Intensive Care Nursing
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Intensive Care Nursing |
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Master of Intensive Care Nursing |
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| Students must complete 60 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a 12 credit point capstone core unit of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Intensive Care Nursing |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points of core units of study. | |||
| The attendance pattern for the graduate certificate is part-time only. | |||
Core - Graduate Certificate in Intensive Care Nursing |
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| NURS5012 Assessment and Clinical Judgement |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5059 Foundations of Clinical Practice |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5055 Intensive Care Nursing Practice |
6 | P NURS5059 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5060 Complexity of Critical Illness and Injury |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Core - Master of Intensive Care Nursing and Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing |
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| NURS5012 Assessment and Clinical Judgement |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5059 Foundations of Clinical Practice |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5069 Research in Nursing and Health Care |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5074 Expanding Practice in the ICU and ED |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5055 Intensive Care Nursing Practice |
6 | P NURS5059 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5060 Complexity of Critical Illness and Injury |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Electives - Master of Intensive Care Nursing and Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing |
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| Students who intend to undertake the Capstone Core unit NURS5080 (Research) are advised to complete a research elective in place of one of the options below. Consult with the Course Coordinator for advice regarding subject choice. | |||
| NURS5070 Creating a Culture of Safety and Quality |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5071 Contemporary Health Leadership |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5091 Simulation-Based Learning in Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5102 Wound Management This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| NURS5100 Interprofessional Engagement With Families |
6 | A Completion of a clinical undergraduate qualification if not a postgraduate student in Sydney Nursing School. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS5101 Interprofessional Open Dialogue |
6 | A Completion of a clinical undergraduate qualification if not a postgraduate student in Sydney Nursing School. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Capstone core units |
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| Students who intend to undertake the Capstone Core unit NURS5080 (Research) are advised to complete a research elective. Consult with the Course Coordinator for advice regarding subject choice. | |||
| NURS5078 Capstone (Workplace) |
12 | P 42 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5080 Capstone (Research) |
12 | P 42 credit points and NURS5069 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |