NRS533 Advancing Emergency Care Nursing Practice (8)

This subject focuses on the development of advanced knowledge and skills in the triage, assessment, and management of emergency presentations in the rural and remote environment.  Students will use State, rural and remote clinical guidelines as a foundation for exploring the underlying pathophysiology, common assessment findings and collaborative management of common emergency presentations across the lifespan.  Students will analyse the unique features and challenges of the rural and remote environment on the provision of timely, definitive emergency care and explore care delivery models to improve patient outcomes.  Students will negotiate mentoring from a suitably qualified health professional to develop and complete a collaborative, competency-based learning contract in their workplace.

Availability

Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS533. 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

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to analyse the impact of the rural and remote environment, and models of emergency care delivery, on the provision of timely care and patient outcomes;
  • be able to apply the principles of triage to assess urgency in relation to emergency presentations across the lifespan;
  • be able to integrate clinical reasoning, clinical guidelines, and knowledge of underlying pathophysiology to undertake focused assessment and time-critical interventions for common emergency presentations;
  • be able to apply advanced communication skills, including the use of technology to access, present, interpret and document relevant information;
  • be able to evaluate the role of the registered nurse in preparing the patient for retrieval across the lifespan; and
  • be able to analyse legal and ethical principles related to the provision of emergency care in the rural and remote environment, including scope of practice of the registered nurse.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Module 1: Emergency Care in the Rural and Remote Environment;
  • Module 2: Triage;
  • Module 3: Communication in Emergency Care;
  • Module 4: Assessment and Immediate Management of the Critically Ill Adult;
  • Module 6: Airway Emergencies;
  • Module 7: Respiratory Emergencies;
  • Module 8: Circulatory Emergencies;
  • Module 9: Endocrine and Envenomation Emergencies;
  • Module 10: Trauma;
  • Module 11: Abdominal/Loin and Flank Pain;
  • Module 12: Mental Health Emergencies; and
  • Module 13: Lifespan Considerations.

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of NRS533 in Session 1 2020. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Triage decision making
40
2
Learning contract
0
3
Case analysis report
60

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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