Clinical Reasoning in Nursing 5

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Abstract

This subject continues to build on the content of the previous clinical reasoning subjects to further develop the core knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to promote, safety, healing, caring in practice, and the use of clinical reasoning to aid clinical decision making. There is a focus on the assessment and … For more content click the Read More button below.

This subject continues to build on the content of the previous clinical reasoning subjects to further develop the core knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to promote, safety, healing, caring in practice, and the use of clinical reasoning to aid clinical decision making. There is a focus on the assessment and care of people with complex health challenges across the lifespan, including infants, children adolescents, adults and the elderly.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics: Module 1: Pediatric and Adolescent Assessment and Care;Module 2: Adult and Older Adults Assessment & Care;Module 3: Complex Respiratory Health Challenges;Module 4: Complex Cardiovascular Health Challenges;Module 5 - Trauma, Shock and Burns; andModule 6 - Complex Mental Health Presentations.

Enrolment restrictions

Bachelor of Nursing

Pre-requisite

Learning activities

Intensive

At the compulsory intensive, students will undertake simulation learning experiences in the simulation spaces, which may be permanent ‘nursing labs’ on each campus and/or other simulation learning spaces that replicate where nurses may work.

Each of the clinical case studies or health-related scenarios used to support the simulation learning experiences will focus on the role as a nurse. While there is at times consideration of the multidisciplinary team in the scenarios, and includes a hybrid approach that includes the lecturer/facilitator employing more than one type of simulation’ and ‘to complete the whole scenario/to finish the scenario’ repetitive.

There are many different simulation approaches used in the SNMIH, including peer-to-peer, task trainers, role playing, human patient simulators, actors and computer-based simulation.

Students may find the clinical case study or health-related scenario, used as part of the simulation learning experience, includes a hybrid approach that includes the lecturer / facilitator employs more than one type of simulation.

To complete the whole scenario, students may move from one learning station to the next to finish the scenario.

Duration3 days

Learning resources

Additional resources required by students

Students attending compulsory intensive schools on Charles Sturt campuses will incur costs associated with travel, accommodation and required resources. (minimum: lab coat, safety glasses and covered footwear for lab-based practicals).