High Acuity Nursing
Overview
Through the strengths-based framework, students will enhance their nursing management and care. From a concepts perspective, students will explore common high acuity patient presentations. Simulation will be used as an integral learning method to enable holistic management of high acuity patient presentations. The professional experience placement will provide an opportunity for students to consolidate their nursing practice.
Requisites
Rules
200 Credit Points in BA-NUR Bachelor of Nursing
30-May-2027
30-May-2027
Unit learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Utilise evidence-based clinical knowledge and skills to undertake a systematic approach to assessment of a person highly dependent on medical care.
- Explain the underlying pathophysiology of selected high acuity health problems to their clinical manifestations.
- Develop person-centred care plans and clinical documentation that address the changing needs of a person highly dependent on medical care.
- Employ effective communication and collaborative practice with individuals, significant others and the interprofessional health care team to support safe, coordinated care.
Teaching methods
All applicable locations
| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Venue Type and Activity Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Lecture | 12 | 6 weeks | 2 | Asynchronous |
| On-campus | Class | 24 | 6 weeks | 4 | Tutorial |
| On-campus | Practical | 24 | 6 weeks | 4 | Simulation |
| Placement | Placement | 240 | 6 weeks | 40 | Professional experience placement |
| Total Hours: | 300 | Total Hours (per week): | 50 | ||
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULOs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3 |
| Professional experience placement, Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT) | Individual | 0% Pass/Fail | 1,2,3,4 |
| Presentation | Individual/Group | 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Quizzes | Individual | 20% | 2 |
Hurdle
To pass this unit students must successfully complete both the Professional Experience Placement and the two competency assessments.
Content
- Collaborative, interprofessional and person centred care planning for a patient highly dependent on care in a variety of clinical settings
- Pathophysiology, patient assessment and management of high acuity presentations related to trauma, surgery and to cardiovascular, respiratory, integumentary and neurological conditions
- Communication 1-Verbal communication (GA1)
- Communication 2-Communicating using different media (GA2)
- Teamwork 1- Collaboration and negotiation (GA3)
- Teamwork2-Teamwork roles and processes (GA4)
- Digital Literacies 1-Information Literacy (GA5)
- Digital Literacies 2-Technical Literacy (GA6)
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.