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NRS551 Diagnostic Reasoning 1 (8)
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This is the first of two diagnostic reasoning subjects. In this subject students will synthesise advanced assessment, pharmacology and pathophysiology knowledge from pre-requisite subjects and develop the skills needed for advanced nursing practice (Nurse Practitioner). This subject will focus on the common conditions of the cardiac, respiratory and endocrine systems. Students will practice performing comprehensive health assessments and develop appropriate treatment plans under supervision of a registered prescriber (Nurse Practitioner or Medical Practitioner). This subject includes professional experience and a 2 day residential school. |
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: NRS551
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Students in the Master of Clinical Nursing (Nurse Practitioner). Not available to international students. |
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| Prerequisite(s) |
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| BMS511 and BMS536 and NRS532 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate proficiency in performing a focused health assessment that is pertinent to the presenting problems and conditions of a patient
- be able to perform a patient risk assessment which takes into consideration life circumstances and cultural, ethnic and developmental variations
- be able to differentiate normal physiological alterations from pathological findings
- be able to utilise the diagnostic reasoning process in the selection and interpretation of appropriate screening and diagnostic tests
- be able to develop an evidence-based and safe treatment plan and medication prescribing plan
- be able to demonstrate proficiency in using a SOAPE format to document clinical assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and medication plan
- be able to present focused clinical cases to the professional experience supervisor with appropriate clinical documentation during the professional experience
- be able to present a case study using online technologies
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Module 1: Diagnostic Reasoning for Cardiac Issues. This module will assist students in diagnostic reasoning for acute and chronic cardiac issues, including review of pathophysiology, assessment and pharmacology for common cardiac conditions. This will include cardiac differential diagnoses, appropriate use of imaging, ECG interpretation, and related laboratory testing
- Module 2: Diagnostic Reasoning for Respiratory Issues. This module will assist students to diagnostic reasoning for acute and chronic respiratory issues, including review of pathophysiology, assessment and pharmacology of common respiratory conditions. This will include common respiratory differential diagnoses, clinical tests such as spirometry, imaging and respiratory related laboratory testing.
- Module 3: Diagnostic Reasoning for Endocrine Issues. This module will assist students in diagnostic reasoning for acute and chronic endocrine issues, including review of pathophysiology, assessment and pharmacology for common endocrine issues. A review of common endocrine differential diagnoses, clinical tests, imaging and endocrine related laboratory testing will be included.
- Professional experience under the supervision of a prescribing nurse practitioner or medical practitioner for 80 hours. This experience must allow the registered nurse to see patients under supervision, formulate differential diagnoses and formulate treatment plans and present patient cases, in real time to their professional experience supervisor for advice, guidance and confirmation. This experience is designed to be outside normal nursing working hours unless the nurse is in a NP transition role. The student will discuss with the academic mentor the logistics of this professional experience. A professional experienced supervisor will be identified by the student and the academic mentor will liaise with them to explain the professional supervision requirement , review the Professional Experience Mentor/Supervisor Handbook and the objectives of the professional experience.
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Residential School| This subject contains a compulsory 2 day residential school.
The Simulation Lab will be utilised for practising and assessment of assessment skills and diagnostic reasoning.
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Work Place LearningThis subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 10 days duration.
Students will be supervised by an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) and where required a physician. They will be required to develop a collaborative competency based learning contract based on the ANMAC National Competency Standards for the Nurse Practitioner (2004). A two day residential school will support their learning process.
This experience must allow the nurse to see patients under supervision, formulate differential diagnoses, formulate treatment plans and present patient cases (in real time) to the professional experience supervisor for advice and guidance and confirmation. This experience is outside normal nursing working hours unless the registered nurse is in a NP transition role.
The student will discuss with the academic mentor the logistics of this professional experience. The professional experience supervisor and the academic mentor will liaise with the student to explain the professional experience supervision requirement, review the Professional Experience Supervisor Handbook and the objectives of the professional experience.
This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 10 days duration.
Students will be supervised by an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) and where required a physician. They will be required to develop a collaborative competency based learning contract based on the ANMAC National Competency Standards for the Nurse Practitioner (2004). A two day residential school will support their learning process.
This experience must allow the nurse to see patients under supervision, formulate differential diagnoses, formulate treatment plans and present patient cases (in real time) to the professional experience supervisor for advice and guidance and confirmation. This experience is outside normal nursing working hours unless the registered nurse is in a NP transition role.
The student will discuss with the academic mentor the logistics of this professional experience. The professional experience supervisor and the academic mentor will liaise with the student to explain the professional experience supervision requirement, review the Professional Experience Supervisor Handbook and the objectives of the professional experience.
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The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 06 September 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
