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NURS5089: Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
2024 unit information
This unit of study is a core unit for students completing the Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) and aims to prepare students to develop the knowledge and skills to conduct an advanced assessment and make an appropriate diagnosis as part of advanced and extended nursing practice. Diagnostic reasoning is the hallmark of an expert nurse practitioner. The ability to gather and judge the value of perceptual and clinical information to inform choices and provide benefit to patients with minimal risk of harm is at the heart of advanced practice nursing. Nurse practitioners are required to make effective practice decisions and use informed judgement, frequently in the context of uncertainty and for patients with complex health problems. Nurse practitioners are required to use effective communication strategies, including cross-cultural communication, with inter-professional colleagues, patients and the broader community. Students will undertake a period of supernumerary integrated professional practice (SIPP) (60 hours) verified by their approved supervisor concurrently while undertaking this unit of study.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Nursing and Midwifery
| Code | NURS5089 |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate advanced assessment skills for patients with complex health care needs
- LO2. demonstrate evaluation, synthesis and application of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to findings from patient assessment and diagnostic investigations and application of this knowledge to clinical judgements and decision-making in forming a diagnosis
- LO3. critically evaluate the impact of social determinants on the person and population
- LO4. make justifications for decisions that arise from patient assessment, considering the risks and benefits of diagnostic investigations
- LO5. use effective communication strategies, including cross-cultural communication, with interprofessional colleagues, patients and the broader community.
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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