NUR5927 Advanced medical/surgical nursing practice 1
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5927 Advanced medical/surgical nursing practice 1 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 3 other tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for NUR5927. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before NUR5927
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After NUR5927
1 unit list NUR5927 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
The advance practice general nurse requires a diverse knowledge and skill base to appropriately and effectively assess and manage clients/patients in a hospital environment. This unit will enable students to develop proficiency in the holistic management of patients with cardiac, respiratory and renal dysfunction, and shock. The unit also encompasses the development of skills which will enable the student to provide support for patients' families and significant others in the hospital environment.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for NUR5927.
Assessment
- Clinical assessment tool (Pass / Fail)-
- ExaminationThreshold hurdle40%
- Case presentation - complex patient discharge management (3,000 words)30%
- Written assignment (3,000 words)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Locate and critically appraise data to support advanced medical/surgical nursing practice.
- 2
Synthesise information in order to plan and implement appropriate, evidence-based, person-centred therapeutic interventions for medical and surgical patients experiencing cardiovascular, respiratory and renal dysfunction, and shock.
- 3
Synthesise information in order to plan and implement appropriate, evidence-based, person-centred therapeutic interventions for medical and surgical patients who experience psychological and behavioural management dysfunction.
- 4
Plan and implement therapeutic interventions which are age specific and culturally relevant.
- 5
Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills in caring for patients and their families and working with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- 6
Identify the needs of the patient's family and significant others and plan appropriate nursing interventions to address these needs.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
12 hours per week including self-directed learning.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5927?
None, but you must take NUR5703 before or alongside it.
What can I take after NUR5927?
NUR5927 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including NUR5928.
When is NUR5927 offered?
NUR5927 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Does NUR5927 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 3 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
- 20202021