Deteriorating Patient
PostgraduateUND-NURS50002025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 17 Feb 2025
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Deteriorating Patient
About this subject
On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:
1. Apply clinical reasoning and a person-centred approach to the assessment and management of a patient.
2. Recognise deterioration and recommend an appropriate management plan .
3. Analyse patient assessment findings and investigations, associating these with the presenting complaint/condition and underlying pathology .
4. Prioritise the acute management of the deteriorating patient with integration of evidence-based practice .
5. Evaluate the psychosocial needs of an acutely ill patient and their family.
- How to identify the deteriorating Adult patient
- Cellular function
- Assessing the patient
- Recognising deterioration
- Cardiovascular deterioration
- Renal deterioration
- Respiratory system
- Shock.
Building on existing knowledge of the Registered Nurse, this course advances the student’s knowledge and capability in performing comprehensive, relevant, person-centred clinical assessments appropriate to the patient’s condition. Clinical reasoning and judgement are predicated on accurate assessment skills and the ability to analyse findings, enabling the student to recognise and respond to the acutely deteriorating patient in the clinical setting. Students will apply evidence-based principles of care for critically ill patients with diverse needs. Identifying pathophysiological changes resulting in acute illness across a broad spectrum of body systems, students will justify strategies to evaluate and manage care for the patient and their family.
- Self marking quiz with feedback (25%)
- Clinical portfolio (40%)
- Written task related to content material (35%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- UND-NUR-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- UND-NUR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Nursing
- UND-NUC-MAS-2025 - Master of Nursing (Coursework)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Nursing
PostgraduateUND-NUR-GCE
PostgraduateUND-NUR-GDI
Master of Nursing (Coursework)
PostgraduateUND-NUC-MAS