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NUR5032 · Medical surgical nursing 2
2026 Handbook12 credit pointsLevel 5School of Nursing and Midwifery
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
Medical surgical nursing requires specialised skills and understanding of clinical leadership, management, and patient care. You will develop skills to care for medical surgical patients using a patient-centred approach incorporating effective health promotion and health education strategies. Your study will include key factors associated with the management of medical surgical patients, stabilisation, and management of the seriously ill or deteriorating patients. You will examine the role of nurses in different contexts of medical surgical nursing including ethical considerations when working with patients and the interdisciplinary team.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
| Clayton | Second semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Written report (2,000 words) | Written | 30% | — |
| 2 | Concept map and presentation (1,500 words and 5-minute presentation) | Presentation | 30% | — |
| 3 | Complex care management plan (3,000 words) | Written | 40% | — |
| 4 | Clinical competencies (Pass/Fail) | Demonstration | — | Competency |
Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prerequisite
- NUR5031 — Medical surgical nursing 1
Learning outcomes
- Plan, deliver and evaluate advanced medical surgical nursing practice to manage patients with complex disease states.
- Evaluate clinical information to assess and manage patient deterioration for optimal patient outcomes.
- Implement and evaluate end of life care to patients and families from diverse communities.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion, health literacy and health education strategies for a range of medical surgical conditions
- Evaluate complex care planning of medical surgical patients from different populations.
- Implement effective quality transitions in care for complex medical surgical patients between various levels of care and different health, aged care and social services.
- Facilitate effective communication and advanced nursing leadership and management for medical surgical patients of different populations as per registered nurse standards.
Workload
24 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 49 hours |
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