HNN751 - Advanced Physiology and Patient Assessment
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Cloud (online) with significant campus requirements |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Josh Allen |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in H771 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | HNN752 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Theoretical component: students will be expected to undertake 150 hours comprised of directed and self-directed study in a combination of classes, cloud (online) modules and seminars. Students are also normally required to complete a minimum of 24 hours a week in specialty clinical practice in their employing hospital. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Students are also normally required to complete a minimum of 24 hours a week in specialty clinical practice in their employing hospital. |
Note:This unit is part of the Intensive Care, Cardiac Care, Emergency Care and Critical Care Specialty course nested in the Master of Advanced Nursing for students who are also employed in a suitable clinical area in partnership with Deakin University. ^Students enrol as Cloud (online) students, however there are significant campus requirements. Classes are conducted at Burwood (Melbourne) and are video-conferenced live to other venues. | |
Content
This unit is designed to enable the student to acquire advanced clinical assessment skills based on a comprehensive understanding of normal physiology, and the pathophysiology of illness and injury common to critically ill patients. The knowledge and skills of focused, evidence-based assessment acquired in this unit and through appropriate clinical practice form the basis of complex decision making required to deliver high quality, safe patient care.
This unit covers the role of specialist nurses in managing critically ill patients in relation to: the principles and concepts of homeostasis related to acid-base status, fluid and electrolyte balance, haematology and electrocardiography; advanced complex patient assessment and monitoring of cardiovascular, respiratory, haemodynamic, neurological, renal and gastrointestinal systems based on physiological and pathophysiological considerations for critically ill and injured patients; and basic and advanced life support by critical care specialist nurses.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Display a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology relevant to critically ill patients and use this knowledge to perform focused, systematic, methodical patient assessments that informs nursing interventions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically discuss the roles and responsibilities of nurses caring for critically ill patients within the context of the health care team to establish and maintain a safe environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate core clinical and practical skills that are informed by theoretical knowledge of basic and advanced life support commensurate with the Australian Resuscitation Council. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate safe clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation skills in time critical and complex patients commensurate with the competency standards of specialty professional organisations and regulatory bodies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Apply leadership qualities during professional practice; and communicate in a professional and confidential manner with patients, their significant others and multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Engage in life-long learning through reflective practice and seek learning opportunities to keep abreast of digital and non-digital advances in health care and engagement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
In addition to developing the Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes discussed above, this unit aims to prepare specialist critical care nurses for practice. The unit aims to prepare nurses in the following specialities: intensive care, cardiac care, critical care and emergency nursing. Professional governing bodies the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) Inc and the College of Emergency Nurses Australasia (CENA), have developed statements that outline discipline specific graduate learning outcomes that articulate competency standards required of these specialist nurses in Australia.
For intensive, care cardiac care and critical care nurse specialists, practice standards developed by the ACCCN specify the following domains of practice:
- Professional Practice
- Provision and Coordination of Care
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Collaboration and Leadership
For emergency nurse specialists, the domains of practice specified by CENA include:
- Clinical expertise
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Resources and the environment
- Professional development
- Leadership
- Lawful practice
- Professional ethics
- Research and quality improvement
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Examination | 90 minutes | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Tests | 3 tests | 20% |
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| Assessment 4: Clinical assessment | Satisfactory completion of clinical competencies | Pass/Fail |
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Both the theoretical and clinical components of the assessment must be passed in order to successfully gain an overall pass in this unit.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
- Compulsory clinical hurdles form part of the assessment of this unit. Recognition of the importance of clinical assessments is calculated in the overall student workload.
- Note: Failure of a compulsory practicum component in a unit will normally lead to exclusion.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN751 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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