NUR5321 Coronary care nursing
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5321 Coronary care nursing is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 16 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5321
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR5321
No unit lists NUR5321 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M6031 or M6006.
Overview
Coronary care nursing is an important area of cardiac nursing. Nurses working in coronary care units require specific cardiac knowledge to support quality patient outcomes. Coronary care nurses lead cardiac nursing interventions, support multidisciplinary team functioning, and engage the patient and their significant others in their health education.
These functions require sufficient knowledge of the pathophysiology of cardiac conditions to be able to provide advanced nursing practice and care to patients. Patients in Coronary Care Units have diverse presentations, ranging from uncomplicated stable conditions to being acutely and critically ill requiring life-saving interventions. In this unit you will explore nursing in Coronary Care Units, in particular, patient assessment in relation to a range of cardiac conditions and health states, provision of advanced nursing practice, leadership and managing patient transitions through the unit.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Written Assignment (2,000 words)40%
- Online discussion forum (4 x online contributions - 1,000 words equivalent)10%
- Written exam (Invigilated 2 hours and 10 mins)Threshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply advanced nursing practice knowledge to the role and work of Coronary Care Nursing.
- 2
Apply problem-solving skills to identify relevant coronary care issues, care pathways and person-centred care needs of patients.
- 3
Discuss the pathophysiology associated with complex coronary care conditions.
- 4
Determine nursing management strategies for a range of typical patient transitions through the Coronary Care Unit.
- 5
Plan the management of a patient with a complex coronary care condition.
- 6
Discuss the coronary care nursing role in multidisciplinary teams.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials16 hours
A total of 16 hours of teaching directed and student directed study/week including online learning activities and tutorials.
Refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
Fieldwork: Students must be working a minimum 3 days per week in a cardiac healthcare setting.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Brendan MacDonald
- Chief Examiners
- Brendan MacDonald
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5321?
NUR5321 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5321 offered?
In 2022, NUR5321 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is NUR5321?
The handbook expects about 16 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUR5321 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Organisational unit
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20222023