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Module One – Clinical Skills. Practical and Theory
• Pre and post-operative care
• Bladder scanning, catheterisation intermittent and indwelling
• Recovery room handover including ISOBAR (NSQHS Standard 9)
• Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) monitoring and Intravenous (IV) hydration (NSQHS Standard 4 & 5)
• Legal and ethical issues including informed consent, right to refusal
• Medication administration – Subcutaneous Injections (NSQHS Standard 4 & 5)
• BGL and neurovascular observations
• Relevant anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacological knowledge
• underpinning patient care
Module Two and Three– Acute patient case studies with multiple comorbidities. Practical and Theory
• Use the nursing process to apply current evidence based nursing practice
• Nursing consideration relating to care of the bariatric patient
• Caring for a client or patient requiring wound management including staple, suture and drain removal (NCAS)
• Progression of patient from preoperative admission, through
surgery, recovery and post-operative care, including relevant documentation and assessment
• Monitoring & responding to changes in client or patient condition (NCAS)
• Recognising & responding to clinical deterioration in acute health care (NSQHS Standard 1, 2 & 9)
• Medication calculations (NSQHS Standard 4 & 5)
• Role of the nurse in the acute care
• Developmentally and culturally appropriate communication skills when communicating
• Health informatics & health technology in acute care nursing
Module Four – Simulated acute ward. Practical and Theory