ANP5003 Emergency Care (FOSCI)

Units 1.0 (Nursing not classified) Band 4

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MNRS or MNRH or PCNP or PDEV or SING or MMPO

Synopsis

This course specifically focuses on emergency nursing care of adults and children in rural and/or remote contexts. Students are required to complete four (4) weeks of clinical experience organised as two placements of two (2) weeks duration if they are not currently working in a rural or remote nursing setting or emergency care area. Students who are currently employed in an emergency care area but not in a rural or remote setting will be required to undertake at least two (2) week of clinical placement outside of their current practice setting. Students who currently work in a rural and remote emergency care area will be required to undertake one week of clinical experience. All students while on clinical will be required to undertake and be assessed in the skills of Advanced Life Support, Cannulation and Suturing.