NRS390 Health Challenges 4: Complex Care (8)

This subject supports students to analyse and apply creative scientific problem-solving approaches to nursing care for people with complex health challenges related to stress responses, shock, cancer, ageing, and end of life. Students examine the pathophysiology of these complex health challenges and develop appropriate nursing care to enhance patient outcomes and assure patient safety. 

Availability

Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS390. 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, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Bachelor of Nursing
 

Prerequisites

NRS384 or ( NRS122 and NRS123 )

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to discuss and link the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and nursing interventions for people with complex health challenges;
  • be able to evaluate the impact of multiple comorbidities on complex health challenges;
  • be able to plan, justify, and evaluate the nursing care required for the person who receives pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for complex health challenges; and
  • be able to explain and justify collaborative care for the person experiencing complex health challenges.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Module 1: Alterations to health, stress responses and shock;
  • Module 2: Alterations to health and cancer;
  • Module 3: Alterations to health and the process of ageing; and
  • Module 4: Alterations to health and the end of life.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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