Health Challenges 2: Acute Care B

Abstract

This subject will provide the essential knowledge for students to use creative scientific problem-solving approaches for the nursing care of people with health challenges related to infection, inflammation, the immune system, the musculoskeletal system, the gastrointestinal system, the haematological system, the renal / urinary system and the reproductive system.

Syllabus

MODULE 1: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND INFECTION, INFLAMMATION AND WOUND HEALING. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:Health challenges that involve infection and inflammation;Processes of infection and inflammation in diverse body systems;Common alterations in health associated with infection and inflammation; andNursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving infection, inflammation … For more content click the Read More button below.

MODULE 1: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND INFECTION, INFLAMMATION AND WOUND HEALING. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve infection and inflammation;
Processes of infection and inflammation in diverse body systems;
Common alterations in health associated with infection and inflammation; and
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving infection, inflammation and wounds.
MODULE 2: HEALTH CHALLENGES TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve the immune system;
Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the immune system;
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the immune system; and
Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the immune system, and their clinical manifestations.
MODULE 3: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve the musculoskeletal body system;
Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the musculoskeletal body system;
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the musculoskeletal body system; and
Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the musculoskeletal body system, and their clinical manifestations.
MODULE 4: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve the gastrointestinal body system;
Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the gastrointestinal body system;
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the gastrointestinal body system; and
Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the gastrointestinal body system, and their clinical manifestations.
MODULE 5: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE HAEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve the haematological body system;
Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the haematological body system;
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the haematological body system; and
Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the haematological body system, and their clinical manifestations.
MODULE 6: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE RENAL / URINARY SYSTEMS. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve the renal and urinary body systems;
Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the renal / urinary body systems;
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the renal / urinary body systems; and
Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the renal / urinary body systems, and their clinical manifestations.
MODULE 7: HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. THIS MODULE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Health challenges that involve the reproductive system;
Nursing care to prevent exacerbations of health challenges involving the reproductive system;
Nursing and interprofessional caring approaches for health challenges involving the reproductive system; and
Links between the pathophysiology of selected health challenges involving the reproductive system, and their clinical manifestations.

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Bachelor of Nursing

Pre-requisite

Handbook

NRS274 - Health Challenges 2: Acute Care B

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