NRS274 Health Challenges 2: Acute Care B (8)

This subject will provide the essential knowledge for students to use creative scientific problem-solving approaches for the nursing care of people with health challenges related to infection, inflammation, the immune system, the musculoskeletal system, the gastrointestinal system, the haematological system, the renal / urinary system and the reproductive system.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2020.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health

Enrolment Restrictions

Bachelor of Nursing

Prerequisites

NRS171 or ( NRS122 and NRS123 )

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to explain common alterations in health including the processes of infection and inflammation, and wound healing;
  • be able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of nursing care and collaborative care to prevent and /or manage exacerbations of health challenges including the processes of infection and inflammation, and wound healing;
  • be able to explain the alterations to health for body systems including immune, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, haematological, renal / urinary, and reproductive systems;
  • be able to explain the underlying pathophysiology of abnormal assessment findings in the context of selected health challenges to the immune, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, haematological, renal / urinary, and reproductive systems; and
  • be able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of nursing care and collaborative care to prevent and /or manage exacerbations of health challenges affecting the immune, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, haematological, renal / urinary, and reproductive systems.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • MODULE 1: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND INFECTION, INFLAMMATION AND WOUND HEALING. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve infection and inflammation;
  • Processes of infection and inflammation in diverse body systems;
  • Common alterations in health associated with infection and inflammation; and
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving infection, inflammation and wounds.
  • MODULE 2: HEALTH CHALLENGES TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve the immune system;
  • Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the immune system;
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the immune system; and
  • Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the immune system, and their clinical manifestations.
  • MODULE 3: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve the musculoskeletal body system;
  • Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the musculoskeletal body system;
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the musculoskeletal body system; and
  • Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the musculoskeletal body system, and their clinical manifestations.
  • MODULE 4: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve the gastrointestinal body system;
  • Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the gastrointestinal body system;
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the gastrointestinal body system; and
  • Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the gastrointestinal body system, and their clinical manifestations.
  • MODULE 5: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE HAEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve the haematological body system;
  • Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the haematological body system;
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the haematological body system; and
  • Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the haematological body system, and their clinical manifestations.
  • MODULE 6: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE RENAL / URINARY SYSTEMS. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve the renal and urinary body systems;
  • Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the renal / urinary body systems;
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the renal / urinary body systems; and
  • Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the renal / urinary body systems, and their clinical manifestations.
  • MODULE 7: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
  • Health challenges that involve the reproductive system;
  • Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the reproductive system;
  • Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the reproductive system; and
  • Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the reproductive system, and their clinical manifestations.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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