NUR5032 Medical surgical nursing 2

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Demonstrate a high-level ability to plan, deliver and evaluate advanced medical surgical nursing practice to manage patients with complex disease states.

2. 2

   Critically evaluate clinical information as early indicators of patient deterioration and implement effective assessment and management strategies needed for optimal patient outcomes.

3. 3

   Implement and evaluate end of life care to patients and families from diverse communities.

4. 4

   Evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion, health literacy and health education strategies for a range of medical surgical conditions

5. 5

   Demonstrate complex care planning of medical surgical patients from diverse communities.

6. 6

   Implement effective quality transitions in care for complex medical surgical patients between various levels of care and different health, aged care and social and community care services.

7. 7

   Facilitate effective communication through clinical leadership within the interdisciplinary team.

8. 8

   Develop essential knowledge and skills that reflect ethical standards required for leadership and management roles in the context of medical surgical nursing.

9. 9

   Critically evaluate the ethical, legal and socio-cultural issues related to the advanced nursing management of the medical surgical patient.