CRIT3000

CRIT3000: Nursing Practice for Health Complexity 1

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Which units require CRIT3000?

CRIT3000 is a prerequisite for 4 units.

What is CRIT3000 about?

This unit uses a systems approach to assess, diagnose, plan, manage, document and evaluate care related to complex health needs of people. Students apply therapeutic communication and critical thinking / clinical reasoning to meet nursing competency standards in selected clinical contexts. This unit has a focus on acute mental health nursing care, contemporary mental health nursing issues and models of mental health care. Assessment and planning strategies, particularly with people in crisis (self harm). The unit also provides an introduction to critical care nursing including: integrated comprehensive physical and mental health assessment and management. Neurological assessment; advanced pain management of people in cardiac and respiratory crisis. Students continue advanced wound care; advanced medication administration: medications via central lines (CVCs/PICCs), TPN, and PCAs, including dosage calculations and applied pharmacology for Step 3 pain management, cardiac, respiratory and mental disorders. This unit includes Clinical Placement hours

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours3 Weekly

Result TypePass/Fail

AreaCurtin School of Nursing (1069)

Field of Education060309 Critical Care Nursing

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How this unit is taught

Online Lecture4 x 2 hours semesterly
Science Laboratory9 x 2 hours semesterly
Seminar6 x 3 hours semesterly
Individual Study1 x 2 hours weekly

Prerequisites

Prerequisites group 1Select One

Admission into 174910 - Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

B-NURSv3Bachelor of Science (Nursing)Concurrent
B-NURGLBLv2Bachelor of Science (Nursing Global)Concurrent

Prerequisites group 2Select One

NURS2001Inquiry for Clinical Practice
Inquiry for Nursing Practice 263

Prerequisites group 3Select One

NURS2003Psychosocial Perspectives Across the Life Course
Behavioural Health Science for Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine 264

Prerequisites group 4Select One

GMED2001Nursing Bioscience Acute
Applied Bioscience 264

Prerequisites group 5Select One

NURS2005Acute Care Nursing Practice
Clinical Practice 264