Course overview
This course will enable registered nurses to develop the specialist knowledge and skills to manage and lead the provision of comprehensive, evidence based nursing care to critically ill clients across the lifespan. Evidenced based practice in critical care nursing, comprehensive nursing assessment including advanced data collection and interpretation, clinical reasoning, problem solving and decision making, comprehensive care planning and nursing management of the patient with complex critical illnesses, use of technology, paediatric and obstetric considerations (including resuscitation), retrieval of the critically ill patient, clinical leadership, nursing accountability, clinical governance, scope of practice, professional, legal and ethical aspects of nursing care.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate clinical competence in nursing management of clients with complex critical illness
- Integrate best available evidence in the nursing management of critically ill clients
- Effectively collaborate with members of the health care team to achieve optimal outcomes for clients with critical illness
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of ethical practice in the nursing management of critically ill clients
- Differentiate the professional standards, codes, guidelines, and legislation relevant to the specialist critical care nursing role
- Critically analyse the scope of practice and accountability of the specialist critical care nurse in the management of clients with critical illness.
- Critically analyse the leadership role of the specialist critical care nurse.
Availability
Class details
Online
Class number 50160
Section 01OL
Size 30
Available 19
Notes:
Class number 59527
Section 03OL
Size 30
Available 11
Notes:
Class number 59529
Section 05OL
Size 30
Available 30
Notes:
Class number 59530
Section 06OL
Size 30
Available 30
Notes:
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 59967
Section WS01
Size 16
Available 9
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