NUR5925 · Emergency nursing 1

Overview

This unit focuses on equipping emergency nurses with a knowledge base and skill set essential for proficient patient assessment and management in the emergency department. In this unit, you will apply your understanding of disease processes to assess and manage patients presenting to the emergency department. Through a combination of study days, self-directed learning, and clinical practice, you will build a specialist knowledge base, skill set and interpersonal competencies so you can confidently react to urgent situations and navigate high-pressure scenarios as a specialist emergency nurse.

Areas of study: Nursing Emergency nursing

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

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

Learning outcomes

1. Apply knowledge of the pathophysiological processes underpinning complex disease states.
2. Interpret age specific assessment data to prioritise therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing complex disease states.
3. Distinguish culturally relevant emergency care practices to manage complex illness and injuries across the lifespan within an emergency department.
4. Formulate, implement and review appropriate therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing complex disease states, inclusive of their psychological and psychosocial needs.
5. Assess the needs of the patient’s significant others and utilise appropriate resources to address them effectively.
6. Explore and evaluate evidence-based research underpinning emergency nursing care and identify appropriate resources to support emergency nursing practice.
7. Practice preparedness in response to mass casualty events utilising the department's emergency guidelines.
8. Communicate advanced emergency nursing knowledge effectively and demonstrate professionalism in the emergency department.

Workload

24 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self directed study, including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.