Respiratory Critical Care

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. Communicate the role of critical care and retrieval in the wider health system to a diverse audience.
  2. Justify advanced assessment, clinical decision making and management of patients presenting with a range of acute or complex emergency presentations.
  3. Apply principles of oxygenation and ventilation to develop ventilatory strategies across a range of complex medical and trauma conditions in critically ill patients.
  4. Critically reflect on decision making required to manage high acuity end emergent presentations.

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-CCR-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
• TAS-CCR-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)

Elective

• TAS-CUC-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
• TAS-CUC-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• TAS-CAA501-Clinical Examination and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice

• TAS-CAA500-Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Practice

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 8 hours per week Self-directed learning. Three days intensive (24 hours) On Campus practical workshop (Optional) This subject has some clinically focused elements that explore advanced airway management and specific surgical interventions. The opportunity to experience and practice specific critical care skills is provided in a 3-day intensive workshop, where a capped attendance to the University of Tasmania Hobart Campus is required, at the student's own expense. Note: this is optional.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.