HNN743 - Principles of Complex Intraoperative Nursing Care
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Semester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: H572, H672, H568, H668, H771 |
| Prerequisite: | For student enrolled in H568, H569 must have completed HNN740 |
| Corequisite: | For student enrolled in H572, H672, H771 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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 (online) | Theoretical component 3 hours per week - a combination of online modules and seminars. Students will be expected to undertake an additional 7 hours per week of independent study |
| In-person attendance requirements | Theoretical component 3 hours per week - a combination of online modules and seminars. |
Content
This unit focuses on further developing the speciality knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required for intraoperative nursing practice. There is a focus on the student’s ability to manage complex and special populations and to identify risk and inform decisions that deliver safe, high quality nursing care in order to promote optimal patient outcomes.
This unit covers the role of specialist intraoperative nurse in comprehensively managing patients across the life cycle undergoing surgery in relation to the concepts and principles of intraoperative techniques in complex and specialty populations; assessment and management of elective and emergency patients undergoing complex and specialty surgical procedures; and applying core principles of intraoperative practice in a range of novel, ill-structured, complex time critical surgical cases.
Hurdle requirement
- Assessment 3: Clinical assessments Pass/Fail
Unit Fee Information
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