS 5117
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
100524
9
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
To enable registered nurses to develop the specialist knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive, evidence based nursing care to critically ill adult clients
Evidenced based practice in critical care nursing; physiology and pathophysiology, comprehensive patient assessment, nursing management of the patient with clinical deterioration, advanced adult life support, nursing management of the patient with acute respiratory disorders, respiratory support, cardiac assessment and electrocardiography, cardiac disorders and management, neurological considerations, clinical leadership, decision making, legal and ethical aspects of nursing care.
Aitken, L, Marshall, A, Chaboyer, W 2015, ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing , 3rd edition, Elsevier
Gill, F, Kendrick, T and Greenwood, M 2015, ACCCN's Practice Standards for Specialist Critical Care Nurses, 3rd edition, Online version
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
External (Online delivery) | - x 13 weeks | ||
Workshop (On-campus) | 8 hours x 3 days |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Case study, Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA), Online activities, Portfolio
EFTSL*: 0.250
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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.