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Overview

In this subject you will develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to care for patients in cardiac care nursing practice contexts. This subject provides a theoretical and practical foundation that will prepare you for ethically orientated professional practice and to undertake further studies at more advanced levels in cardiac … For more content click the Read more button below.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

Subject coordinator

Steve Nelson

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

AQF level

Level 8 - Graduate Diploma

Available as elective

No

Available to study abroad / exchange students

No

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

Subject instances

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Learning resources

Prescribed - Book - Goldberger's clinical electrocardiography: a simplified approach

Prescribed - Book - Coronary care manual

Prescribed - Book - Huszar's ECG and 12-lead interpretation

Prescribed - Book - ACCCNs Critical Care Nursing

Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities
Work based learning (placement):Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Self sourced
Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject
Total hours/days required:

96

Location of work based learning:Metro, Regional
Work based learning additional requirements:

Must be employed in area of specialty practice

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Link theoretical concepts to clinical practice regarding pathophysiology relevant to the cardiac care setting
2.
Accurately interpret advanced patient assessment and diagnostic data relevant to inform cardiac care nursing practice
3.
Apply specialist knowledge and skills to inform clinical practice in the cardiac care setting
4.
Employ and evaluate specialty nursing interventions to optimise clinical outcomes in cardiac care nursing.

Learning activities

Face to Face or Online Zoom study days, with online learning modules

Enrolment rules

Special conditions

Requisite rules

Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HMN, HM008