NUR5924 Intensive care nursing 2

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

1. 1

   Perform at a minimum required standard, in accordance with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses' Practice Standards for Specialist Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN, 2015)

2. 2

   Critically analyse the pathophysiological processes underpinning complex disease or injury states

3. 3

   Implement a structured and holistic assessment of a complex intensive care patient with multiple organ dysfunction, by applying an appropriate assessment framework and critical evaluation of the findings to inform your assessment

4. 4

   Identify, prioritise and implement age-appropriate, culturally relevant therapeutic interventions for patients experiencing complex disease or injury states

5. 5

   Adapt and apply the core principles of intensive care nursing to specialist patient populations (e.g. patient with multiple trauma, burns, paediatrics, pregnancy).

6. 6

   Critically evaluate the continued development of intensive care therapies, analysing contemporary nursing issues, while identifying areas for future research, development, quality improvement and policy.

7. 7

   Explore socio-cultural, legal and ethical issues associated with the provision of intensive care to patients and their families – such as the provision of end of life care and organ donation in the ICU.

8. 8

   Critically assesteamwork, leadership and the professional attributes that are essential in the intensive care setting.

9. 9

   Demonstrate teamwork, leadership and the professional attributes that are essential in the intensive care setting.