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NURS3011: First Line Intervention
2020 unit information
This unit of study explores, at a beginning level, the knowledge and clinical practices related to the delivery of pre-hospital health services. The roles and contexts within which nurses may act as first line responders will be discussed. Students will explore clinical practices within an integrated healthcare system and consider the issues and trends that influence scope of practice and service delivery. The principles of emergency management in primary healthcare settings, retrieval systems and planning for the management of multiple casualties from natural, chemical or infective disasters and conflict will be investigated.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Nursing and Midwifery
| Code | NURS3011 |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 Year 1 credit points and 36 Year 2 credit points and NURS3007 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. recognise, assess and apply an initial response to people who present with sudden illness or injury, and initiate appropriate measures
- LO2. identify the various contexts and roles where nurses may act as the first line for healthcare intervention
- LO3. demonstrate the use of advanced clinical problem solving processes and the integration of theory, practical skills and clinical competence in emergency situations
- LO4. identify access to retrieval in city, country and remote Australian locations
- LO5. describe the variety of responses to major incidents from both the emergency and healthcare sectors, and how these sectors collaborate to manage major events or disasters
- LO6. work collaboratively within an integrated emergency health system at a beginning level
- LO7. demonstrate an awareness of the responses of patients and families to acute, life-threatening illness/injury, in a diverse cultural community.
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