NRS307 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One sesssion
Abstract:
This subject continues to build on concepts of nursing in the primary and secondary health care environments, with increasing complexity. The course introduces students to a nursing orientation in caring for children and adults who have moderately severe health challenges. Students will apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients in primary and secondary health care settings using a holistic approach.
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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: NRS307
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Enrolment in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1. be able to demonstrate the ability to provide nursing care within secondary health care environments.
2. be able to demonstrate the ability to provide culturally safe nursing care based on the concepts of social justice and equity in practice.
3. be able to apply principles of challenges processes to assess, plan, impl
4. be able to apply the skills of critical thinking and reflection within the context of nursing.
5. be able to apply and evaluate evidence in nursing practice.
6. be able to integrate and apply knowledge, skills and principles for clinical reasoning in nursing practice.
7. be able to apply the principles of interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills in the secondary health care setting.
8. be able to develop oral presentation skills within the context of clinical group discussions.
9. be able to apply the principles of safe and accurate documentation in the secondary health care setting, in line with legal and ethical requir
10. be able to demonstrate developing application of formal writing skills and evidence of critical thinking, in a variety of genres.
11. be able to demonstrate developing application of technology to aid research and present information in a manner, consistent with organisational requir
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
1. Nursing and the secondary health care environment:
(a) The secondary health care environment and secondary prevention
(b) Nursing interventions across the lifespan in the following contexts:
(i) Vascular health challenges
(ii) Haematological health challenges
2. Operationalising secondary health care and prevention:
(a) Safe nursing practice and professionalism
(i) Practice within scope of practice
· Vascular assessment and intervention: Peripheral vascular assessment, amputation management, emboli assessment and management, complex wound care
· Haematological assessment and interventions: Blood transfusion, management of haematological disorders
· Gastrointestinal assessment and intervention: Therapeutic diets, enteral feeding (nasogastric/gastrostomy), intravenous therapy (peripheral/central), TPN, colostomy care
· Endocrine assessment and intervention: Therapeutic diets, medication administration, blood glucose measurement and management
· Renal/urinary assessment and intervention: Urinary assessment and intervention, managing incontinence, urinary catheterisation, peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis
· Immunological assessment and interventions: Medication administration, education related to condition and wellness
· ·Reproductive assessment and intervention: Education regarding self examination, peri-operative care, wound management
3. Nursing and secondary prevention:
(a) Nursing and health promotion with individuals and groups
(i) Needs assessment
(b) Promotion of self–care
(c) Role in policy development and implementation
(d) Social justice and equity in health challenges and recovery
4. Medication administration including:
(a) Oral
(b) Mucosal
(c) Enteral
(d) Percutaneous
(e) Parenteral
5. Ways of knowing:
(a) Generic attributes of Charles Sturt University with particular focus on:
(i) Academic skills
(b) Application of evidence to theory, reflection, critique and practice
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 2 day residential school.
For students studying by distance education there is a compulsory two day residential school.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.