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NURS2019: Nursing Practice in Acute Care
2027 unit information
This unit of study builds on NURS1008 Foundations of Perioperative Nursing Practice to develop and refine students’ knowledge and nursing practice to provide comprehensive care to persons who are acutely ill. From a holistic, person-centred, and culturally safe perspective, the responses of individuals and their families to an acute deterioration in health will be explored. Through this unit of study, students will be able to link theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology gained in previous units of study to their nursing practice. Students will be able to conduct thorough and systematic assessment, understand how to plan care and apply evidence-based nursing interventions for people who are hospitalised. Students will enhance their clinical reasoning and decisionmaking capabilities to effectively identify, assess, plan, and provide care to people during episodes of acute deterioration and to prevent further deterioration.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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36 credit points of 1000 level units including NURS1008 |
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Corequisites:
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NURS2018 |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
The learning outcomes for this unit will be available two weeks before the first day of teaching.
Unit availability
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There are no availabilities for this year.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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